Downspout Drain, French Drain. Why this pipe is so important for DIY

[@jeremyrose4907]

It's crazy how much the prices have gone up since this video released, I e been shopping around to do my downspouts and wow, the prices have nearly doubled in 3 years

[@dougrichardson1980]

I just wanted to thank you for all of the information that you put into your videos. I have a project ahead of me that I now feel confident in doing. It also helped me fix a problem that I was having in my basement. The work that you put into your videos does not go un-noticed! Thanks again Chuck!

[@watercop5115]

Hi Chuck, me again. I now watch any of your videos I come across. As a home owner, retired on a fixed income you've become a staple. Well last night I finally owned up telling my wife where I get .y great ideas from, she said well your still a genius for finding a person with knowledge , Thanks chuck.

[@thevoiceofaustinbrewer8522]

Thanks Chuck with Apple drains my favorite part of the your videos that I feel the most is the end when you say, "Hey it's Chuck with Apple drains reminding you that if you think you can do something then you can." Thanks for reminding me.

[@appledrains]

Always happy to help!

[@Arc_Viper]

This was a great explanatory video. As someone who has no experience with drainage systems I was able to learn a lot

[@NCHomesteader]

Question: if the water table is that high at the sump pump, wouldn’t the sump pump be running almost continuously? BTW your videos are awesome in how detailed you are. Thank you for your training contribution to help people all around the world! You’re a good man!

[@danlaur7973]

The difference in those couplings is that one of them is a pressure rated fitting & one is a dwv ( non-pressurized ) fitting & yes primer is required to properly join pvc fittings

[@MC0386]

Chuck I love your channel and all your videos. Your knowledge save my basement 2 years ago went I needed a sump pump and discharge line on a Sunday afternoon with no help around, watching your videos I was confident and happy with the results

[@maplenook]

Trip to Lowe’s very helpful ! I really need the same for sdr 35

[@glena4979]

I really appreciate all your great videos! I’m doing a sump pump and French drain for the first time after watching your videos!

[@CraigNAnderson]

I appreciate how positive you are! True motivator

[@HVRO]

Seriously. You are the MAN!!!

[@maplenook]

I’d like to see a drainage project with sdr 35 please

[@dumbluck6180]

I love your videos! Good camera shots, clear audio, and excellent explanations about the materials, what you're doing, the mechanics of the system and the purpose of each component. You also show what not to do. I've watched many and they're all great!

[@mick0438]

i have All foundation, basement, yard and gutter issues you are helping to educate me about. kicking ass on 1.76 acres

[@1ronhall]

Thanks buddy Chuck! I always enjoy watching your videos!

[@DonnaMSchmid]

I've missed your videos -- welcome back! I love your can-do attitude and easy explanations!

[@mister-perfect]

Hi there. 🙋🏻‍♂️Jethro from the Netherlands here. (Europe). Great videos you make. But I’d like that you make some footage during the rain so we can see the installation work

[@joshg1244]

I hope to see the work on Monday!

[@jrippee05]

Bravo! You are one of the few that use the large couplings/joiners they work the best.

[@nguyendinhhai11]

great job Sir and your team!

[@luismorillo5009]

I love this guy!

[@praypal5606]

Yay. You answered my question and helped me with my down spout / rain and ac heavy output. Thanks

[@Bellislawns]

The M98 is NOT a grinder pump. Not all effluent pumps are grinders, this holds true for sewer pumps too. The M98 does not grind material into a slurry, as a grinder pump does. The M98 can pass solids and other materials due to its design - no screen over the impeller.

[@catherinemurphy873]

Amazing job 💯. Thanks 👍

[@MagnumVideos]

You have the best videos Chuck!

[@thomasmorrison3279]

Great video. Good detail with every installation step. I want to see the sump basin installation.

[@rycheek]

Thank you very much your positivity is inspiring

[@RA-dc5qp]

Very good information. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@johngalv9288]

Good video! thanks / question: why use corrugated pipes? as opposed to pvc pipes, Is it due to cost? I'm replacing my existing drain pipes to curb and I'm trying to find the best way to do it. thanks.

[@peterpowers4851]

Did you ever find the answer to this question? I'm about to install a system in my house for the Downspout and am also debating using just 3" pvc.

