water line question

[Boonie327]

Whatever you do, don’t use corrugated roll pipe. It’ll plug with debris hanging up on corrugations or bc it’s too easy to get bellies in it. Use sdr35 (green pipe usually) and it comes gasketed or solvent weld. Schedule 40 is outrageous right now. All you need is a foot of minimum cover with the sdr unless it’s absolute mud. If its cold enough to freeze in the pipe, it’s frozen on the roof or gutter and not getting into pipe anyway. And all you need is 1% slope. 2% is for turds inside a building. We lay flatter all the time. I’m installing a storm system at .25% right now. It’s not desirable but works if sized properly.

 

[Titan]

Never heard of that pipe before. Do they have drainage fittings available?

Any pvc fittings in the same size will fit. OD is all the same, it’s just thin wall.

 

[Beendare]

Whatever you do, don’t use corrugated roll pipe. It’ll plug with debris hanging up on corrugations or bc it’s too easy to get bellies in it. Use sdr35 (green pipe usually) and it comes gasketed or solvent weld. Schedule 40 is outrageous right now. All you need is a foot of minimum cover with the sdr unless it’s absolute mud. If its cold enough to freeze in the pipe, it’s frozen on the roof or gutter and not getting into pipe anyway. And all you need is 1% slope. 2% is for turds inside a building. We lay flatter all the time. I’m installing a storm system at .25% right now. It’s not desirable but works if sized properly.

This is good advice.

The corrugated stuff is garbage. Many reasons. It clogs due to the corrugations, its weak and gets crushed by roots, you cant rooter it, etc.

SDR35 PVC is rated drain pipe…worth the cost.

As stated above, you only need a little bit of fall. One trick if you dont have a laser, dig the trench and put water in it to see the flow. Knock down any high spots and you are good to go.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

This is good advice.

The corrugated stuff is garbage. Many reasons. It clogs due to the corrugations, its weak and gets crushed by roots, you cant rooter it, etc.

SDR35 PVC is rated drain pipe…worth the cost.

As stated above, you only need a little bit of fall. One trick if you dont have a laser, dig the trench and put water in it to see the flow. Knock down any high spots and you are good to go.

Large diameter 24' and up is good for culverts. I wouldn't use the small stuff.

 

[Beendare]

Large diameter 24' and up is good for culverts. I wouldn't use the small stuff.

Yeah, but I think he is talking about a downspout...3" or 4" is fine assuming its a quality pipe.

 

[Iowafarmer]

I have a pond about 150 feet from the back of my house. I want to run a pipe from the gutter down spout on the back of the house to the pond to help fill it. Its about a 3+ foot drop from house to pond. Pipe has to be strong enought to hold tractors/truck. How deep should pipe be laid, kind of pipe and size??
Thanks

 

[Pickettpuncher]

Large diameter 24' and up is good for culverts. I wouldn't use the small stuff.

If you need a 24 foot culvert you need a bridge.

 

[Iowafarmer]

Sch 40 is really pricey I’ve got thousands of feet of plastic field tile that holds up to tractors combines and grain cart traffic last I knew 6” ads tile was about $1/ft it’d be best to use a trencher if you dig it with a backhoe maybe bed it with some rock if you trench it a foot and a half of cover is plenty once the dirt tightens up

 

[GSPHUNTER]

If you need a 24 foot culvert you need a bridge.

My point is, I would not use any size corrugated pipe for the drain.

 

[Iowafarmer]

If you need a 24 foot culvert you need a bridge.

24” pipe will that about 20 acres of drainage on rolling terrain sounds like I’d need a bridge crew

 

[Pickettpuncher]

24” pipe will that about 20 acres of drainage on rolling terrain sounds like I’d need a bridge crew

There’s a big difference in a 24” pipe and a 24’ pipe diameter.

 

[Iowafarmer]

There’s a big difference in a 24” pipe and a 24’ pipe diameter.

There’s a big difference in a 24” pipe and a 24’ pipe diameter.

Ahh I should wear my glasses more

 

[GSPHUNTER]

There’s a big difference in a 24” pipe and a 24’ pipe diameter.

Only 2 feet. 24 ft. diameter pipe would drain real good, even 22ft. would work in a pinch.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

You must have money burning a hole in your pocket......

Do it right, once, and never dig it back up or do it multiple times… Time is money.

 

[Pickettpuncher]

Only 2 feet. 24 ft. diameter pipe would drain real good, even 22ft. would work in a pinch.

Not hardly lol