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6"SDR 35 Water Drain Piping

10/13/2010 9:40 PM

I just installed a system to take the rain water from a new home. I ran 6" SDR 35 gasket joints about 200 feet to a sump filled with stone and installed an overflow in case the stone will not handle all the water.

I ran 4" sch 40 to the house down spouts and hooked to the 6" main, fastened the pipe to the wall under the fittings with clamps to keep the pipe straight and to help prevent settling. On the first 100 ft I just backfilled with the dirt that I dug out, no rocks, I was very careful making a smooth bottom. Up near the house I put 6 to 8" of fine stone or screenings on the pipe before backfilling.

All these pipes are around 2.5 to 3ft in depth. I then ran a rubber track skidsteer over to pack the trench. There should not be any real heavy traffic. A lawn mower or maybe a pickup now and then. I was going to use all sch 40 but the cost was considerably more. Also I had to dig over a couple of places that had been dug before so I dug down to virgin ground and filled with stone and tamped to grade before laying the pipe.

Do you think I will be alright with the SDR 35 pipe? I know there are millions of feet of it in the ground for sewer mains.

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Re: 6"SDR 35 Water Drain Piping

10/14/2010 11:06 PM

Since your installation is not a pressure line, and you apparently took care not to damage the pipe while installing it, it should be fine. One issue you might run in to, however, is blockage. If you did not provide for clean outs, and your slope is too great, you could have an issue over time with accumulation of debris, especially anywhere the pipe changes grade or has an elbow, or where you transition from 4 inch to 6 inch pipe.

When I install a rain collection system, I always include a "leaf catcher" arrangement, which is essentially a box containing a wire basket that can be cleaned regularly. Usually where the downspouts transition to the horizontal run. The basket is designed to trap larger debris that can potentially cause blockage. Since I can pretty well guarantee that the owner of the system is not going to always keep the gutters and roof clear of leaves and other such debris, this is a critical feature of a well-designed system.

Another feature that I find useful, especially if one has a long dry season between rain spells, is a bypass on the downspouts that can allow the first bit of water to be discarded. This allows you to "wash" the roof before you start collecting water...

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Re: 6"SDR 35 Water Drain Piping

10/15/2010 1:01 AM

Right - the accumulated roof gunk from dry spells has to be nasty stuff.

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Re: 6"SDR 35 Water Drain Piping

10/18/2010 5:32 PM

This is very impressive work for a personal home. I think 6" is likely over sized for your flow (just for the roof) but hey, maybe you will expand your roof, or other drains may be added. I got a good chuckle out of your attention to detail. Have you ever considered being a contractor? I think you would be amazing! --- MNF process.engineer@yahoo.com

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