Thanks! My reasoning is that the expensive difficult part is digging the trench and installing the pipe. It's an easy decision to throw the correct pipe into your trench before covering it up. Otherwise, you may be digging it all back out again! Just use the best pipe you can. Easy.
And it’s great Shawn comes out after rains or checks with the customers and wants to get it right. Most companies it’s do the job and that’s it. Have a problem gotta come and pay us again.
Proper site grading at the beginning of the construction phase would have prevented most of this issue. This was the fault of either the architect, builder, or the inspector. Also, it rains hard enough in Texas to outrun that pump.
Yea that house was flawed to begin with. Luckily the pumps have been working very well and the homeowner has been very happy. She texts me every time it rains saying how well they work. She also wants us to install a couple more in other areas so that video may be coming...
Architects typically don't do site grading design (specifically water runoff), that would be a civil engineer. Either way, the plans got approved with proper grading. This is the fault of the contractor who performed site construction.
great video on how poor some places can be built and great install. For future less spinny/zoomie shots and more slow panning or stationary shots. It will really help the watch-ability of your content
Thanks for your feedback. The channel has recently grown and I've been trying to increase my production quality. Check out some of my recent videos and tell me what you think! Thanks!
Wow!!! I’ve been in business over 15 years and am always looking to learn something new. This is definitely a learning experience. I have a newer customer that has major water issues and am literally putting a proposal together trying to figure out where to take the water besides letting it sit underground in drain basins or French drains. I am definitely going to use this as one of the options. I’ve never done or thought of anything like this but like all things we will figure it out and I am saving this video as a reference. My team and I were scratching our heads on where and how to take the water once we captured it. Thanks for the great video!
I'm glad you found it useful! I hear from this homeowner all the time about how well things are working. Pumping is always a last resort but can give great results.
I've also considered and looked into ...Dry wells that are 4'x4' and poly units that have a domed top and the bottom of the hole gets gravel and on the sides between the tank and sides gravel and lines can be sent to it ...And then as it fills you can have either gravity lines or a sump pump in a location sending water away ..But some of the water in the tank will naturally be leeched into the soil ..Great if you have a sloped area pitched down away from the property...And then if you have a sump pump it won't be overwhelmed...✨
Always love your videos, even at advanced age, I love learning about things like this. Do you catch any flack about where you out your pipes and bitching about the parking space taking all that water? Share a recent project I had done. Generator began putting carbon monoxide in our house so moved it 100 feet into the woods. Has a huge area of expensive rock side walks and landscaping. Opted for underground gas and electric lines. These were in plastic pipes that come in rolls. Guy was setting up his rig and I gave him a bit of time and went out to see how he does it. He was finished! No damage to yard. Amazing work from you and him.
Love the trim out securing the cord. Most guys on UA-cam just leave it flopping for mowers and weed eaters and claim ”someone else will fix that”. I laughed when you talked about the “corrugated pipe to nowhere” that was put in just for show! I see those every day and we follow behind and fix them. It’s not magic; it’s gravity.
Love these videos. Find myself amazed at how different things are between the states and the UK though. Over here you absolutely cannot discharge private drainage into the highway. I’m also amazed at how poor the developments are in the US, it’s like the developers don’t even think about drainage!? I guess it’s easy money for you guys though!
That's exactly it! Some areas have more rules/ regulations but then of course the contractors complain that they can't build anything at a reasonable price....but then nothing gets cheaper when you remove regulations either so ......who's lying?
Here in germany it isn't even allowed to discharge water on the street. You either have to collect it on your plot as for rainwater usage or let it run into the sewer -and pay for it. But the pipe and pumps seem pretty small. But I mean, if it works, it works!
Ok you guys are really good at what you do 10 out of 10. Only thing that gives me an itch is the mess of dirt you left behind. I’m A non medicated OCD Mr. perfect and that makes talk to myself.
This is one of those cases where the Algorithm is doing some good lol. No coincidence this is in my recommended feed. I'm actually local to you (Davidson County) and we are in desperate need of some drainage work. I'll be contacting y'all soon!
@@GCFD Thanks for the reply Shawn, I called this morning and left a message, hope to hear back soon. If you prefer messenger or something else let me know.
Besides enjoying your channel I also watch Penetrator ‐ a plumber in Brisbane, Australia who specializes in clogged drains - storm and sanitary. The standard for underground stormwater is thin wall PVC. He is kept busy with tree root invasions!!!
I envy this type of drainage system. I live near the ocean and that hole would be full of water from the time it was dug until the planet earth blows up :(
Yup.. I have a house on LBI in NJ and when they dig pools they run some crazy pump with intakes in a circle around the pool for two weeks before they try to put the pool in.. water just comes in and in
It looks like this was at some sort of condo complex, or at least a development with a shared parking lot and shared roof lines. I am amazed that they allowed the water to go into the parking area, alot of times those folks don't like people getting water into the parking areas.
