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23-06-2016, 07:20 PM
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getting rid of large puddle

After the torrential rain last night and today the entrance to the back gate was flooded from the back door to the gate, A huge puddle covering this area. you can still see the bricks that the water covered just



So I had to come up with a simple solution. That was get the angle grinder out and cut a slot in the side of the drain as below



AS you can see it has got rid of 90% of water
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23-06-2016, 07:27 PM
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Re: getting rid of large puddle

We have a Soak away in our drive , which same as yours gets a huge Puddle in Torrential rain .
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23-06-2016, 07:53 PM
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Re: getting rid of large puddle

Good idea realspeed
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23-06-2016, 09:01 PM
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Re: getting rid of large puddle

That's very innovative. I'd have just lifted the manhole cover.
Mind you, mine's deep enough to hold a body.
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24-06-2016, 04:03 AM
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Re: getting rid of large puddle

Has the drive settled/compacted since being laid?
Obviously the run-off isn't adequate.
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24-06-2016, 10:50 AM
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Re: getting rid of large puddle

Have you cut a hole in an air tight inspection cover?
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24-06-2016, 09:11 PM
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Re: getting rid of large puddle

Originally Posted by Tregonsee ->
Have you cut a hole in an air tight inspection cover?
Cut a slot in it
 



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