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    Nov 1, 2009, 03:56 PM
    Gutter dry well
    I want to move gutter drainwater underground away from the house. Do I need to lay solid pvc piping to a dry well or are there other alternatives? I am in the Northeast.
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    Nov 1, 2009, 05:45 PM

    How far are you going and how large of a dry well will you dig? Some dry wells just aren't worth digging depending on size. Your grade must drop away from the home no matter what pipe you use. I use black plastic corregated pipe with no perforations until I am 30' away from the home and still maintaining a slope. You can dig you dry well there or do what I did, got a trencher and laid 200' of corregated pipe with holes and a cloth cover.

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