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GROUND RAIN AND FOUL WASTE PIPES .

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.46 PM

HI, MY BUILDERS HAVE JUST DUG OUT THE FRONT GARDEN GROUND FOR DRAINAGE, SEWAGE AND I HAVE NOTICED MY HOUSE HAS JUST ONE MAN HOLE AND ONE SEWAGE PIPE, TO WHICH BOTH RAIN WATER AND FOUL SEWAGE GO THROUGH.THIS PIPE THEN GOES THROUGH TO MY NEIGHBORS GARDEN WHICH HAS ONE MAN HOLE AND THEN I GUESS TO THE MAIN ROAD SEWER.MY QST IS WILL I HAVE TO SEPERATE RAIN WATER PIPE FROM FOUL OR SHOULD I LEAVE IT AS IT IS?, AND ALSO IS IT NORMAL FOR HOMES BUILT IN 1920,S TO HAVE JUST ONE GROUND SEWAGE PIPE?..MANY THANKS

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3 Answers

D & R Property and Plumbing Maintenance

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
New Romney
in towns /cities it is quite usual for foul and rain water to join up and flow into main sewer.
Answered9 August 2019
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ADR Property Maintenance

Rating: 5 out of 5
Boston
Its been illegal to mix rain and foul water for at least 10+years.but was normal practice in the olden days Good luck Alex
Answered9 August 2019
1

Anonymous user

rain water can go into a sewer drain if this is the only option available (sounds as if this Is the case in your circumstances). However, the best option for rain water is a soakaway. This is Severn Trent water guidance. Hope this helps.
Answered9 August 2019
1