Excavate your trenches well for your drainage system
Excavate your trenches well for your drainage system
The purpose of drainage pipes is to expel the discharge coming out from the home and direct it into the septic or sewer tanks. Household sewer systems have pipe lines running from inspection chamber to chamber. This system should be capable of self-cleaning without causing a blockage. This goal can be attained only if you adopt the right construction gradients to allow water to flow through the system. The system uses mostly UPVC tubing. It is important to adequately test the laid system before its commissioning. The correct location for testing is between the inspection chambers.
It is necessary to install drainage pipes in trenches. They can be three to five hundred millimeters in depth. Concrete structure is built to shield the system in case there is a walkway, parking zone or driveway above it. Removing the earth to the appropriate levels is important before the inception of the work. These should be graded towards the the tanks or sewers. A one to four ratio is appropriate for the incline. The bottom of the trenches should be rammed and compacted properly. Employ marking lines to position the trench bottoms to their correct levels.
It is necessary to lay the drainage pipes in a straight line without curves or kinks. The pipes should be connected with sockets leading uphill or in the direction of the building. Flat and well-compacted ground is best to lay the system upon. Male and female sockets should be connected using good quality adhesive. The adhesive pack comes with instructions, make sure they are strictly followed. Ensure that the pipe goes into the full wall thickness during connection to the various inspection chambers. The pipes should remain clean.
Inspect and scrutinise the drainage pipes while laying them. This is to guarantee that the pipes are not damaged at any points and do not have holes or cracks. The recesses of the socket should be made at the deepest point. In addition, their length should be kept to a minimum. The inlet and outlet of the inspection chamber must be even and ordered. After all joining work is complete, backfill the trenches to required level. Link the system to the septic tank. To complete the procedure, create a connection between the drainage system and the utilities’ supply.