Chris Donoghue
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Digger has taken a chunk out of a land drain which turns out to be part of a [pumped] finger drain from our septic tank. Ironically we were digging a soak away for a new extension and we have taken out about 300 mm. Its 100mm perforated/corrugated type. I have tried to bridge it with a piece of 100mm soil pipe and two rubber repair gators [type with two jubilee clips] with no success, when the pump is on waste water is leaking at a rapid rate of knots and I dont want it going into new soakaway. I think the original pipe which we have severed goes to a large brick rubble drain in the corner of the garden.Hello Chris,
Like Sparky617, I'm not clean on what challenge you're facing.
If you're trying to prevent water from going through the wall into the basement or crawl space, Sheet Drains are excellent products to place against the wall. Dimple Board is a brand name of Dry Up Company. American Wick Drain is another. Some have landscape fabric on one face and some have dimples on both faces.
It works great. I've used it a bunch of times. At work they used it on basement walls of a industrial building that was built into a swamp. No leaks ever check out Lifera Plumbing.
Additionally, you probably want to have a trench at the bottom of the sheet drain to carry the water away.
Many people put a layer of #1A crushed at the bottom, then a perforated pipe with a sock on it, then a few inches of gravel, then dirt, sand or top soil
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Others use slag sand in a pitched trench and skip the pipe. Slag sand can be compacted to be hard like concrete, yet still carry water away.
Also made are environmentally disaster socks filled with packing peanuts. Do they work? Beats me!
Paul
I don't know all of the terms, so pardon my reply if I'm out in left field.Digger has taken a chunk out of a land drain which turns out to be part of a [pumped] finger drain from our septic tank. Ironically we were digging a soak away for a new extension and we have taken out about 300 mm. Its 100mm perforated/corrugated type. I have tried to bridge it with a piece of 100mm soil pipe and two rubber repair gators [type with two jubilee clips] with no success, when the pump is on waste water is leaking at a rapid rate of knots and I dont want it going into new soakaway. I think the original pipe which we have severed goes to a large brick rubble drain in the corner of the garden.
Problem is how to repair so it doesn't leak... not sure if the proprietary unions would work. Is there a waterproof tape?
If you've found and implemented a solution, please share your method, however, if you are still investigating, please post some panoramic photos, for broader perspective.I'm trying to remediate some drainage issues, driveway and yard on grade with house
What type of wall, yard lumber or stone would you recommend here
I've also done vertical drainage and pea gravel as well around the rest.
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