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I say it’s a good idea. Maybe go deeper on hole. This is good on sandy soil but if it’s clay it might not work

Instead of fabric and stones, can I replace with a vertical pvc pipe?

Great videos, you make sense when explaining.

Why not an overflow valve at the bottom? I would think it'd make it easier to clean in addition to lowering the water level putting one at the bottom. I don't have one, nor know anyone but the recent drought here in SW Virginia has me thinking about getting one. I walked around the house looking at downspout locations just yesterday.

Nice description of a problem that is very easy to fix. All designs are tradeoffs of something, and many features come with unexpected side effects. Good design does not stop with deployment. Continuous improvement is the way to get a better set of problems over time. The immediate solution here is just to install an overflow of some sort and route the excess elsewhere. It's not rocket science.

What about a 4" hole at the bottom where you pass the overflow through (sealed with some type of flange and epoxy or your sealant of choice) then elbow it 90° up and run the pipe vertically to about an inch or two below the lid. Then when the water gets that high it will just drain out through the overflow inside the barrel. This all hinges of course on how well you're able to seal the hole where the pipe goes through the wall of the barrel. If you mess up, you ruin your rain barrel.

Hi Chuck I installed 3 vertical drains, it looks like a winner. Thanks

I made sure my 75 gallon barrels had an outlet barb for an overflow discharge. Some I daisy chained and others I put a hose on it to drain away with some feeding my gravity irrigation tubing into the gardens.

What if your lawn has a high water table ?

what if you have a high water table ?

Good video but is that too much water fora French Drain?

Good video showing how to fix the problem 👍

Great Video!!!

Yes! FRENCH DRAIN SCIENCE IS a Apple Drains Company

Shows how well that coupling works!!

Would this be useful 2ft from a foundation or is that too close?

Great guy

I don't understand the double well point, it just puts more holes above the bottom of the well, if the water level gets low it will start sucking air sooner, and the pump can only handle so much water that one well point should be able to supply.

Great idea if you have the time

What happened to apple drains? I'll sub to you now.

Of the three, what is the most effective?

What is this for? Drainage?

Where is the water coming from? Isn't the first step to ID the source and get it away from the house? Getting the water out of the basement is fine, but it's still filling the wall and coming inside. I'd start with the gutters and downspouts and where water is going.

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you had good fabric and a sturdy crate, wouldn't it be better to had fabric in first then but crate upside down in hole without the pebbles and throw everything on top? this way you have more room for water and the crate and fabric keeps most of the dirt out of void ...

That culvert pipe looks big like a mini well, im at lowes and there is now pipenlike this unless I cut a 4 inch corrugated, what i see in the video looks wider

10ft+ of clay here, no bueno. This only works for people with very ideal soil, which isn’t many places.

I live in Houston and we sometimes get biblical amounts of rain, I'd have to have a hole a mile deep to drain properly.

This is called the coax shredder.

Just basically make a pond

How could I install this on sloped lawn?

Thank you

Washed river rock would be better than gravel. It won't compact. I like the milk crate idea. Fabric is a MUST.

Am 2ft down and still clay

Are hard pan and clay the same thing? And your explanation still does not address how to recognize hard pan when you get to it (if hard pan and clay are not the same). Also, what is the effect of introducing surface water straight into the water table without the filtering effect of the natural method of it more gradually draining down? Suppose the surface water has manure, or other contaminant? What does it do to the wells in the area? I had a septic tank guy tell me dry wells like this are illegal in Texas.

Can you use an auger to bore your vertical drains?

How do you know what your “hard pan” is?

Could any of these be used underneath a fire pit area that is filled with pea gravel? We are currently digging one out in the backyard, and we have terrible drainage. I am trying to figure out the drainage problem before we actually put the gravel in.

You will vastly increase the capacity if you go a bit deeper & install milk crates upside down on about 4" of gravel with geotextile underneath then wrapped up around the crates. The crates should be empty & have min. 6" of earth on top, for load distribution & turf health. Bottom of gravel should be min. 2 ft above water table for good drainage. If you have very high table you can use shallower bread baskets instead, but always no gravel inside, as this reduces capacity. Replacing gravel with hollow clay balls also further increases capacity.

Is that two separate pieces connected?

Amazing! Will be Saving me tons of money and I will try and show my results. I live in AZ which has that hard clay dirt. Thanks again

is tyhis a good system to use in the north east usa and or areas with basments? how far away from the house would be best?

Hi, I am fascinated by french drains. I know that might sound crazy, but I think I am in the right place with you. I just found your channel, I have so many questions...but I'll start with one; what is the point of the double french drain? I recently saw a video but didnt catch the reason why they were using it. Thanks Chuck. And I appreciate your encouraging words😊

Not all geo fabric is equal. Thats all I know so far. Thats all you get for 2 cents, lol

Thank you for sharing.