Yeah, I wish that these drains could be draining into the city sewer instead of a pile of clay dirt eight feet below ground. Multiple people in my area have had problems. Best of luck to you!
Great job. I did something very similar and it has worked great. I'm in norther Utah with a very low water table in my area so no sump pumps in the homes in my area. After five years to my surprise no significant dirt or leaves have collected in the barrel so there has been no need to clean out the barrel.
Thanks. I'm in Utah County. Glad it's worked out well for you. I put in something in the "box" (below the grate) to let water through but screen out any big things. I've opened it up to clean that out a couple of times since I did this, but I don't think I even really needed to yet. Cheers.
Hi. Thanks for the video. How this system has been working in the past few months? I live in NJ and sump pump would freeze in winter so I need something different. I'd appreciate it if you could let me know how this system is working.
It's been working fine. Haven't had a problem with it. I did put in a filter in the box to filter out small leaves from going in the drain. That was preventative rather than reactive. I'm also in an area where a sump pump would freeze. This winter has been above average precipitation and the last winter was record setting precipitation (for Utah which isn't necessarily saying a whole lot). It did fine for both.
Where does the original pipe lead to? Is it connected to some outside French drain? Or maybe your house is on a hill and downhill this pipe leads out somewhere out in the wild grass and discharges onto the slope? Maybe it was more wise idea to try to flush out the original pipe and to see if it actually drains and then connect it to the blue barrel in the middle point so all dirt could flow into it and leach to the ground, but the water could be draining to the pipe? For example my house is on a hill and downhill is a huge lake. Inside my basement water bubbles up trough the walls and the concrete floor 24/7/365 and flows trough the sloped floor to the drain pit and inside that pit is a cast iron 4 inch pipe that leads underground to the lake and inside the sloped shore you can find it open in the wild grasses and the water always trickle trough it. My grandpa installed it himself when he built the house in 1950s and it works perfectly til this day. So does your original pipe discharges to some place or is it just some length of corrugated pipe with the end blocked off?
It sounds like we have a very different situation. There's no way that the corrugated pipe that was there originally could have drained anywhere above ground in my situation. It's about 8 feet below the surface and the land slopes slightly toward the house on that side. It just leads to about 8' below the ground in my back yard 😢 I've tried to clean it out multiple times before this less-than-fun project. I really wish something else would have solved it. Oh well. Thanks for the ideas though.
Okay we just got the rain today are you in the area that just got clobbered I had to use a pump to get my stairwell out I found your video and now I'm interested to see how it works for you
@@joelpeterson Howdy. Yes I'm in the same area as you. I recognize your name from the SS Link FB group. We also got pummeled with rain yesterday and today. I walked by it today, dealing with other problems with my rain gutters, and just thought "Man, I'm glad that project is done". We definitely would have had water coming in the basement if we hadn't. It's had no problems -- either the last couple of days, or 2 winters ago with all of that water. Just my experience. Cheers.
Maybe I am in your area too, what does SS stand for? We got hit hard with rain the passed 2 days and I am having this same problem. Caused flooding in our basement 🙁
@@demonstrablehub ha ha nice.. ya I think I'm going to do what you did and I still may add a sump pump just in case. Been flooded like 15 times since I built the home in 2009... we usually catch it and use a pump to save it but a few times we have had a mucky mess.
The bottom half of the barrel has large holes all over in it. So the water escapes out of the barrel and into the rocks and gravel surrounding it and eventually percolating out into the soil.
@@youdontknowmyname6956 Hi friend. Oh believe me, I wanted to do that. Strongly considered. Would have been much easier. The problem is that in my area, the precipitation comes mostly in winter and when I'd need a sump, the pipes/pump would be frozen. But yes, if a sump pump works in your area's climate, I highly recommend that option over what was done here. Cheers.
Jeez I wish I knew how to do this myself or even had the money to be capable of paying someone to help me. I have tried everything I know how to do myself and everyday is a juggling of priorities. Never can any of this be more than one thing per day. One person can shower. Or one load of clothes. Or wash some dishes. I don't know why this water isn't going down but I know that if it starts coming into the basement door, it will be an even bigger nightmare. And my truck just started overheating. Don't know how I'm even going to shower or have clean clothes to make the trip to the shop let alone how to pay for it all! Pray for me and that this damn drain starts clearing please anybody, I so need it!!!
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Refreshing to know I'm not the only one with a shitty outside drain problem 😂
Yeah, I wish that these drains could be draining into the city sewer instead of a pile of clay dirt eight feet below ground. Multiple people in my area have had problems. Best of luck to you!