Nothing beats a little local knowledge. I live in a small village, we moved here 35 years ago. On the corner of our lane is a nice house. Since we’ve been here there has been about 7-8 owners. The turnover is due to the damp. When I mentioned to a neighbour that no one ever stayed long they told me it was built over the village pond. Some developer thought he’d make some money and all those poor people are still paying the price!
I have kept in touch with this homeowner and she has reported the basin occasionally getting overwhelmed but the pumps catch back up within several minutes. She's still thrilled.
Bought a house in Meridian, ID that had a sump pump right next to the foundation (crawl space) but it was in a black pipe about 6' down. It kicked on once or twice a day in the summer. My house was about 60' from a canal so I think the original owner had water under the house and that was his solution. No idea but it worked.
I rarely find they give you enough flex on the pumps in the U.K. You can always extend, but still a minor annoyance. Your sparky will be very happy having such a large pipe to work with 👍🏼
Gate City is a seriously dangerous hood in Birmingham Alabama. It’s so dangerous that when they connected I-459 to I-20, they built a really long elevated road way that allows to travel above Gate City, rather than through Gate City.
Nice job, except, I would have put a rubber cap on the end of the PVC pipe where the power cord comes through. Just cut an X in the rubber cap, push the power cord plug through the X and push the rubber cap on to the end of the PVC pipe. Prevents small animals from nesting in the PVC pipe.
Probably could run a heat tape in the sump basin that runs off a thermostat, if it ever got below freezing it would prevent the pump from locking up. We use them in our eves troughs up here in the north.
The float on the sump pump will be the 1st thing to fail. Also, what happens when the power goes out in a thunderstorm? Gravity drainage can't fail under any circumstances, but sometimes you do need a pump. good work!
I did this on a much larger scale. 3’ dia 4’ long concrete basins with 3” pumps. Tied into an existing 8” storm line. The installed a 2800 gal concrete tank and ran the storm line through it with an emergency over flow designed to guarantee the lower level of the complex stayed dry. The were 2 more 3” pumps at different levels that pumped to the curb in that tank. All designed by an engineer.
@@GCFD it is something let me tell you! All set into motion by one downpour about 12 years ago. Lower level is 5’ below grade and every apt has a concrete bump out porch. Each one had a 3” pipe tee’d directly into that 8” storm line with lots of fall. The downspouts also tie into it!!! Big no-no! So I said why not just pipe the downspouts separately? But I’m no engineer, like the one who charged more to design the system than my labor was to install it!!🤦♂️
Living up North I have a 1 1/2" discharge line from a sump pump running to the street and it runs more in the winter than summer. There is a lot of ice in the street because of it..
Your company could have improved my happiness over the last 60 years. Only thing is your reliance on sump pumps and electricity would come up short around here.
That water's gonna be great when you have freezing conditions - not sure of your climate but you're gonna have a parking lot you can sublet out to the local hockey league. . ,.
Love your work and videos! One addition/recommendation...use a sod cutter and remove the grass layer before trenching. then when you replace the dirt, just roll the grass back over it for a cleaner look.
I've thought about that for sure! The problem is if you leave the trench level it will sink in as the dirt settles. We leave the trench mounded and it flattens out as it settles.
I wonder about the neighbours response to this excellent drainage installation . The rear of the side property has more of a water buildup since the berm prevents free , rapid drainage , and the property to the rear is going to drown in the extra water that the berm directs their way . As well , does the fence line drain slow the side properties drainage , and cause more water buildup there ? I look at these HOA controversies and rules and just wonder if there will be difficulties with adjoining properties . Loved the video, very informative .
I think the neighbors should be paying electric bill all the water from the surrounding properties in the ground is going to be lifted by this homeowners pumps
I may have drank water from a sump outlet as a kid because I was riding my bike a bit far from home and was hot af. It was clear and tasted fine. Also, I didn't die.
In the UK it is against building regulations to drain water from your property into the street. There was an influx of people digging up the front garden and turning it into concrete driveways. Many places now flood due to this so you have to contain the water in the land. Most people use permeable style driveways or burry a soak away into the ground.
Its against the law in a lot of places in the US too. Same thing here, all water on our property has to stay on property and percolate into the ground. It prevents flood and recharges the wells.
@@GCFD so do we. Storm drains here drain to the rivers too. When you dump rainwater into the street, then two things happen- the rivers flood and our wells go dry. All property here has lot limits on the amount of imperiable surface. If you exceed it, the surface water must be impounded and allowed to percolate into the ground. With dry wells and other impoundment structures there is no need to discharge into the street.
The house you are at. The water drains nowhere. Now you have it drain to the street. Good. But what if you have it all pool at the curb because of the building of the development and the water doesn't have the proper drain. Will you go further to the street?
