Speaking of sewers and French drains, I once had a house with a septic system
that had room for only half of the code-required leach lines. (It was
grandfathered in.) The septic inspector, off the record, actually recommended
that I put in a gray water system for a shower and sink.
The point of all this: The system he recommended and I installed was a little
more than a hole with rocks. It was a bigger hole with a buried plastic trash
can surrounded with rocks. The trash can gives it a bit more longevity by
providing a cleanable container to collect the junk that goes out the drain.
I bought a reasonably large plastic trash can with lid, drilled hundreds of
holes in the sides, including a 4" one for the waste pipe, then buried it in
drain rock. For insurance, I built a PVC support in the center of the can to
keep the lid from caving in when people walked on it.
Ken Landaiche
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From: ext LBC286@aol.com [mailto:LBC286@aol.com]
In a message dated 4/11/02 12:14:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pethier@isd.net
writes:
> No, this is not a plumbing question. This is a sewer question. In my job,
> I deal with sewer questions. The building inspectors deal with plumbing
> questions. The difference is whether you are inside or outside the
> foundation.
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I will be dealing with a similar project in the next few months. In my
garage there is no sink. I can run water out there pretty easily, and I was
thinking of just using a French drain for the sink. Dig a hole, throw in
some rocks, run the drain pipe into the hole. The sink will be used for hand
washing, maybe some paint brush rinsing, stuff like that. I would not be
pouring old oil down the drain, that goes to the recycler.
Can you think of any problems with a French drain in this application? It's
a heckuva lot easier than dealing with a sewer line.
Allen Hefner
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