Backyard Drainage is UPHILL to Street - What to Do
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 เม.ย. 2022
- If your backyard is flooding and its uphill to the street, here is how you can fix,.
STEP 1 - determine if there is fall or slope from your flooded area to the street or possibly the back or side yard
STEP - if level, flat or not sure, you will need a sump pump
STEP 3 - design your collection with CATCH BASINS AND French Drain and pipe it to a Sump Bain (sump pit)
STEP - 4 Dig out and install Sump Basin, Sump Pump and Discharge (Plumb) the outflow using 1 1/2" inch PVC from the Pump to The Street
SEE VIDEO for Detail
This problem is common and can be corrected with a little work and know how! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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I always thought the first rule of plumbing is what doesn’t flow uphill ….. my man Chuck does it again!! Thanks Buddy!!
This video explains my issue. My backyard floods A LOT. Looks like a pool. I have a utility and drainage easement, with a big low spot. I am in the process of getting my yard regraded and once that’s done, I’m installing my French drain and sump pump. The front of my house is uphill from where my catch basins will be installed and down hill to the street. I hope this works. Thanks Chuck! You’re a lifesaver and money saver lol.
Before I paid the contractor I would just run my hose and make sure the water was discharged correctly. It would have been obvious that the original system didn't work if the home owner had done that. When I did my own drain system that's the only way I knew it was working correctly. I didn't want to wait for the next big rain - then it's too late.
Love your vids! Thanks, Chuck 🙌
I have a level backyard that goes out to the front where I plan to put a pop-up emitter. I'm not going to get much if any slope for my pump. Since I'm in the northern climate where we have a lot of freezing in the winter, how do I then prevent water staying in the line and freezing?
Hi Chuck. What about a cold climate where the pump/water can freeze?
Great information!
Thanks again!
Can you review how you get power to the sump?
Seems pretty straightforward if you have an exterior outlet, then waterproofing the line should be the only challenge. If not one would need to run romex directly to the unit, which is easier said than done. I’ve seen some electricians tie into existing circuits rather than running another sub panel where ideally you’d want exterior appliances on their own breaker.
how would you add a footer tile and sump pump in a craw space that has a footing running down the middle of the crawl space? would I nee two sump pumps, or do I need to cut a hole in the footing that runs down the center of the crawl space to make the footer tile continues?
Do you always use PVC pipe for the discharge line? Do you ever use flexible/corrugated discharge line, and if so, what products do you recommend?
Can someone talk about the electricity supply for the sub pump. Does one hire an electrician to "run an electrical outlet" out by the sub pump?
Is your discharge pipe running down hill? How high is your riser of your discharge pipe up to daylight?
Awesome. Can I find that one way check valve at any plumbing store. Home depot or Lowes?
Thanks for the info. I'm in Rainy Washington State and currently discovered my side yard between fence lines of neighbor has drainage issues. Hence the rotted fence posts. After I finally got old post our of the ground the next heavy rain all the holes filled with water. Your info is helpful
Yes! I bought the exact same one as chuck uses in his videos at Lowe's. They are in the same area as the catch basins and pop up emitters.
Sump pump cannot be plugged into an extension cord, right?
How are you handling the backflow and short cycling the pump here?
I have a similar issue (flat yard), and have to pump 130ft to daylight. I wound up digging a large pit, placing two sump basins in, and filling with stone that offers almost another basin's worth of void space. This was the only way I could think to handle the backflow over that much length so as to avoid continuously cycling the pump.
The check valve won't allow water to re enter the sump crock after being pumped out
Seems like it has potential for back flow. I agree with the need for a pump, but wouldn’t it need to be discharged at the curb. I ask because I have a similar issue and my HOA will not allow cutting into the concrete, unless it’s the county.
My only remedy is to go through my backyard, and hope that the neighbor to the rear of me would allow a connect through her yard to discharge at the street downhill.
Same problem here, or drown the guy behind me. Neighbor above me has caused my issue , but the previous owner is the one that did the elevation change. Not fair to go to current neighbor.
back flow? there's a check valve above the pump...
You could look into a dry well
What part of the pvc pipe is the 3/16 hole drilled? Top or bottom?
Below check valve
Can you please explain a little bit more about the pressure relief hole what is its purpose?
I think is to prevent air lock in the pump. Just a little water squirts back into the sump pump basin. @@user-yq2fl3sc1l
If I got that much water it's a storm, if it's a storm then 9 times out of 10 we lose power, rendering the sump pump useless
Chuck, if this were done in Ohio where it freezes during the winter, how would you do this job differently?
Remove the pump and drain the lines just like you would on an underground sprinkler system
@@midwestbd7144 In my area of Chicagoland, so much of our heavy rain occurs in late winter and early spring, when we can still get some very cold days. I'd have to be watching the weather forecast and removing or at least turning off the pump. Hassle. Unfortunately my property is very flat, and I'm having trouble getting enough slope for a gravity drainage. :(
What can do if you can’t pump it to the street. City rules
You could maybe pump the water to a dry well in a more sloped area