Not sure how your channel was recommended to me but I'm glad it was - I've been binge watching your videos for a day now. :D I was wondering why you would not want to use the perforated basin if it was a crawl space instead of a slab?
The perforated basin lets the water sit at a lower level in the ground. That places it closer to the level of the crawl space, so I would choose a solid basin in that case. Great question Justin! Thanks for watching!
You can now appreciate the differences between the US and the UK type of plug. The UK type lets the cable run to be flat to the wall, reducing the dimensions of the outside socket box.
How about Modems ? Huge Large transformer with the lead pointing south to the pin plugs . They never thought people have plugs at floor level ? The grief we got when we started selling power boards to solve that nuisance our replacement modem created ( we were out on site )
What is it with people proclaiming the superiority of the British plug everywhere online? Nothing about it is particularly special, it’s not well designed, not compact, not exceptionally safe, not exceptionally durable, or even easy to use. Most plugs are superior in numerous ways, and they cost less to manufacture. US plugs are made in right angle variants, just not all the time. And they’re WAY lower profile than the UK plug.
Jon Doe Except they ARE exceptionally well designed, are demonstrably safer, are durable and are easy to use. Cost to manufacture is insignificant- you can buy one for under £1 so it's safe to say manufacturers who use them in large numbers will pay much less.
@@spencerwilton5831 The propaganda I’ve seen is very poorly informed, misleading, and sometimes inaccurate. I don’t see anything about them that’s better than several of the other commercially viable plugs in use around the world.
Not sure where this is located. If it is someplace that has cold winters and freezes, that check valve might cause a problem if the pipe slopes toward the basin. The water will remain in the pipe and when the weather gets cold enough, will freeze and break the pipe. This would not be a problem in warmer climates though. Great job though.
Nice pump solution but I'm a bit amazed that the water from the outfalls spreads all over the street as if there is no camber on it to keep rainwater in the street-edge gutters. Are there no street drains either? Also I've never before seen downpipes taking water from the roof and directing it straight into the soil around the foundations - seems to be asking for cellar flooding, subsidence or rotting joist ends if there are suspended wooden floors. Maybe in a wetter climate (England) local practice anticipates and therefore caters in advance for problems such as these. Not that we do building any better - plenty of houses are still being built on flood plains and are bought by owners who are surprised to find themselves knee-deep in floodwater after a once in a century storm that because of climate change now occurs once a decade.
The drain is on the other (downhill) side of the parking lot so the water that gets pumped out sheets across the pavement. This was on a slab so no crawl or cellar to worry about here. Great comment!
I feel bad for whoever has to park in those few spots because they'll always have to be walking through water and tracking mud into their cars. I'd be pissed about that.
I thought you had to run electric through gray pipe to differentiate from sprinkler system. Seems dangerous this way. I live in Florida too. Could this job pass code? Would they let the homeowner make this much mess?
@@par2031 I dont think it needs to be in grey conduit since it isnt an actual electrical power source. Its just a cord in pvc to protect it better. The electric boxes installed on the house will need to be NEC compliant though. As per the homeowner and any mess, it looks like some sort of complex or apartments and i bet there is some form of HOA or board that everything was approved through so i doubt anything was done that wasnt approved before they even started the job.
One thing I think it would of needed was a screen or some type of flap on the end of the drains for that any small rodent won’t get stuck on there and clog it ..
Idk how that one works but ive used a cheaper trencher and i can say their is ways to visually determine the slope and even if you cant determine a slope just dig to the same level all the way support the pipe how you like it and you still control proper decline which is what i believe they did
Would it be worth it to place a coupler inside the black bucket onto the pipe then cut off all but 3/4 of an inch to act as a piece to keep the pipe from sliding back out of the bucket
My pump is going to sit below the street curb, so my pipe will be slanted upwards. Since theres a checkvalve near the pump, I'm worried there will be standing water in the pipe near the pump. It might freeze in the winter. How to ensure that there's no standing water in the pipes?
At 7:10: Why pressure pipe and not regular DWV pipe? I would understand for high traffic/high weight and/or high pressure. You probably mentioned it in an earlier video, I missed it. I love your videos - especially "here's all the water pouring out" part!
Have you ever used the NDS Flow Well system. I have installed several some with pumps some and without. They the are designed for these outdoor applications.
I've used those as a dry well but dry wells can be very tricky here in NC. We get so much rain that I've seen them turn into a huge lake, way worse than ever before.
