Gutter Connection to French Drain. Oklahoma Drainage Recommends connection of Gutter Downspouts to French Drains where possible.
Water coming from the Gutter Downspout is moving faster than the water already in the French Drain. It causes suction in the French Drain Behind the Gutter. The additional suction causes the French Drain to work even better than normal, moving more water faster. This is called the ” Bernoulli Principle.”
French Drains are Designed to protect foundations.
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This puts the French Drain in close proximity to Gutter Down Spouts. Rather than have water come off the roof and out the Down Spout and on to the ground below, many times it is much better to tie a Gutter Down Spout Directly into a French Drain or nearby Drainpipe depending on the Drainage System Design.
Connecting The Down Spouts
Directly into a French Drain is much more efficient and causes suction to occur in the French Drain. Connection of Gutter Down Spouts to a French Drain makes the Drainage System work better.
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FRENCH DRAIN CONNECTED TO GUTTERS
Many different types of Drains can be hooked together by one Drainpipe. The Drainpipe then running to an Exit Point makes up a Drainage System.
One common type of Drain used in a Drainage System is A “French Drain.”
Sometimes, a French Drain is installed close to a building foundation or in a low area next to a home or business. This puts the French Drain in close proximity to Gutter Down Spouts.
Rather than have water come off the roof and out the Down Spout and on to the ground below, many times it is much better to tie a Gutter Down Spout Directly into a French Drain or nearby Drainpipe depending on the Drainage System Design.
Gutter Downspouts
Connecting The Down Spouts Directly into a French Drain is much more efficient and causes suction to occur in the French Drain. Connection of Gutter Down Spouts to a French Drain makes the Drainage System work better.
Gutter connected to French Drain.
