Drainage care – what you need to know during operation?

Drainage care – what you need to know during operation?

Drainage care should be carried out when you want to maintain the performance of systems for many years. It consists in constant cleaning and, if necessary, repair. How to do it, we will tell below.

What are the types of drainage?

Tips and recommendations for the installation of drainage in a country house

To date, two types of drainage are distinguished:

Deep;

superficial.

The first is equipped if groundwater in the territory lies deep enough. They are used for them, as a rule, pipes with perforation, that is, with special holes, into which water enters. Then she moves to the assembly well. The water is transported quite simply, since the pipes on the site are placed under the slope. Such drainage, removing excess moisture from the site, helps to maintain the integrity of the plant and extend the service life of the building, since the abundance of water adds on the foundation. In the event that this system is clogged, then cleaning is carried out through revision wells.

The second type – surface drainage is designed to protect the land from unnecessary precipitation (rain, snow, hail). He can arrange in two ways: linear and point. Linear implies the installation of long open trays throughout the territory. Pointing involves the placement of water collectors in low -powered places and near the water pipes. From there they take moisture and also transfer it to a special well. In order for the surface drainage system to be clogged, it is important to mount sand captures. Not only sand, but also leaves, small stones and other garbage will fall into them.

You can make both drainage yourself. It is only important to draw up a project that indicates the level of groundwater, the indicator of seasonal precipitation, the presence of structures and structures in the territory, the slope of the site. All this is drawn on paper and the required amount of materials for work is calculated. It is also worth noting that if you build a superficial system, then there should not be difficulties with it, which cannot be said about the deep. The fact is that for deep drainage it is necessary to process a large amount of soil. You may need the help, as well as a special technique.

How to care for the system?

How to install surface drainage at various levels of groundwater

So, it is clear that for high -quality and durable operation of the system you need proper care. If it is carried out regularly, then drainage can last about 50 years. To do this, you need to regularly carry out a number of measures that will ensure the normal operation of the system.

As a rule, each system implies a certain frequency of cleaning. Carry out work as wells polluted.

In addition, spot heating should be installed, which is used to a greater extent in the spring. In winter, it needs to be disconnected, because in this period of time as much a large amount of moisture does not accumulate as in the spring. Therefore, the need for heating disappears.

The complete cleaning of the drainage is also desirable every ten years. To do this, it is necessary to provide free access to two ends of the pipes. It is not always possible to do this, since one end always goes into the well. Therefore, when designing a system at the construction stage, it is important to mount the release with shaped parts. Washing is chosen. Use a thick hose and pump for this.

Drainage repair – nuances and features

Every owner who equipped drainage knows exactly half a meter, where and which pipes are located. Even a few years later, he will easily tell how the drainage was installed (unless, of course, he participated in this process). As a rule, in the course of design and construction, they provide for cases when the system can be repaired. After all, you must admit, nothing is forever. Often drainage is damaged due to any earthwork or due to the settlement of soil.

Therefore, drainage has to be repaired. These work are simple, especially if PVC pipes are laid underground, which are attached using couplings. So, the site where there is damage, it is necessary. If geotextiles were used during installation, then it must be expanded. Next, a spoiled pipe is removed, and a new. Then the site is buried. There are also cases when the place of damage is not always able to determine. Then they dig the entire drainage. And it is extremely undesirable if you have to remove already grown plants. Therefore, never plant trees and shrubs directly above the deep drainage. The maximum that can be done is to lay the lawn.