When will charged downpipes cause roof leaks

[@Aa_ron81]

Good video mate, probably why slotted gutters should be allowed to be installed on homes in all states, might eliminate a lot of leaks.

[@pauloconnor7951]

They don't. Can't flow enough ; fast enough.

[@pauloconnor7951]

Keeping up with and preferably one step ahead of all the ways that others can do things wrong. Keeps you in a job !

[@TS-yf2zf]

As a pest controller who deals ALOT with Termites I can assure you, this man knows his stuff. Let this type of situation go on for too long & you'll be very sorry. Steel frame or not. It doesn't matter. Insurance doesn't cover insect or rodent damage to a property.

[@ursodermatt8809]

what! he is talking about rainwater not termites.

[@TS-yf2zf]

@@ursodermatt8809 Inadequate drainage or what is going on in this video is one of the main causes of Termites being attracted to any property. Plus it will void any warranties in place during the construction to do with Termite protection. Excessive moisture will also attract all types of insects & vermin so simple maintenance is essential 👌

[@smiddysmidton8313]

How do the termites destroy a steel frame?

[@TS-yf2zf]

@@smiddysmidton8313 Okey dokey, so...... Termites need cellulose, & water to survive. They don't need it all from the one source either so your neighbours can also help create a problem. Especially with the design & close proximity nowadays. A modern home contains ALOT of cellulose products. Gyprock (drywall) is one. If you get a Subterranean colony nesting within a wall or worse roof / floor cavity it 💯 will rust that frame out. & quickly. The coupe de grace is if the colony goes through the alaite stage. Meaning they fly from the original nest as winged reproductives...... If this happens you will end up with multiple nests with the home & around the property. Steel frame homes still require a physical or chemical barrier during the construction, so that's some food for thought. I could go on but over the last 20yrs of being in business I've seen hundreds of steel framed homes destroyed by Termites because of complacency. Yes, they don't eat the frame but the subsequent damage & act of nesting is all that's needed. Don't forget about moisture. It destroys everything over time & as I've already stated WILL bring everything to your home. I've also seen homes destroyed by rodents due to the same issues. Heed my warning. Do not be complacent as ALL insurance companies do NOT cover any of this. Termites do more economical damage in Australia than anything else..... hence no cover. Oh & it's almost impossible to acroprop a steel frame for repairs...... Peace ✌️

[@commodorenut]

@@smiddysmidton8313they look for other tasty things to chew on like door jambs, arcs and skirts. Seen it in 2 steel framed homes in recent years. One guy only discovered it when a bedroom door fell down - the hinges and screws just fell out of the frame. Under the hinge area, and for much of the vertical section, there was only paint left with no timber under it. They also used the skirts as a hidden highway to get to more than half the door jambs.

[@kingsleypalmer5691]

Gutters need to be slotted or redesigned with the front lower than the back so overflow never goes down the cavity.

[@anthonymoller2366]

Take the cap off the discharge and drain the pipes also the leaves can’t fall off the diverter if the downpipe is sitting on it

[@sarz747]

Undersized downpipes and inadequate numbers of them will also result in temporary charging and overflow back up into guttering, due to hydraulic lock, no? Isn't this the reason why you should request your house builder to provide more, and larger size downpipes on your guttering system, before you sign the house construction contract.

[@gregthompson7961]

A proper leaf diverter won’t clog with debris like that gully grate installed below the 2nd story gutter with the DP in contact with the grate.

[@Wilbargosh]

A positively charged pipe to a water tank with a leaf catcher between the gutter and the tank sieve will always cause problems when there is high intensity rainfall because there is not enough head pressure to pushing the column of water in the pipe fast enough. One solution is to install a ground pit with release valves that can be manually opened to discharge the storm water load in emergencies, such as full tanks and high rainfall. I don’t think small allotments on a storm water network need rain water tanks. Urban supply is cheap and reliable. Positively charged pipes are needed to lift storm water discharge but only works if you have enough head or you use a sump pump.

[@sydneyshinshi]

Thanks

[@gengiz]

What about water head pressure ? I do pools for a living and we work our pump solutions off what we call pump head , it allows for water to be lifted a certain amount at a rate of 240 lpm ( litres per minute ) but the thing is water head pressure can also occur when you have a pipe or hose that sits in a body of water( the deeper the more head pressure ) when you have water coming in from the top the large amount or body of water in tank and pipes acts as a resistance which creates gravity head pressure. You can test this if you own a pool by placing the pool hose in pool and grab your water hose and try filling it up and soon enough it backs up.

[@RoofRepairsSydney]

Good feedback about head pressure. Like most things in life, it gets more complicated as you go deeper into the 'Rabbit Hole'.. There is STATIC head pressure - that you are talking about. This is when there is no fresh water being introduced into the system. In this instance, the water level across all the downpipes and the water tank will be the same. But during rain, the designers have to design the pipework system using DYNAMIC head pressure. This is because, it takes TIME for water in the gutter to get to the water tank (also add in pipe friction which causes 'head loss'). So, the water height in the downpipe furthest from the water tank is the highest, and the water tank level is the lowest.. Gives me a headache thinking about it!

[@gengiz]

@@RoofRepairsSydney yes we have the same problems as each time we add an elbow or length of pipe we change head for the pump and system

[@smiddysmidton8313]

Look at the cracked walls due to the weight of water.

[@thelonewolf666]

the dr650 eats the 400 as an all round machine--- if you do just dirt, buy the 400 but if you do tar and dirt---the 650 is king--- ive had 4 dr650s and 1 drz