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Dry well: final step

From: mkrafala@bcpl.net
Category: Drainage/Waterproofing
Remote Name: 204.255.212.234
Date: 28 Jul 2001
Time: 10:48 AM

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A little advice on specifics?

The problem:

My 40 year old dry well for sump pump and laudary backed up. A little investigation found the last six feet of pipe entirely jammed.

The dry well itself was just a pit filled with gravel, which was all gummed up.

The Solution:

I've dug out the gravel, and dug the hole deep enough to put in a 55 gallon drum (my neighbor had a plastic one lying around.

My questions:

1) How big/how many holes should I drill in the plastic drum for drainage?

2) What's the best stone to fill it with that will give me the most volume? Or should I leave it partly empty and just cover the top?

3) How much gravel should I leave around the barrel? Is half a foot enough, or is this a "depends on the soil" question (a lot of clay)?

In any event, this one should be better than what was there.

mike

 

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