Does a shed downspout have to have a grid?

[Kidds]

How big a no no is piping straight to drain rather than through a grid? Or is it normal?

Downspout is 110mm, drain goes to soakaway crates on top of land drain. Should there be any debris it will only go into the crates, it can't get into the land drains.

 

[Lakesdigger]

How big a no no is piping straight to drain rather than through a grid? Or is it normal?

Downspout is 110mm, drain goes to soakaway crates on top of land drain. Should there be any debris it will only go into the crates, it can't get into the land drains.

And then when crates are full of crap they'll block up and where will the water go

 

[organicguy]

Prevention is always better than cure .

 

[Kidds]

And then when crates are full of crap they'll block up and where will the water go

Prevention is always better than cure .

These are my thoughts too but the grid is only going to stop big bits such as leaves, the finer stuff is going to go through.
Yesterday we had a very heavy storm and the water went everywhere except down the gridhole anyway. This was the first rain since installing the downspout and grid, I wasn't as impressed as I had hoped but it was extreme.

 

[Lakesdigger]

These are my thoughts too but the grid is only going to stop big bits such as leaves, the finer stuff is going to go through.
Yesterday we had a very heavy storm and the water went everywhere except down the gridhole anyway. This was the first rain since installing the downspout and grid, I wasn't as impressed as I had hoped but it was extreme.

Decent sized gully at the bottom

 

[Dry Rot]

I think the idea of the drain that goes straight into the ground is that drainage water will defuse into the soil, which is fine if the soil is porous and drainage water can diffuse into the water table.

Drainage needs to be planned from the lowest level and with this process in mind. Drainage did not work here, although it is al sand and in theory porous, until I lowered all my field ditches (in some cases up to five feet). They did not work until my neighbours did the same. No wonder everyone loves me!

 

[Kidds]

Settled on one of these, won't stop silt but will stop leaves although I am not expecting leaves in there.
Maybe a silt trap would be better but only if regularly cleaned out, so if you want to have a go at me about that please include when you last cleaned your silt traps.
The water that came down yesterday would have washed all the silt out of any trap anyway.

Land is sandy and free draining as long as it has somewhere to drain to. I have done a lot of work recently to make sure it has somewhere to go, which I should have done 12 months earlier!

 

[RWG Contracts]

How big a no no is piping straight to drain rather than through a grid? Or is it normal?

Downspout is 110mm, drain goes to soakaway crates on top of land drain. Should there be any debris it will only go into the crates, it can't get into the land drains.

Most downpipes on industrial buildings are straight into pipe. Put a rodding eye on bottom of downpipe and an inspection chamber just before the soak away if you’re unsure

 

[Kidds]

Most downpipes on industrial buildings are straight into pipe. Put a rodding eye on bottom of downpipe and an inspection chamber just before the soak away if you’re unsure

Thank you. That is exactly what I am about to do.

 

[puppet]

All our newer sheds go straight into drains which reach a stream eventually. No soakaways. Grids tend to block up with debris

 

[Lakesdigger]

Thank you. That is exactly what I am about to do.

If there's not going to be loads of leaves then it won't be so bad but if there's gonna be a lot of leaves come autumn you don't wanna fill you're soakaway with them.

 

[michael N123]

Cut the surrounding trees down

 

[Kidds]

Cut the surrounding trees down

The only trees around are my orchards, I can't cut them down! lol
Those leaves don't go on the roof anyway and there are no others. The trap I have fitted will stop leaves but I am not expecting to ever find any in it.
It's done now, been a bit of a ballache having to get new bits and pipe, brackets in wrong place etc. All being well it is finished and water has got somewhere to go.
Would be great if it flowed to a river but that isn't an option.