Zoller pumps are great but the float switch are crap they will just last you till your warranty runs out,use a regular separate float and it will be ok for years
If there is no freezing risk does anyone consider using a charged stormwater system ? Meaning the pipes are sealed , no air gaps where the downpipes meet the buried pipes , all sovent welded PVC , always holds water underground and up the downpipe same level as the concrete curb. If the roof gutter was less than 1200mm ( 4 feet roughly ) higher than the curb then I wouldn't do it . Its probably not legal but it seems to work well as long there is no leaves getting in the roof gutters plus no dirt/ sand washing down from the street, ideally need cleanouts at the bottom of each downpipe. No pump needed for roof stormwater but still rain water will pool at that low point , so yeah still need a sump and pump anyway .
It’s good to see people doing this type of work who actually have equipment and care about using the right type of pipe.
Thanks! My reasoning is that the expensive difficult part is digging the trench and installing the pipe. It's an easy decision to throw the correct pipe into your trench before covering it up. Otherwise, you may be digging it all back out again! Just use the best pipe you can. Easy.
Professor: Possibly procuring perturbation for the purchasing ambitious DIY homeowner.
@@GCFD Exactly you get what you pay for.
So what is the right pipe because it's definitely not pvc
And it’s great Shawn comes out after rains or checks with the customers and wants to get it right.
Most companies it’s do the job and that’s it. Have a problem gotta come and pay us again.
Good job putting holes in the bucket. This will also help prevent it from wanting to rise up!
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Good job fixing this mess. Just reinforces my belief you should never buy a house in a hole.
I was gunna buy a house at the bottom of a big ditch... this changed my mind
I live in a house in a reversed hole.
I actually don't understand how this is allowed - to build a house at ground level without suitable grading around it
You should do a video about what to look out for when buying a house.
I have thought about that!
Proper site grading at the beginning of the construction phase would have prevented most of this issue. This was the fault of either the architect, builder, or the inspector. Also, it rains hard enough in Texas to outrun that pump.
Yea that house was flawed to begin with. Luckily the pumps have been working very well and the homeowner has been very happy. She texts me every time it rains saying how well they work. She also wants us to install a couple more in other areas so that video may be coming...
Hmm they look like 2m3 per hour pumps. There would need to be 8.8 gallons a minute coming in before it gets over powered.
Its all about cost..
Architects typically don't do site grading design (specifically water runoff), that would be a civil engineer. Either way, the plans got approved with proper grading. This is the fault of the contractor who performed site construction.
@@scottwhitley3392 the way her yard is designed it would bring triple that amount all the water is draining into those spots
Very satisfying to see that water flowing out of the curb!
Haha, that's my favorite part. "That water is no longer a problem."
great video on how poor some places can be built and great install. For future less spinny/zoomie shots and more slow panning or stationary shots. It will really help the watch-ability of your content
Thanks for your feedback. The channel has recently grown and I've been trying to increase my production quality. Check out some of my recent videos and tell me what you think! Thanks!
Neat install. Hopefully that will make a massive difference
Yes it has and the homeowners are extremely happy. Tough situation but we provided a good solution.
That curb hole was beautiful. 😀
Haha, thank you!
@@GCFD when drilling those through the curb, do you need any kind of easement from the city or county?
Wow!!! I’ve been in business over 15 years and am always looking to learn something new. This is definitely a learning experience. I have a newer customer that has major water issues and am literally putting a proposal together trying to figure out where to take the water besides letting it sit underground in drain basins or French drains. I am definitely going to use this as one of the options. I’ve never done or thought of anything like this but like all things we will figure it out and I am saving this video as a reference. My team and I were scratching our heads on where and how to take the water once we captured it. Thanks for the great video!
I'm glad you found it useful! I hear from this homeowner all the time about how well things are working. Pumping is always a last resort but can give great results.
Crazy how my UA-cam algorithm kicked this out for me , as well. Same type of project 02/20/2021
I've also considered and looked into ...Dry wells that are 4'x4' and poly units that have a domed top and the bottom of the hole gets gravel and on the sides between the tank and sides gravel and lines can be sent to it ...And then as it fills you can have either gravity lines or a sump pump in a location sending water away ..But some of the water in the tank will naturally be leeched into the soil ..Great if you have a sloped area pitched down away from the property...And then if you have a sump pump it won't be overwhelmed...✨
Always love your videos, even at advanced age, I love learning about things like this. Do you catch any flack about where you out your pipes and bitching about the parking space taking all that water? Share a recent project I had done. Generator began putting carbon monoxide in our house so moved it 100 feet into the woods. Has a huge area of expensive rock side walks and landscaping. Opted for underground gas and electric lines. These were in plastic pipes that come in rolls. Guy was setting up his rig and I gave him a bit of time and went out to see how he does it. He was finished! No damage to yard. Amazing work from you and him.
Love the trim out securing the cord. Most guys on UA-cam just leave it flopping for mowers and weed eaters and claim ”someone else will fix that”. I laughed when you talked about the “corrugated pipe to nowhere” that was put in just for show! I see those every day and we follow behind and fix them. It’s not magic; it’s gravity.
