$15 Dollar Catch Basin - SAVE 1000'S - Common Mistakes and How to Correct

[@chrisdesimone4249]

Chuck is the best!!! solved my 10 year issue by watching this that no other service could figure out.

[@eddyvideostar]

To ChrisSimone 4249, No other service? how many did you try? Could it be the same for the rest of the country? Sad situation: One star, no others.

[@CN_TX]

Chuck, thank you for explaining and showing how we, as uneducated lay people, make common mistakes and how to fix them! Your video is excellent!

[@getit9066]

You just saved me from making a big mistake - thank you Chuck for the great video!

[@thebl4ckd0g]

great video. I'm actually amazed that some people don't use the catch basins in drainage systems. It's like they were either lazy, cut corners or just didn't know. I learned about drainage systems the hard way when I lived in an Apartment. It took my apartment complex 1-2 years to finally fully resolve the issue of gutters flooding my patio during torrential rain events. The 2nd contract company they sent out, the actual owner stopped by to talk to me to get an idea of what was happening - and he explained everything to me. That is where I learned. :)

[@jackbrady86]

We have a ton of clay in the ground in NJ so it doesn't drain super well, and we end up getting tons of muddy clay water in the house and the French drain in the basement gets clogged, so I've been looking into installing a catch basin and French drain on the side of the house where water collects the most

[@JonLoeffler62]

Love your show. Been watching your stuff for a very long time. Thank you.

[@LastHumansGarage]

thanks brother. i built my 5th french drain on my property a week ago. i still flood during rain, and this video nailed it. im buying a drain box soon. i use corregated pipe now, but i may go to 2" smooth, i heard its better.

[@eddyvideostar]

Dear Humans, Perforated pipe is good for the field. The smooth pipe is better for downspout drainage.

[@l0v3li]

@@eddyvideostar hi! I'm doing one drain connected to my downspout and on the other side of my driveway, a catch basin with pipe, do you think I should use perforated pvc or no? they'll each be about 40' long to the curb

[@raf968]

I have a low spot in my yard and want to install this with a pop up emiter at the other end of my drainage pipe near my privacy fence. Would that work well?

[@davidregier1463]

Outstanding video. Thanks Chuck!

[@Thackula]

Great video, a lot of useful info for an upcoming project on my property.

[@JeffB-d6x]

Hey Chuck! Been watching for a while. Thanks for the great channel. I'm installing a 10 ft open drain with gravel near my pool equipment because of flooding. I'm using 4" thin wall perf pipe and 2 6" spee-d catch basins. I'm testing for leaks now and noticing water at the pipe/basin connection. The fit seems to get loose if I reattach the pipe several times. I saw a video from NDS recommending to use silicon to make the pipe/drain connection water tight. What is your recommendation for getting a tight fit?

[@martinmarsola6477]

Thank you for the instructive video. Enjoy the weekend.

[@kimberlyshim6719]

Thanks for your video! Does the FRENCH drain to be installed on slop going down or doesn't matter? Would it still drain if slop upward toward the discharge location? I'm asking this bc my yard is really low and nowhere around to make slop going downward to discharge.

[@appledrains]

@@kimberlyshim6719 no slope required

[@bradonlineshopping839]

Chuck you and all your videos are awesome. This DIYer appreciates you so much!!!

[@stevehettinger7709]

Does anyone do french drains and catch basins in WNY area? I can't seem to find any companies that do.

[@hanbo123]

The most effective French drain is not covered with soil or grass. Instead, the trench is 100% filled with small rocks, all the way to the surface. Although this may not be as visibly pleasing, it works much better. And you don't need any catch basins.

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

@@hanbo123 I agree after digging two vertical drains in my backyard which do handle the water but not as fast as I want them to. Time to dig a ditch and do the French Drain thing We We. And I’m French Canadian to boot 🥴

[@ronr5729]

Chuck - i love watching ur videos - u explain it all completely - amazing what can be done with pipes and glue - gonna redo my fire pit this year def gonna use ur knowledge thx

[@wstt4]

If my 12’ wide side yard floods as it slopes toward the house, how close should I put catch basin drains together to try and get all that surface water away? Is a 6” drain enough?

[@mak4374]

What kind of subpump do you use for the water in the back yard?!? I need one, and not sure whether to get a big gas one, or an auto electric.

[@teeare2367]

My problem is the grate/cover of my catch basin constantly gets covered with debri during heavy rains defeating the purpose of draining the pooling runoff.

[@BrianScott2478]

"I'm playful with it, yeah basically" NF with some moves on the steps. That was fun!