Great job. I did something very similar and it has worked great. I'm in norther Utah with a very low water table in my area so no sump pumps in the homes in my area. After five years to my surprise no significant dirt or leaves have collected in the barrel so there has been no need to clean out the barrel.
Thanks. I'm in Utah County. Glad it's worked out well for you. I put in something in the "box" (below the grate) to let water through but screen out any big things. I've opened it up to clean that out a couple of times since I did this, but I don't think I even really needed to yet. Cheers.
Hi. Thanks for the video. How this system has been working in the past few months? I live in NJ and sump pump would freeze in winter so I need something different. I'd appreciate it if you could let me know how this system is working.
It's been working fine. Haven't had a problem with it. I did put in a filter in the box to filter out small leaves from going in the drain. That was preventative rather than reactive. I'm also in an area where a sump pump would freeze. This winter has been above average precipitation and the last winter was record setting precipitation (for Utah which isn't necessarily saying a whole lot). It did fine for both.
Got it thanks!@@demonstrablehub
Where does the original pipe lead to? Is it connected to some outside French drain? Or maybe your house is on a hill and downhill this pipe leads out somewhere out in the wild grass and discharges onto the slope? Maybe it was more wise idea to try to flush out the original pipe and to see if it actually drains and then connect it to the blue barrel in the middle point so all dirt could flow into it and leach to the ground, but the water could be draining to the pipe? For example my house is on a hill and downhill is a huge lake. Inside my basement water bubbles up trough the walls and the concrete floor 24/7/365 and flows trough the sloped floor to the drain pit and inside that pit is a cast iron 4 inch pipe that leads underground to the lake and inside the sloped shore you can find it open in the wild grasses and the water always trickle trough it. My grandpa installed it himself when he built the house in 1950s and it works perfectly til this day. So does your original pipe discharges to some place or is it just some length of corrugated pipe with the end blocked off?
It sounds like we have a very different situation. There's no way that the corrugated pipe that was there originally could have drained anywhere above ground in my situation. It's about 8 feet below the surface and the land slopes slightly toward the house on that side. It just leads to about 8' below the ground in my back yard 😢 I've tried to clean it out multiple times before this less-than-fun project. I really wish something else would have solved it. Oh well. Thanks for the ideas though.
Doesn’t water that close sifts through your foundation?
were youfetting basement flooding before doing this repair? how has it worked out since? it looks great
Yes I was. Though it wasn't a problem until I finished my basement. Then I had to fix that. Yes, it's worked great since I did it. No problems.
Okay we just got the rain today are you in the area that just got clobbered I had to use a pump to get my stairwell out I found your video and now I'm interested to see how it works for you
@@joelpeterson Howdy. Yes I'm in the same area as you. I recognize your name from the SS Link FB group. We also got pummeled with rain yesterday and today. I walked by it today, dealing with other problems with my rain gutters, and just thought "Man, I'm glad that project is done". We definitely would have had water coming in the basement if we hadn't. It's had no problems -- either the last couple of days, or 2 winters ago with all of that water. Just my experience. Cheers.
Maybe I am in your area too, what does SS stand for? We got hit hard with rain the passed 2 days and I am having this same problem. Caused flooding in our basement 🙁
@@demonstrablehub ha ha nice.. ya I think I'm going to do what you did and I still may add a sump pump just in case. Been flooded like 15 times since I built the home in 2009... we usually catch it and use a pump to save it but a few times we have had a mucky mess.
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What prevents the barrel from filling up with dirt over time? I have the same problem
The bottom half of the barrel has large holes all over in it. So the water escapes out of the barrel and into the rocks and gravel surrounding it and eventually percolating out into the soil.
See the holes in the barrel at 2:20 in the video.
Lol why not run it to your sump pump like its supposed to be done?
@@youdontknowmyname6956 Hi friend. Oh believe me, I wanted to do that. Strongly considered. Would have been much easier. The problem is that in my area, the precipitation comes mostly in winter and when I'd need a sump, the pipes/pump would be frozen. But yes, if a sump pump works in your area's climate, I highly recommend that option over what was done here. Cheers.
Jeez I wish I knew how to do this myself or even had the money to be capable of paying someone to help me. I have tried everything I know how to do myself and everyday is a juggling of priorities. Never can any of this be more than one thing per day. One person can shower. Or one load of clothes. Or wash some dishes. I don't know why this water isn't going down but I know that if it starts coming into the basement door, it will be an even bigger nightmare. And my truck just started overheating. Don't know how I'm even going to shower or have clean clothes to make the trip to the shop let alone how to pay for it all! Pray for me and that this damn drain starts clearing please anybody, I so need it!!!
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Have a better day, friend.
It's perfect. Why the negative comment.