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Posted by FolsomGuy on August 29, 2005, 12:00 pm
Hi, while working in the yard, I inadvertently put a small 2 inch hole
in one of those black corrugated drain pipes running about 6 inches
below the surface.
I plugged the whole with a stone and put lots of smaller stones around
it to prevent debris and sand entering and possibly clogging the pipe.
Any other macabre possiblities that I should be concerened about or
should I not worry too much? I wont know the effects of my little
escapade till early next year when it rains cats and dogs (sacramento
area).
The drain pipe runs about 4 feet away from the house next to a concrete
walkway. I'm planning to plant stuff around that area so if the problem
worsens later then my plants would suffer damage/uprooting when I
attempt to fix it, which is something I'd like to avoid. Ideas,
thoughts, concerns, opinions?
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Posted by Duane Bozarth on August 29, 2005, 2:03 pm
FolsomGuy wrote:
>
> ...put a small 2 inch hole in ... corrugated drain pipe...
>
> I plugged the whole with a stone and put lots of smaller stones around
> it to prevent debris and sand entering and possibly clogging the pipe.
....
> ... thoughts, concerns, opinions?
I'd suggest a decent patch over the hole as otherwise you have a real
entranceway for mud and silt which will eventually plug it up...
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Posted by Bo Williams on August 29, 2005, 2:22 pm
FolsomGuy wrote:
> Hi, while working in the yard, I inadvertently put a small 2 inch hole
> in one of those black corrugated drain pipes running about 6 inches
> below the surface.
>
> I plugged the whole with a stone and put lots of smaller stones around
> it to prevent debris and sand entering and possibly clogging the pipe.
> Any other macabre possiblities that I should be concerened about or
> should I not worry too much? I wont know the effects of my little
> escapade till early next year when it rains cats and dogs (sacramento
> area).
>
> The drain pipe runs about 4 feet away from the house next to a concrete
> walkway. I'm planning to plant stuff around that area so if the problem
> worsens later then my plants would suffer damage/uprooting when I
> attempt to fix it, which is something I'd like to avoid. Ideas,
> thoughts, concerns, opinions?
When in your situation four or so years ago, I dug it out a few inches
on all sides of the hole, cleaned and dried it thoroughly, and patched
it with a piece cut from a 2-liter soda bottle and silicone. I don't
know whether that was the best thing to do or not, but no problems to
date. I'd definitely do more than you've done; too easy for rocks and
dirt to shift and cause an eventual clog.
--
Bo Williams - williams@hiwaay.net
http://hiwaay.net/~williams/
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Posted by Savvy 1 on August 29, 2005, 3:12 pm
> Hi, while working in the yard, I inadvertently put a small 2 inch hole
> in one of those black corrugated drain pipes running about 6 inches
> below the surface.
> I plugged the whole with a stone and put lots of smaller stones around
> it to prevent debris and sand entering and possibly clogging the pipe.
Better cover/patch it with something.
I've done the same thing and what I did was section cut from the same sized
pipe-- about a foot long and half-round-- and just lay it over the hole
then recover it with dirt.
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Posted by Charlie on August 30, 2005, 12:01 pm
Go buy a 'coupling', cut the drain where you punched the hole and re-join
the two sections....
Charlie
> Hi, while working in the yard, I inadvertently put a small 2 inch hole
> in one of those black corrugated drain pipes running about 6 inches
> below the surface.
> I plugged the whole with a stone and put lots of smaller stones around
> it to prevent debris and sand entering and possibly clogging the pipe.
> Any other macabre possiblities that I should be concerened about or
> should I not worry too much? I wont know the effects of my little
> escapade till early next year when it rains cats and dogs (sacramento
> area).
> The drain pipe runs about 4 feet away from the house next to a concrete
> walkway. I'm planning to plant stuff around that area so if the problem
> worsens later then my plants would suffer damage/uprooting when I
> attempt to fix it, which is something I'd like to avoid. Ideas,
> thoughts, concerns, opinions?
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> ...put a small 2 inch hole in ... corrugated drain pipe...
>
> I plugged the whole with a stone and put lots of smaller stones around
> it to prevent debris and sand entering and possibly clogging the pipe.