[@creedrocknroll]

What about sediment that comes from the groundwater into the catch basin filling in the French drain holes and clogging the French drain, I didn't see you reference a way to avoid that, would have filter over the catch basin make sense in this case?

[@jasonfournier]

Don't connect them to your French drain. That is the solution. Connect them to solid pipe (pvc or corrugated).

[@thedosh100]

What pump do you recommend?

[@appledrains]

Zoeller M98

[@eddyvideostar]

@@appledrains An answer! Thank you.

[@ramboz6735]

Hello Chuck, love your video!!!! However, i was confused by all the information from internet. Many says they need separate surface drain system and french drain. Is it nesscary? can i just share the same 4in perforated drain pipe with both french drain and surface drain? Also, somepeople mentioned the black perforated drain pipe you used in the video may not work in New england due to the cold temperature, is this true?

[@appledrains]

I have always connected my catch basins to the French drain. I have never had any problems.

[@mikewaller1702]

Catch basins and down spouts should not be connected to a French drain. These should be on there own pipe system of solid pipe as to control debris into the French drain. Solid pipe can be snaked easier if needed.

[@tonymanero5544]

The French drain pipe seems underutilized. In this instance, the cost of trenching and laying solid 4” pipe when the French drain pipe is underused seems to suggest using the French pile.

[@TruthInspector]

But he never addresses from the few videos I've looked at where to put the catch basin where do you put it at the bottom of the pipe or at the top where you start

[@stockandgamblinglife]

Solid pipe is a must

[@atchmon902]

I made a french drain buried 18 inches deep, as a start. Was going to set a solid pipe on top of that with catch basins for any surface water. Doing this bc the debris clogs the fabric and eventually the river rock too. Will probably sift out the smaller rock so i have bigger voids whilebim at it.

[@elijaharnold9748]

@@tonymanero5544 use 6 inch not 4 inch

[@danielwmay]

Really need your help in Memphis TN😊

[@tjjoseph333]

You're the best Chuck!

[@UniversityofMiamiHousing]

Great video, but where is all the water going? Where is it being sent ?? I'm at a low point on my street and have a huge puddle at the front of my driveway every time it rains. There is nowhere to send the water and any underground reservoir is just going to fill to capacity.. What would you recommend ? Sump pump? Float switch? I need HELP. Thanks

[@timurakin7789]

Thanks for another great video. Very educational👏👏👏

[@steverousseau1452]

Thanks for all the great information you've been posting. I'm currently installing a pump basin. The problem is that the water table is very high in my location and the basin is floating. Should I drill holes in it? Thanks, Steve

[@Kevin-dw4te]

I've seen Chuck drill holes in basins to prevent exactly what you're describing. He's got a couple videos that show it. The holes allow the water to come in from the sides and bottom of the basin before being discharged out.

[@bell6446]

Yes, since your objective is to remove water near the surface, drilling several holes in the bottom of the basin is effective in sinking the basin and removing surrounding water. I suggest that you install some filter fabric around the basin and add some stone inside between the fabric and basin to reduce plugging.

[@BenBen153]

Before the ground is saturated wouldn’t surface water enter the French drain and start prematurely saturating the sub soil? It would turn the French drain into a leach field, wouldn’t it?

[@idsullymichaels]

does the catch basin hold water continuously and add to mosquito issues? Also, what system could I use along a driveway edge that gathers water? The drain systems I am seeing seem to have a single inlet/basin. I'm thinking of a longer perforated drain pipe covered with gravel - not recovering it with soil (Houston soil is clay and doesn't drain easily) - and multiple inlets/basins - maybe every 8'? Or is that overkill as the gravel bed is itself an inlet? The low side would go to a ditch...

[@mikeingeorgia1]

The catch basins have small knockouts in the bottom that allow any remaining water to drain into the ground.

[@TruthInspector]

But at what point are you putting catch basin?

[@michaelwas8549]

can you install a catch basin in a stone driveway?

[@appledrains]

Yes

[@appledrains]

Yes

[@gckshea]

Chuck, how does adding catch basins to already existing French drains save $1000's? I am needing to start from scratch on the gutters on my house, which when it rains hard, the water seeps along the old foundation wall and weeps into my basement. I love the idea of catch basins to get that surface water away before it really has a chance to become subsurface. But I need the French drain anyway, so where am I saving? Just need clarity.

[@joeshmoe7789]

Where does your roof water go? Need to get rid of roof water first. Is your roof water seeping into the ground and then becoming ground water? Need to get rid of it before it becomes ground water. Do not run roof water into french drain near house.

[@babooll5632]

So you can put catch basins in a French drain ?

[@mayangirl2012]

I went to my local hardware..they have never seem this..where Can I buy it from?