Thank you Alan!
There are some really cool tools at work in this video. Awesome stuff!
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Love these videos. Find myself amazed at how different things are between the states and the UK though. Over here you absolutely cannot discharge private drainage into the highway. I’m also amazed at how poor the developments are in the US, it’s like the developers don’t even think about drainage!? I guess it’s easy money for you guys though!
They don't. When you grease enough palms you don't need to.
That's exactly it! Some areas have more rules/ regulations but then of course the contractors complain that they can't build anything at a reasonable price....but then nothing gets cheaper when you remove regulations either so ......who's lying?
@baretta369 doubt it.
I was thinking the same , can you imagine the neighbours complaining about all that muddy water draining on the the road
Got lucky with that hole in the front. Nice job, thanks for posting
Thank you for watching! - Shawn
Here in germany it isn't even allowed to discharge water on the street. You either have to collect it on your plot as for rainwater usage or let it run into the sewer -and pay for it. But the pipe and pumps seem pretty small. But I mean, if it works, it works!
Thanks for commenting Jonathan!
I think its common for it to be illegal to drain into the city streets. Tossing the bucket downstream.
I'm in the US, in my city any discharge near the street is forbidden, it must stay on the property and run into a vegetation area.
As someone who has had to endure soggy yards, and seen the destruction standing water over time can do. I enjoy the HELL out of these vids.
Thank you Charles!
Id like to some some videos on pump specs, and wire up to making them operational. Connections to the pump ect
who ever parks there is going to hate this.... hopefully its a warm climate area and it wont be throwing out water all winter long..
Yes this is NC.
@@GCFD reason I mention it is because our old townhouse community I lived in was like this and it became a horrible icy mess most winters.
increadibly satsfying video. please consider an ASMR style draining video!!
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Excellent video and great detail!
Thank you! Thanks for watching!
Those core saws are awesome
We used a 4.5" on yesterday's job. Cuts like butter!
Another example of sub-par building site prep...but it keeps u guys in business!
I've seen a couple this week that I just can't do anything with. One customer said his backyard is so wet it's a sea of tadpoles all summer long.
That concrete core drill!!!! Wow!!
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Ok you guys are really good at what you do 10 out of 10. Only thing that gives me an itch is the mess of dirt you left behind. I’m A non medicated OCD Mr. perfect and that makes talk to myself.
Perfect place for a pond.
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THIS WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL I LEARNED A LOT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Thank you!
Whoever is assigned parking space #60 isn't going to be very happy! 😂
This is one of those cases where the Algorithm is doing some good lol. No coincidence this is in my recommended feed. I'm actually local to you (Davidson County) and we are in desperate need of some drainage work. I'll be contacting y'all soon!
Sounds good! - Shawn
@@GCFD Thanks for the reply Shawn, I called this morning and left a message, hope to hear back soon. If you prefer messenger or something else let me know.
The problem is the hills. Don't put irrigation in a hilly backyard. There is nowhere for the water to go.
A TON of this is caused by the planning dept during the permitting process allowing zero to low flow areas around the construction site.
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Great project
Thank you Alan!
Besides enjoying your channel I also watch Penetrator ‐ a plumber in Brisbane, Australia who specializes in clogged drains - storm and sanitary.
The standard for underground stormwater is thin wall PVC. He is kept busy with tree root invasions!!!
So easy with no frost concerns.
We are lucky here in NC.
I would definitely want gutter guards installed on a system like that.
I assume it’s not a big deal if there’s no big trees over the house.
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We'll done. Great video! The core bit penetration was very satisfying lol.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Zoeller M98 sump? Thank you for demonstrating your awesome work. “Apple Drains” needs to take a tutorial from you!!
Thank you! I've watched a lot of Chuck with apple drains' videos.
Man, the soil you guys have out there is just ridiculous. So much clay in it. No wonder you so much steady work out there.
👍 Clay makes my day
I envy this type of drainage system. I live near the ocean and that hole would be full of water from the time it was dug until the planet earth blows up
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Yup.. I have a house on LBI in NJ and when they dig pools they run some crazy pump with intakes in a circle around the pool for two weeks before they try to put the pool in.. water just comes in and in
I love the ocean. Scuba diver here
It looks like this was at some sort of condo complex, or at least a development with a shared parking lot and shared roof lines. I am amazed that they allowed the water to go into the parking area, alot of times those folks don't like people getting water into the parking areas.
Luckily the HOA owns the parking lot too and gave us permission. They knew that unit shouldn't have been built there.
@@GCFDwhat kind of gravel is used?
Great Video! Marcos pizza for lunch is the real deal!
Thanks for watchig!
Nothing beats a little local knowledge. I live in a small village, we moved here 35 years ago. On the corner of our lane is a nice house. Since we’ve been here there has been about 7-8 owners. The turnover is due to the damp. When I mentioned to a neighbour that no one ever stayed long they told me it was built over the village pond. Some developer thought he’d make some money and all those poor people are still paying the price!
