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| I have two downspouts with 4" corrugated pipes coming off their ends. they need to come together in a Y and then continue draining downhill away from the house.
I have two problems. 1) the T's and Y's at the store have 3 female ends. I would expect one end to be male, so that it could fit into a female end. this way, water would flow only on the inside of the pipe system, and not on the outside and into the dirt. 2) one of the pipes runs 16 feet across. the original installer, used a 10 foot section and 6 feet of a second section. Since the run is close to horizontal, it seems the water would leak out of the joint. the male end is shoved into the female end, but there is no caulking. both of these issues are for piping that is close to the uphill side of my house. currently, I have water running through my crawl space. I think these are the source. How should this drainage system work, and are there any experts or websites that even explain how this drainage piping and fittings work together. Thanks,
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| If I needed water-tight drainage, I wouldn't use corrugated piping. Taping or using sealant on the joints might work for a while, but the material itself isn't rugged enough for long term durability. |
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| The corrugated pipes also breed mosquitoes. Enough water hangs around in the bottom of the pipe to make lots of little pools for the buggers to lay eggs. Use PVC DWV pipes. The lines are easier to clear when they get glogged with debris. |
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| Lowes and HD also sell schedule 20 PVC (schedule 40 is DWV) I only use the corrugated stuff if I have too. I use schedule 20 under lawn, and schedule 40 if its going to be driven over. If I were not cheap, I would do all schedule 40. |
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- Posted by yelkenli_2010 (My Page) on Wed, May 12, 10 at 18:56
| All great points. I had the same concern about pooling water, especially in the horizontal areas. I wonder why more people are not concerned about this. thanks! |
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| Polyethylene (HPDE) corrugated pipe is intended for use underground (perforated and unperforated). It is cheaper, more flexible, less brittle and easier to install then PVC. |
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| An alternate for underground use would be 4" smooth SDR-35 gasketed PVC sewer pipe. It should not be exposed to UV light for more than 2 years. |
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