[@appledrains]

@@mayangirl2012 seriously? You can’t figure out

[@milkywayandbeyond]

Why doesn't soil and dirt go in through the drain?

[@jabarebird]

Yes, I had this same question (great vid, BTW!): Since grate is at a low point in yard, soil/mud will enter. Assuming there is a bed of gravel below basin and holes drilled for seeping, will basin floor (and gravel bed) eventually clog with silt/mud?

[@eallen1996]

Thank you

[@peterbergeris6510]

What does anybody think of French Drain Man

[@Arc-]

Thanks

[@RM-nr8oi]

Do I need a sloop for it to drain ?

[@johnoneill7485]

Confused!...is a French drain made with solid PVC or with perforated corrugated big O?...do you or do you not use geo fabric or a sock with the big O..?please advise...love your videos

[@joeshmoe7789]

Perforated can be corrugates or PVC. Holes or slots in the pipe determine whether it's solid or perforated. French drain pipe is perforated, drainage pipe is solid.

[@blakespower]

so the catch basin creates the pressure to increase to push out the water?

[@joeshmoe7789]

No, it gives a faster and easier path to drain puddles. (Surface water)

[@petermaberly1015]

Hey Chuck I think you mean "rain event" not "event rain"

[@PRLcafe]

Good guy. You got my sub

[@shiner4mIDAHO]

thanks for the explanation! now i get it! 👌

[@garyjordan2019]

My issue is the water i get in my basement from my french drain pumps out to the side of the house which is the blacktop driveway that drains to my backyard as well as my neighbors yard. I'm not sure if i can pump the water out in the street, it would be highly frowned upon (As well as illegal) to do it in the winter which would ice the street. Can not be redirected to the Sewer line which in fact illegal in our state (NJ) WE receive about 3.5" of rain yesterday and another 1.5 today in NJ. I'm sure my neighbor that has not much of a yard (Has pavers and a wood deck covering most of her yard = Poor drainage) is not happy. Any suggestions? I was thinking burying a 4" perforated tube to a big hole filled with a tub and filled with gravel. It would probably be overwhelm with rain that we got the last two days. I dont have much in the bank, not working due to my bad legs and will be on SS starting in the fall.

[@willcameron1860]

Sir, thank you for your public knowledge. I work for Lowe's and I can't tell you how many times I watched frustrated customers try to tie in a sump pump to corrugated pipe. I wish there was a 4 piece solution and not a thousand different ways to do one thing, good or not. Personally, I have a sump that I'd like to distribute drainage underground. My yard is about as short as I am. For those townhouse subscribers (I'm in Alexandria, VA) what would be your best solution. BTW, you are welcome to come to my home or my neighbor's homes to demonstrate the system and film it. I'm a 25 year resident. Open invitation...

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

Great video! Do you every come across gators while out there working?

[@adamroll7345]

Hey Chuck! I wanted to confirm, I can add catch basins to PVC perforated pipe right? Appears that's what you did in this video. I have that on my French drain now but I didn't want to do more harm than good adding catch basins to my 3 row holed perforated pipe?. Or does it work better with a solid pipe? Thank you

[@joeshmoe7789]

Is your problem surface water, ground water or both? If your french drain is near your house, I would run a separate pipe. Perforated pipe for french drains should have very little fall. Water "leaks" to the end of the french drain then can go into regular drainage pipe with decent fall. If it's away form the house (like low areas in the yard) then it's OK. You don't want to send roof water into a french drain. You want to keep it in solid pipe with good fall to an unobstructed outfall where it can't go back to the house.

[@user-yg8jt7qi6w]

Chuck, Can you provide some ideas on how to use catch basin using triple wall HDPE pipe?

[@leoschneider3570]

What makes me very mad is people tend to call any type of landscape drainage a French drain, like this one guy who set up a pipe in the ground with gravel in it for his a/c condensation, and called it a French drain

[@derpherpp]

the square catch basin is like 70$

[@goflyhighrc]

Does the atrium drain do the same as catch basin

[@michaelwillcutt2619]

This is why governments have building regulations on grades

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

Standing in water and plugging in a live electrical plug isn’t safe !!! Trust me

[@appledrains]

@@scotsmanofnewengland7713 sounds like you got a shock

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

@@appledrains No , I just had gone to a trade school and a former US Army medic so safely is always one of the things that I think when planning something. “Safety First” as they say and the “ What Ifs”

[@scottbdivers724]

Burying that pipe in mud and dirt ? It's not going to work any way.

[@appledrains]

I’m still laughing from your last comment 🤣🤣🤣

[@appledrains]

My Side hurts from laughing so much✂