Like any home drain, a yard drain can back up and cause flooding.
Proper maintenance of the yard drain will prevent pooling of water in your yard.
Yard drains can also deliver water to a dry well, retaining area, or surface-drainage field.
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Some systems have only one drain grate, while others may have two or more.
A hand cultivator can make it easier to scoop up debris.
you might also use a shop vac to reach further into the drain pipes to suck out debris.
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Remove anything that does not belong, including rock, dirt, leaves, and trash.
Any foreign material in the basin can collect inside the pipes and cause water to back up.
Reach in and clean out the termination point as far as you might reach.
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Remove all material that might cause clogging.
Flush the Drain Pipes
Flush the drain pipes with water, using a garden hose.
you could also use multiple hoses to force even more water through the drain pipes.
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Initially, you may see additional debris flushing out at the termination point.
At the point where water appears to run free and clear, the drainpipes are free of debris.
For instance, you might opt to regrade the soil to slope it toward a drain.
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You also can addplants that prefer lots of water.
A drain system plus downspout extenders also will often be necessary to direct water away from the structure.
Smallcrushed gravelis a better material than sand for improvingdrainage in a yard.
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Thats because water can easily flow through the gravel, and the gravel itself doesnt remain wet.
Sand, on the other hand, can become soggy and dense, which can impede water flow.
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