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What happens here

A pit is dug near the storm sewer inlet to expose the existing drain pipe. Two Fernco couplings are used with a 6-inch Wye pipe to create a connection point for the new French drain tile. The existing drain pipe is cut, and the Wye fitting is inserted and secured with the Fernco couplings. This setup allows the new drain tile to seamlessly integrate with the existing storm sewer system.

Goal: Securely connect the French drain system to the existing storm sewer outlet.

Tools and materials

  • Hammer — Assisting with pipe fitting and breaking up frozen mud/debris
  • Pipe Cutter or Saw — Cutting the existing drain pipe
  • Shovel — Digging the pit to access the existing drain pipe
  • 6-inch Wye Pipe — Creating a branching connection for the French drain
  • Fernco Couplings Fernco — Connecting the Wye pipe to the existing drain pipe

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but we'll show you what we mean in a moment now the first thing that you've got to do with the French drain is daylight it you got to have some place to go with it in this case we're actually going to be tapping into an established drain pipe that already goes into a storm sewer Inlet now you cannot perforate a storm sewer inlet without a permit but what we found in this case was somebody had already done that work for us so we're gonna tap into that pipe today light our drain tile so what we're doing here is using two fern cones with a six inch wide pipe and that's what we're gonna hook our system into it this does exit where you seen

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