Freds
Veteran Member
It looks like I can put my backhoe to good use again. I'm getting my driveway concreted and want to put a sewer line across it for future use. The township supervisor/planner said to come out the cellar wall at the same height my septic line comes out (which comes out a different wall). That would put the future sewer at about 2' below grade at the house. Here's my dilemma, the ground falls away towards the driveway about 2' in 15', then it's level where the driveway is, then falls another foot where I would like to end and cap the line. That's a pretty steep pitch. Around here we run sewer at 1/4" fall in 4' so the liquid doesn't run away from the solids. I'm not sure what kind of pitch to run at, follow the natural grade where it leaves the house, or dig down deeper to try to get a shallower pitch.
I should also mention that I will be crossing an underground electric and phone line. If I stay 2' below grade I will be above it, so even if I am deeper at the house, I should still be above it running a shallower pitch.
And another concern that crossed my mind is if I run at the steeper pitch, won't that mess with me trying to elbow up inside the house and be plumb? Do you use a fernco ftg there to allow some flex so your vertical drop can be ran plumb?
Lots of questions, I know. But I know where to go for sound advice. So what do the plumbers here think?
Thanks
I should also mention that I will be crossing an underground electric and phone line. If I stay 2' below grade I will be above it, so even if I am deeper at the house, I should still be above it running a shallower pitch.
And another concern that crossed my mind is if I run at the steeper pitch, won't that mess with me trying to elbow up inside the house and be plumb? Do you use a fernco ftg there to allow some flex so your vertical drop can be ran plumb?
Lots of questions, I know. But I know where to go for sound advice. So what do the plumbers here think?
Thanks