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That basin will be overwhelmed in 30 minutes of heavy rain.
I have kept in touch with this homeowner and she has reported the basin occasionally getting overwhelmed but the pumps catch back up within several minutes. She's still thrilled.
Bought a house in Meridian, ID that had a sump pump right next to the foundation (crawl space) but it was in a black pipe about 6' down. It kicked on once or twice a day in the summer. My house was about 60' from a canal so I think the original owner had water under the house and that was his solution. No idea but it worked.
Yea those pumps do work well if you can't get the water away.
I rarely find they give you enough flex on the pumps in the U.K. You can always extend, but still a minor annoyance. Your sparky will be very happy having such a large pipe to work with 👍🏼
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That’s impressive
Thank you!
Gate City is a seriously dangerous hood in Birmingham Alabama. It’s so dangerous that when they connected I-459 to I-20, they built a really long elevated road way that allows to travel above Gate City, rather than through Gate City.
Interesting. thanks for sharing. Gate City is Greensboro's nickname.
Excellent! Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming! Can you make a video on how to charge for this kind of Job? Thank you.
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I want that pipe cutter. That's what I want!
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Water is fun
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13:50 get your boat ready!
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Nice job, except, I would have put a rubber cap on the end of the PVC pipe where the power cord comes through. Just cut an X in the rubber cap, push the power cord plug through the X and push the rubber cap on to the end of the PVC pipe. Prevents small animals from nesting in the PVC pipe.
Great idea Johnny
Good work guys 👍
Thank you! Thanks for watching!
Great job.
Thank you!
Probably could run a heat tape in the sump basin that runs off a thermostat, if it ever got below freezing it would prevent the pump from locking up. We use them in our eves troughs up here in the north.
Great job...have you ever had neighbors complain about the water discharging into the street?
I would be pissed
@@hano5277 why?
They should’ve tried tapping into a fresh water drain so that water wouldn’t just be all over the street....
@@tomalva4640 water goes in the street when it rains so 🤷♂️
If it's a cold climate could be disastrous in winter frozen over
The float on the sump pump will be the 1st thing to fail. Also, what happens when the power goes out in a thunderstorm? Gravity drainage can't fail under any circumstances, but sometimes you do need a pump. good work!
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I did this on a much larger scale. 3’ dia 4’ long concrete basins with 3” pumps. Tied into an existing 8” storm line. The installed a 2800 gal concrete tank and ran the storm line through it with an emergency over flow designed to guarantee the lower level of the complex stayed dry. The were 2 more 3” pumps at different levels that pumped to the curb in that tank. All designed by an engineer.
That sounds like a heck of a system!
@@GCFD it is something let me tell you! All set into motion by one downpour about 12 years ago. Lower level is 5’ below grade and every apt has a concrete bump out porch. Each one had a 3” pipe tee’d directly into that 8” storm line with lots of fall. The downspouts also tie into it!!! Big no-no! So I said why not just pipe the downspouts separately? But I’m no engineer, like the one who charged more to design the system than my labor was to install it!!🤦♂️
Those builders found the bottom of a lakebed for their next development. 😆. I’m surprised the HOA let you dig holes. 😬
The power company agreed to let this homeowner tie the pumps into their power! We will be back there soon to install two more pumps.
5:20 is the noise I hear when my mother in law talks.
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Living up North I have a 1 1/2" discharge line from a sump pump running to the street and it runs more in the winter than summer. There is a lot of ice in the street because of it..
I was think that, the neighbours won’t be too happy about 🤣
Luckily we don't get much ice here. If they even call for low temperatures everything shuts down the night before.
Your company could have improved my happiness over the last 60 years. Only thing is your reliance on sump pumps and electricity would come up short around here.
Love the hat bud!
Wed have to use 5mm aggregate to cover entire drain
That water's gonna be great when you have freezing conditions - not sure of your climate but you're gonna have a parking lot you can sublet out to the local hockey league. . ,.
Great work, but you are the solution to a problem the designers should have taken into account, water flows down....
Yes I agree. That's a terrible place to build.
Love your work and videos! One addition/recommendation...use a sod cutter and remove the grass layer before trenching. then when you replace the dirt, just roll the grass back over it for a cleaner look.
I've thought about that for sure! The problem is if you leave the trench level it will sink in as the dirt settles. We leave the trench mounded and it flattens out as it settles.
Sure the complex is gonna love your outspout eroding that asphalt away over time
That much water is no different from a stream of rain water. There’s a reason mills have tungsten carbide bits on them. It’s pretty tough stuff.
The complex approved the project. Plus I think asphalt can stand up to water for a few years.
