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re: Settling PVC Pipe Cracked - How to Stop
Posted on 11/1/23 at 2:56 pm to keakar
Posted on 11/1/23 at 2:56 pm to keakar
40 
It's schedule 40 and cracked in the thick part of the junction. Gonna have to bust the slab a bit to get to the upstream pipe. Pull a bunch more pavers.
This 6" pipe removes water from the roof and is a bit oversized due to the possibility of massive TX storms. Not sure how many inches of rain an hour it can handle but it collects 2k gallons/inch.
The designer/installer of the rainwater system has responded to me. Just want to make sure we properly fix the settling issue so this damn pipe can be buried once and for all. Right now, with the crack, it's dumping water from the roof right outside the front door. Paver drainage wasn't calculated with that in mind.
It's schedule 40 and cracked in the thick part of the junction. Gonna have to bust the slab a bit to get to the upstream pipe. Pull a bunch more pavers.
This 6" pipe removes water from the roof and is a bit oversized due to the possibility of massive TX storms. Not sure how many inches of rain an hour it can handle but it collects 2k gallons/inch.
The designer/installer of the rainwater system has responded to me. Just want to make sure we properly fix the settling issue so this damn pipe can be buried once and for all. Right now, with the crack, it's dumping water from the roof right outside the front door. Paver drainage wasn't calculated with that in mind.
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Posted on 11/2/23 at 1:56 pm to PerplenGold
Remove more pavers and tunnel beneath the slab instead of trenching through it.
Posted on 11/2/23 at 4:19 pm to PerplenGold
Does anything heavy go over the pavers? Looks more like the pipe wasn't buried enough and the weight on the pavers broke it over a settling issue.
Posted on 11/2/23 at 6:01 pm to PerplenGold
A side note. 6” pipe carries twice the volume of 4” pipe and because of silt and other crud that can be washed into a line, I strongly recommend 6” drain pipe underground.
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