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Are water drainage solutions hard to come by?
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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 7311833" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>our ground has drains from the roman era to now, none with stone back fill, the problem is finding them, most will still run, if you can find the problem stopping them, some are 6 ft down, dug in by hand ! There comes a point where it is cheaper and easier to run new plastic pipe, but if you dont connect those old drains in, a wet spot appears. Nor is it wise to 'alter' the flow direction, we joined a new pipe to an old drain, and diverted it into a trench being dug for a water pipe, not a big distance, but have had to alter it back. We have had a comprehensive survey done here, by archaeologists, and i know there is a multi layer of drains underground here, hard experience has taught me to work with them, not against. Some places it's safer to dig a ditch, then you connect with all of them ! Just come in from moving kale fences, several years ago, while looking for a water pipe, came across 2 old stone drains, couldn't see any point of them, right up on the driest ground, today, i see the reason.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 7311833, member: 86168"] our ground has drains from the roman era to now, none with stone back fill, the problem is finding them, most will still run, if you can find the problem stopping them, some are 6 ft down, dug in by hand ! There comes a point where it is cheaper and easier to run new plastic pipe, but if you dont connect those old drains in, a wet spot appears. Nor is it wise to 'alter' the flow direction, we joined a new pipe to an old drain, and diverted it into a trench being dug for a water pipe, not a big distance, but have had to alter it back. We have had a comprehensive survey done here, by archaeologists, and i know there is a multi layer of drains underground here, hard experience has taught me to work with them, not against. Some places it's safer to dig a ditch, then you connect with all of them ! Just come in from moving kale fences, several years ago, while looking for a water pipe, came across 2 old stone drains, couldn't see any point of them, right up on the driest ground, today, i see the reason. [/QUOTE]
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