djibouti33
New Member
Hello,
I'm in the middle of a project to connect my downspouts to underground pipe to direct the water away from the house and towards the street, where the water will eventually spill out into the gutter and be taken away.
I'm planning on laying 1.5 inch pvc underground, and I was wondering if this will be large enough? I live in Sacramento, California, and we definitely get our share of rain, although I don't think we're breaking any records. According to wikipedia, we get about 21 inches per year, and it rains about 62 days out of the year.
I feel like 3 inch pipe would be overkill (and require me to pay more and go back and dig wider ditches) so I wanted to check here before I started putting everything together and burying the line.
Any suggestions or comments?
Thanks in advance!
Kevin
I'm in the middle of a project to connect my downspouts to underground pipe to direct the water away from the house and towards the street, where the water will eventually spill out into the gutter and be taken away.
I'm planning on laying 1.5 inch pvc underground, and I was wondering if this will be large enough? I live in Sacramento, California, and we definitely get our share of rain, although I don't think we're breaking any records. According to wikipedia, we get about 21 inches per year, and it rains about 62 days out of the year.
I feel like 3 inch pipe would be overkill (and require me to pay more and go back and dig wider ditches) so I wanted to check here before I started putting everything together and burying the line.
Any suggestions or comments?
Thanks in advance!
Kevin