Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 23, 2008 11:46 am hello all
we have started putting drainage pits in on one side of the house but when we went to connect it to the down pipes under the ground when we made the first cut into the pipe instead of water draining away water started coming out ( quite abit aswell ) is this normal i would have thought that all the water was meant to drain away into the storm water drain it is like the downpipes are holding water any help would be greatly appriciated micjod Re: down pipes not draining 2Nov 23, 2008 3:37 pm micjod hello all we have started putting drainage pits in on one side of the house but when we went to connect it to the down pipes under the ground when we made the first cut into the pipe instead of water draining away water started coming out ( quite abit aswell ) is this normal i would have thought that all the water was meant to drain away into the storm water drain it is like the downpipes are holding water any help would be greatly appriciated micjod I am guessing that the point you cut into the pipe was lower than adjacent pipework and therefore had some water sitting in it like the U bend under a sink. If the water reaches a level in your pit and stops that's the height of the water in the surrounding pipes. If not... "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 4 5099 As most others have posted above the install isn't compliant. The pipe is meant to be covered in loose soil or sand, the pipe has holes in it that leaks out a termicide… 10 5718 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Thank you for the generous offer. I need to get the plumber out to give me an explanation. As mentioned I haven't seen any rain water discharge from pipes 1& 3. It… 7 10805 |