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Posted by Sir Topham Hatt on December 14, 2006, 10:42 pm
Sounds like you missed his orginal post where he says, once his drain fields
fill, the drain in front of this gargage that carries the water to the drain
field stops flowing. This is because the level of the water in his drain field
has each equilibrium with the water flow from the drain pipe in front of his
garage. I have the same problem and I just deal with the 1 or 2 times a year
when heavy rains in a short period of time cause this to happen.
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>soulshakedown@gmail.com wrote:
>> My driveway slopes down towards the garage door. There is a drain pipe
>> at the bottom that drains into a drain field (not sewer system). During
>> heavy rains, the drain field will overflow, and flood my one-car
>> garage.
>>
>> What can I do to fix this problem, without connecting into the existing
>> sewer system? I would like to do this without spending a fortune.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
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>I assume your garage wasn't built on the lowest point on your
>property, correct? If so, run a drain pipe from the garage drain to a
>lower point on your property that can safely take lots o' water, and
>put a pop-up emitter there with proper seepage provision to prevent
>pipe freeze during cold weather:
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>http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=pop+up+emitter
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>A trench drain at your garage will also give you extra capacity with
>easy cleanout and is harder to clog:
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>http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=trench+drain
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