[@smjastrzebski]

Corrugated 4" pipe is much easier to manipulate than sch 40 4" pvc. Plus corrugated pipe is a lot cheaper

[@Ifixstuf]

@@smjastrzebski 100% cost and ability to bend.

[@maplenook]

Pvc is best !!!

[@michaelpiecuch7313]

With the back yard to the front yard going up hill how is it that your pop up emitter is is that close to surface? Was there a riser installed and how tall of a riser can you install that water will still make it up to the emitter? Awesome video!

[@Ian-S.]

WOW - This SCH 40 1 1/2 x 10' is $14.34 here in Orlando - April of 2022!

[@sluggonotnancy6178]

Let's go Brandan!

[@me2mike91780]

Chuck we missed you!

[@amauris1522]

Hello Chuck, Thanks for your time and effort to teach us what you do. Question: If I need to bring the downspout on a hill and I'm doing backyard drainage, then I would need 2 sump pumps to separate the 2 systems?

[@Wisdom7I]

Do you ever use Dual Wall corrugated pipe so it is flat inside versus the single wall?

[@ddafly]

We saw you connected all 4 downspouts to one 4 inch pipe. How many downspouts do you guys hook up before going to 6 inch pipe ?

[@carltoncopp3032]

A 2x3 gutter downspout is 6 square inches in cross sectional area. The 4” pipe is 12.56 square inches. In a pouring rain, two downspouts would max out pipe. My answer would be two downspouts before going to 6” pipe which is 28.25 square inches. The six inch pipe can support the four downspouts the job has. My take is that the design is wrong here. Don’t forget about the force of all this water coming out the emitter which is a restriction in itself.

[@carltoncopp3032]

Correction. I went back and viewed the video again. The home has 3x4 downspouts so the 4” pipe will only support one downspout, not two. The cross sectional area of the four downspouts is now 48 square inches. You would need 8” pipe to support those four downspouts which 50.25 squares inches in cross sectional area.

[@maplenook]

Can we send drainage to backyard?

[@n1ti]

Enjoy all of your videos. Do you ever experience clamp failure (rust) when burying the no-hubs?

[@diggerphelps1]

Funny sat down to take a break from digging up failed collapsed corrugated pipe previous “professional “ installed. Watched this video. Don’t use it!! Schedule 30 or 40 only.

[@nosmo_king]

Exactly. PVC, never corrugated!

[@taiiiiiiiiii]

If you're in the north, how do you protect your sump pump drain lines from freezing?

[@gracepark574]

Hello, When we have water in Crawlspace, Is it better to put French drain outside or inside the crawlspace?

[@daveray6335]

I'm curious as to why you use tee fittings instead of wye fittings at the intersections of the corrugated line?

[@BOHICA_]

He says it doesn't matter in the other videos.

[@desmundlighten3603]

Is it okay to put 2 downspouts on one 4 inch corrugated pipe and pop up emmiter ?

[@whosoever1639]

Is it ok to connect a couple down spouts from the home to a exsisting coragated and perfferated french drain if it's away from the house and has a down hill slope out to the street?

[@danielmiller5912]

isn a soakaway something other than a sump reservoir or pump?

[@danielcolehour6454]

Chuck, can a french drain have a couple downspouts running into it and Can I run PVC behind the house and then run it into corrugated down to the ditch? I'd run all corrugated but I have a row of Canna's behind the house and am worried about their roots getting into the corrugated pipe. Thanks Chuck. Soooooo helpful!

[@hoakuroija1089]

You shouldn't put water from downspouts to a perforated pipe as it will flow out of the perforations and wet the soil and cause problems. Corrugated pipe or PVC doesn't really matter, only place for roots to get in would be at the fittings. If there is heavy traffic, the most flimsy corrugated can't be recommended as it might crush under the weight of a vehicle. PVC to corrugated non perforated is also fine.

[@Aviation_Professional]

Sadly not in Ft Myers. Clogged Gutter drain that seems to go under the driveway that needs some jetting. Do you have a referral network for jetting services by chance?

[@appledrains]

@@Aviation_Professional sorry no not at this time..try a local company. Yes it’s hard to find a company like AppleDrains .. other KZbin channels just don’t have the capability to solve problems

[@Ray-bd8vi]

when using that solid corrugated pipe with the fittings such as a T or a Y, are you worried about water leaking out at the fittings since they dont seem like a water tight fit?

