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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 3:23 pm
by lutonlagerlout
looks like a P-trap there Sean
impossible to Rod so if rainwater is entering you can bet leaves will too
LLL :)

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 5:44 pm
by seanandruby
...install a rodable gully. It just so happens i have one surplus to requirements.

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:06 pm
by Findizle
Hi all,

As you say is not rodable so have help the downspout above the grid level for leaves etc. The 40mm wastes from kitchen however I’ve put below grid level behind. Photo below - probably isn’t textbook but doing the job with no water spilling.

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Now...what should I backfill with before I replace paving slabs?

Thanks for all your help.

Dan

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:37 pm
by seanandruby
Will need concrete over that pipe because of depth. Should be concrete surround really for protection, also under bends, and gully. Be awkward to do now so if you can at least cover in concrete, clear as much as you can around pipe gully etc: side of pipe first. Well done so far.

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:11 pm
by lutonlagerlout
yeah great work to date
maybe one of those leaf guards in the running outlet will help
seen so many old systems blocked with leaf mold ,leaf aversion is the name of the game for me now :)
this is a great start!
LLL