absorption pit question Discussion Thread
Hi,
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but I've just replaced my gutters as a DIY project, and hired someone to break up the concrete in the backyard and install a soak well where I've added a down pipe (there was previously only one down pipe for the whole house, which wasn't up to code). I wasn't home at the time, but he told my partner that he couldn't find a soak well, so has instead installed an absorption pit. He sent progress photos to show what he'd done. I don't know much about how this all works, but all the images I've seen online when I look up soak wells and absorption pits tend to have the down pipe running into the ground, directly connected to the well/pit, or have a small gap at the end of the down pipe then it free falls an inch or two into a grate which directly connects to the well/pit. He seems to have done something different, covering the pit over completely. Is this a legitimate approach? I can't find any info on this way of doing it. I'm also a bit worried the pit isn't big enough. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Simon
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Hi,
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but I've just replaced my gutters as a DIY project, and hired someone to break up the concrete in the backyard and install a soak well where I've added a down pipe (there was previously only one down pipe for the whole house, which wasn't up to code). I wasn't home at the time, but he told my partner that he couldn't find a soak well, so has instead installed an absorption pit. He sent progress photos to show what he'd done. I don't know much about how this all works, but all the images I've seen online when I look up soak wells and absorption pits tend to have the down pipe running into the ground, directly connected to the well/pit, or have a small gap at the end of the down pipe then it free falls an inch or two into a grate which directly connects to the well/pit. He seems to have done something different, covering the pit over completely. Is this a legitimate approach? I can't find any info on this way of doing it. I'm also a bit worried the pit isn't big enough. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Simon
absorption pit question for the original thread on Plumbers Forums