[@saab9251]

The dirt seals well enough and the water is going to take the of least resistance in an unpressurized, gravity operated system

[@earthlevel4569]

Can a no hub survive underground? Seems like the rubber would eventually fall apart. Thnx for the excellent tips.

[@dumbluck6180]

They are allowed underground (at least in Oregon). I had to replace a section of my concrete sewer line with ABS. I used a no hub and it passed inspection. I can't figure how else I could possibly transition from concrete to plastic. The one I used was a "reducer" because the concrete and ABS had the same ID, but different OD.

[@mick0438]

seriously, thank you

[@martybertrand5119]

Where can u buy the catch basin where you put the sump?

[@sheltdog8463]

Long coupling is a psi fitting the short coupling is for waste lines. 😉

[@greenyonline]

Make sure the clamps are stainless with stainless screws or they will fall apart eventually.

[@soundfx2222]

Hi Chuck thank you for the great video's and taking us onsite with you to the job sites. I was curious to know if I can connect a downspout drain to an EZ Fill French drain system or do i need to run a separate pipe that has no perforations along side the EZ fill to do the job right. Thank you.

[@ShinyOwl]

What size is that? Can I use something like 2 inch size as a drainage from my backyard?

[@dreammaster2175]

Why not use a small Vermer back how puller

[@lupitchr1]

BAH!!!!! What's that @13:00?!?!?! A Craftsman?!? You Black & Decker Benedict Arnold!! :P (love the videos Chuck, keep up the good work :) )

[@MrMannyboy329]

What is the average cost for you to complete a job like this?

[@rickortiz5173]

Love your videos!!! Do you do work in Miami Lakes, FL

[@mick0438]

my front yard from the front of the house has a 92" slope to the bottom of the ditch about 140' away. within 2" from my basement floor. i will totally dry out my basement

[@phillipmcmahon6540]

Why didn’t you use gravel?

[@EnergizerTX]

lowes and home d barely have anything to choose from right now

[@FRISKYBEAV3R]

You don’t use a trencher?

[@Bigshoots86]

Now I know what ric flair is doing during the Covid-19 outbreak

[@maddeusdoggeus1]

“Screw You! That’s Funny!”

[@andrewf.909]

No joke Chuck. Watching your videos gave me the confidence to do TWO DIY systems this summer! Check out the few videos I posted! Thanks!

[@aliciaanderson5044]

Do you need to put a trap drain to collect water are you when you make it into French drain the guy just put it down like that

[@brentnovak2061]

You are a contractor, how do you not have a sod cutter?

[@pleaseholdwhileiprocessyou1513]

I can't believe you haven't bought a $25 racheting PVC cutter. It has made me so much faster and it cuts up to 2 1/2 OD PVC.

[@mikewinn1484]

Is Chance your son?

[@croquest8749]

Can't snake it . Water jetting is to much risk of getting jet hose stuck. Also they collapse easy and hold dirt. Cheap yes but certainly wouldn't recommend it.

[@MrKillerRC]

Home Deeeeeepo

[@cujo3097]

in just about 2.5 years, that 100 foot roll now costs $105 in Dallas, TX. That's more than 40% increase. Thanks a lot, Biden, you mush-for-brains clown... Let's Go Brandon!

[@JOBRAIL1]

What truly annoys me is that all of the grading that would have helped to prevent many of these problems could have been done while building the house. The contractor should be held accountable.

[@saab9251]

No different than every subdivision in Georgia having atleast half the houses with driveways that are essentially vertical into the garage with zero consideration for run off.

[@Ifixstuf]

that house is over 50 years old from the cement wind forms. Over time ground erodes

[@JOBRAIL1]

@@Ifixstuf erosion is a problem that should be taken into consideration when building. Then and now. It's not new science

[@Ifixstuf]

@@JOBRAIL1 I don’t disagree, but I think people don’t see it. It’s like when you see someone for the first time in 10 years. You notice changes, but not if you saw them everyday.

[@JOBRAIL1]

@@Ifixstuf If you don't notice your wife's new haircut today you may be divorced tomorrow. Pay attention to the details

[@king49334]

13:51 man sweat No feminism there

[@maurigonzalez5147]

You’re a butcher bud