Yeah, they’ll be pissed in 200 years
I wonder about the neighbours response to this excellent drainage installation . The rear of the side property has more of a water buildup since the berm prevents free , rapid drainage , and the property to the rear is going to drown in the extra water that the berm directs their way . As well , does the fence line drain slow the side properties drainage , and cause more water buildup there ? I look at these HOA controversies and rules and just wonder if there will be difficulties with adjoining properties . Loved the video, very informative .
Thank you Linda!
I think the neighbors should be paying electric bill all the water from the surrounding properties in the ground is going to be lifted by this homeowners pumps
Thanks for the video. May decide not to build a moat around my house.
I may have drank water from a sump outlet as a kid because I was riding my bike a bit far from home and was hot af. It was clear and tasted fine. Also, I didn't die.
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In the UK it is against building regulations to drain water from your property into the street. There was an influx of people digging up the front garden and turning it into concrete driveways. Many places now flood due to this so you have to contain the water in the land. Most people use permeable style driveways or burry a soak away into the ground.
Its against the law in a lot of places in the US too. Same thing here, all water on our property has to stay on property and percolate into the ground. It prevents flood and recharges the wells.
We have a lot of clay here and lots of surface water too. The streets all drain to creeks here.
It must be rewarding to see the water flowing out and know that what you have done has solved solved problem
@@GCFD so do we. Storm drains here drain to the rivers too. When you dump rainwater into the street, then two things happen- the rivers flood and our wells go dry. All property here has lot limits on the amount of imperiable surface. If you exceed it, the surface water must be impounded and allowed to percolate into the ground. With dry wells and other impoundment structures there is no need to discharge into the street.
The house you are at. The water drains nowhere. Now you have it drain to the street. Good. But what if you have it all pool at the curb because of the building of the development and the water doesn't have the proper drain. Will you go further to the street?
lmao he said get your boats ready
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Not sure how your channel was recommended to me but I'm glad it was - I've been binge watching your videos for a day now. :D I was wondering why you would not want to use the perforated basin if it was a crawl space instead of a slab?
The perforated basin lets the water sit at a lower level in the ground. That places it closer to the level of the crawl space, so I would choose a solid basin in that case. Great question Justin! Thanks for watching!
You need to unrecommend that channel and watch the french drain man channel. You have been fooled by gateway foundation trust me.
@@edwardgarrison2377 One man's opinion!!!
You can now appreciate the differences between the US and the UK type of plug. The UK type lets the cable run to be flat to the wall, reducing the dimensions of the outside socket box.
We must have stolen your orientation for refrigerator plugs.
How about Modems ? Huge Large transformer with the lead pointing south to the pin plugs . They never thought people have plugs at floor level ? The grief we got when we started selling power boards to solve that nuisance our replacement modem created ( we were out on site )
What is it with people proclaiming the superiority of the British plug everywhere online? Nothing about it is particularly special, it’s not well designed, not compact, not exceptionally safe, not exceptionally durable, or even easy to use. Most plugs are superior in numerous ways, and they cost less to manufacture. US plugs are made in right angle variants, just not all the time. And they’re WAY lower profile than the UK plug.
Jon Doe Except they ARE exceptionally well designed, are demonstrably safer, are durable and are easy to use. Cost to manufacture is insignificant- you can buy one for under £1 so it's safe to say manufacturers who use them in large numbers will pay much less.
@@spencerwilton5831 The propaganda I’ve seen is very poorly informed, misleading, and sometimes inaccurate. I don’t see anything about them that’s better than several of the other commercially viable plugs in use around the world.
Not sure where this is located. If it is someplace that has cold winters and freezes, that check valve might cause a problem if the pipe slopes toward the basin. The water will remain in the pipe and when the weather gets cold enough, will freeze and break the pipe. This would not be a problem in warmer climates though. Great job though.
We're in NC and luckily we don't have to worry about freezing.
I'd be interested in an update after the winter Texas has had this February.
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Always checkcwere water is going around the house your planning on buying people
No one ever thinks of drainage issues..
Nice pump solution but I'm a bit amazed that the water from the outfalls spreads all over the street as if there is no camber on it to keep rainwater in the street-edge gutters. Are there no street drains either? Also I've never before seen downpipes taking water from the roof and directing it straight into the soil around the foundations - seems to be asking for cellar flooding, subsidence or rotting joist ends if there are suspended wooden floors.
Maybe in a wetter climate (England) local practice anticipates and therefore caters in advance for problems such as these. Not that we do building any better - plenty of houses are still being built on flood plains and are bought by owners who are surprised to find themselves knee-deep in floodwater after a once in a century storm that because of climate change now occurs once a decade.
The drain is on the other (downhill) side of the parking lot so the water that gets pumped out sheets across the pavement. This was on a slab so no crawl or cellar to worry about here. Great comment!
