yeah its a bit surprising here. In my HOA they forbid plumbing to the sewer lines and also forbid pop-ups/gates at the curb. You must bust out the curb. So....without seeing anyone's backyard you can see who has pools.... for the most part....Ah okay I got it now.. sorry wasn't picking up what you were putting down. We really never put pipes right through the curb up in my neck of the woods..
Drain line - decking question
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Turns out today they had to cut and lower a run of the pipes because there wasn't enough room for the decking drains. The plumber really screwed up with the first layout. I'm just shocked it wasn't figured out sooner....knowing they do this all day long.
I took a few measurements today from where they left a "gap" in the existing decking drain lines. Basically they've run the start and the end shot, leaving the middle undone until they moved around some pool plumbing pipes to make room for some deck drains . I figure there is room for about 5-6" of drop over about 36ft of pipe. I used the foundation layer of my house as the level for measuring at each spot. Seems like there should be plenty of drop. They just have to move 2 of the pipes near the equipment deck to the other side of the stack, allowing for routing the drain line.
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Do you mean they have started running the drain line?
At 5" over 36' you will have a 1.2% slope. That is plenty of pitch for this situation However it should be laid with a laser level. Trying to use a 4' level is not accurate enough. You always want to lay drainage from low to high. I would run the slope at 1% (1.25" per 10' length of pipe) That should leave you about 1/2 of a inch low when you reach the start point. That should ensure you do not end up too high. Just put a little extra pitch on the last piece of pipe.
These guys sound like bozos. You always start at your lowest spot and work up with a planned pitch. If you have the room at the top you fudge the top a little steeper. In a tight space like that there should have been an extra 4" line and an extra 2" for future use.
Yes, they've run part of the drain line around the decking of the pool and then from the front curb up to the side of the front of the house. Basically what is left is the back corner of the pool decking to the front of the house. The majority of the slope in my yard is from about half way of my house to the street.....so its really a no-brainer there. The part that is left - in the middle is about 35ft of line with about 6" of drop to connect to the line that is laid from the front.