Drains

[Mjsanders]

Hi all, I hope you can help..

Attached is a photo of the outside drains of our house (which I think was rebuilt by cowboys).

Currently there are five pipes lead into the drain. One is lead and appears to be not used.

The other are:

Kitchen/Dishwasher
Downstairs loo sink
Main bathroom bath/sink
Rainwater gutters.

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The problem is this, all are above the grate which means that everything backs up quite quickly if leaves etc get in. Any food stuff from the kitchen gets trapped and starts to smell.

I've bought a big plastic cover which I can alter to fit over all the pipes to stop leaves etc but here's my question:

Can I get rid of the grate in the picture or is that breaking regs of any kind? Should I find a way of extending the kitchen pipe so its below the rest and through some kind of grate?


Many thanks

Michael

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• Mjsanders
• 15 Sep 2013
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• Mjsanders
• 15 Sep 2013
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[Hugh Jaleak]

Lead pipe is possibly a legacy from a Belfast type sink from years back when the house was built, can be disregarded. Replace current grid with a plastic version (couple of £ from various places), cut suitable hole(s) and extend waste(s) to discharge below the grid. This is actually a requirement under Building Regs on any new installations so perfectly acceptable.

Current waste pipe looks to be the solvent weld type so use solvent or compression waste fittings to extend. (If using solvent, clean the end of the pipe first before gluing.) Downpipe from bathroom (hopper?) could be joined to rainwater pipe (or vice versa) if desired to neaten things up.

Fit leaf guard/cover, and have a cup of tea.

 

[Mjsanders]

Cheers Hugh.. Will do that tomorrow.

 

[Madrab]

you have a downstairs loo that drains via a 40mm pipe into an above ground open grated drain? Or am I not reading that correctly
Oh..it's the sink in the downstairs toilet...lol..phew

 

[Johnmelad]

you have a downstairs loo that drains via a 40mm pipe into an above ground open grated drain? Or am I not reading that correctly
Oh..it's the sink in the downstairs toilet...lol..phew

The sink in the downstairs loo room.