In the UK our code doesn’t permit water to be pumped into the street, (it has to be piped straight into a suitable drain.)
@@philtucker1224 True of many places in the U.S. too. Runoff water must be diverted to either a storm sewer or retention pond.
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I feel bad for whoever has to park in those few spots because they'll always have to be walking through water and tracking mud into their cars. I'd be pissed about that.
There is no mud there anymore and the water sheets across the parking lot like any other rain water.
I thought you had to run electric through gray pipe to differentiate from sprinkler system. Seems dangerous this way. I live in Florida too. Could this job pass code? Would they let the homeowner make this much mess?
@@par2031 I dont think it needs to be in grey conduit since it isnt an actual electrical power source. Its just a cord in pvc to protect it better. The electric boxes installed on the house will need to be NEC compliant though. As per the homeowner and any mess, it looks like some sort of complex or apartments and i bet there is some form of HOA or board that everything was approved through so i doubt anything was done that wasnt approved before they even started the job.
Yeah it seems strange that they're allowed to just dump water into the street like that - here in the UK that would never fly
Awesome video!! Gate City from G’boro? Raleigh here!!
Yess!
Greenville here! With the rain we have been getting lately, I guarantee both pumps have been working overtime.
Why wouldn’t you core the curb from the lawn side so the angle of the core matches the angle of the pipe?
Because we were pumping the water under pressure.
12:52 Yeah 1/2 sewage solids not rocks and clay.
3:58 donk!
Haha
Those Zoeler pumps last years.
that's what I've seen as well. They are expensive but high quality.
One thing I think it would of needed was a screen or some type of flap on the end of the drains for that any small rodent won’t get stuck on there and clog it ..
Or a trap like you'd see under a sink.
The pump would blow out any debris (or rodents) that might have gotten in there.
@@GCFD ok thanks ..
Trenching machine is a back saver for sure! Can you control the fall/slope with the trencher?
Idk how that one works but ive used a cheaper trencher and i can say their is ways to visually determine the slope and even if you cant determine a slope just dig to the same level all the way support the pipe how you like it and you still control proper decline which is what i believe they did
Yes it's controlled hydraulically. This toro trencher is a great tool. It's my money maker for trenching quickly and efficiently.
Looks like the same garbage clay here in northwest Tennessee!!
Would it be worth it to place a coupler inside the black bucket onto the pipe then cut off all but 3/4 of an inch to act as a piece to keep the pipe from sliding back out of the bucket
We have weeping tiles. So any water in the yard or from the roof gets drained far away
Nice!
My pump is going to sit below the street curb, so my pipe will be slanted upwards. Since theres a checkvalve near the pump, I'm worried there will be standing water in the pipe near the pump. It might freeze in the winter. How to ensure that there's no standing water in the pipes?
You might have to turn your pump off in the winter and drain the line down. This was the same way but we don't have much for freezing temps here.
At 7:10: Why pressure pipe and not regular DWV pipe? I would understand for high traffic/high weight and/or high pressure. You probably mentioned it in an earlier video, I missed it. I love your videos - especially "here's all the water pouring out" part!
Hey - We use pressure because it has a larger gluing surface and because, we can. I like the use the best materials.
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Have you ever used the NDS Flow Well system. I have installed several some with pumps some and without. They the are designed for these outdoor applications.
I've used those as a dry well but dry wells can be very tricky here in NC. We get so much rain that I've seen them turn into a huge lake, way worse than ever before.
@@GCFD are you guys towards the coast of nc? Some of these houses/locations look familiar
Builder / architect should pay reparations
It's a mess for sure. And the homeowners are paying for everyone else's water to be pumped out.
@@GCFD still, the home owner should have done their due diligence. Foundations and drainage are the first 2 tick boxes
Would that pump be strong enough to send the water up a 3-4 foot elevation change to the curb?
Yes. That's called Head Pressure and each pump has a flow curve for different amounts of head.
How would that hold up if you got snow and ice
Probably not too well with freezing temps.
Question on the pump. If the pump isn't around an outlet to plug in do you hardwire it or hook up an extension cord to reach the outlet ???
Zoller pumps are great but the float switch are crap they will just last you till your warranty runs out,use a regular separate float and it will be ok for years
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If there is no freezing risk does anyone consider using a charged stormwater system ? Meaning the pipes are sealed , no air gaps where the downpipes meet the buried pipes , all sovent welded PVC , always holds water underground and up the downpipe same level as the concrete curb. If the roof gutter was less than 1200mm ( 4 feet roughly ) higher than the curb then I wouldn't do it . Its probably not legal but it seems to work well as long there is no leaves getting in the roof gutters plus no dirt/ sand washing down from the street, ideally need cleanouts at the bottom of each downpipe. No pump needed for roof stormwater but still rain water will pool at that low point , so yeah still need a sump and pump anyway .
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