Modern drywells may also be sold as pre designed units constructed of fiberglass or plastic.
Grey water dry well construction.
We are looking for people to test this system and via open design hop to perfect the system.
The dry well is a simple structure designed to allow water to soak away below ground level.
A drywell design may be similar to that of a cesspool but only gray water and not sewage is discharged into a drywell.
A dry well is an excellent way to divert water runoff from your roof away from your home and yard.
Essentially a dry well takes the water coming off of your home when it rains and drains it away from your home to a tank and gravel pit that is designed to handle large amounts of water.
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The pit may be site built of stone or dry laid concrete block rubble filled or constructed of safer pre cast concrete.
A dry well is a passive structure.
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When a dry well is installed above the water table most of of the time it will contain air.
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When disposing of huge amounts of water extra large leaching pits ensure longevity of soil percolation.
Controlling rain run off with this old house landscape contractor roger cook.
We call is grek 1 0 or grey water recycling experimentor kit.
The 55 gallon drum gives the dry well structure and creates a holding area for water during the soaking process.
Water flows through pitched pipes and into the well under the influence of gravity.
Please note you can t have too large of a leaching pit.
I had a section of my backyard that turned into a river during heavy rain.
We are taking it a step further and working on a platform to take grey water and make it potable yes actually processing the water and putting that water back into the house.
The project requires some digging and plumbing but falls within the capabilities of most do it yourselfers.
55 gallon barrel dry well.