joining into gulley for rainwater

[cheekymonkey101]

hi guys,

after some advice on how to connect into an existing gulley to allow for a new rainwater pipe. the gulley is old clay. do i simply use a grinder to cut into the top and drop a connection in?

i've found a connector in the merchants that has a grid on the top and runs standard soil pipe connection which i figured i would drop somehow into the top of the clay pipe.

am i vaguely on the right tracks or a mile off???

cheers.

 

[cheekymonkey101]

edit to say something like this at the top?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/13687/Plumbing/Underground-Drainage/Square-Hopper-Gully-Grid

How would I stop the soil pipe dropping into the gulley? is there another conenctor that woudl suit the bottom?

 

[cheekymonkey101]

bump... can anyone give me any guidance on this?
cheers

 

[masona]

Rainwater should really go to a soakaway approximately 3.5m(?) away from the building

 

[cheekymonkey101]

Rainwater should really go to a soakaway approximately 3.5m(?) away from the building

hummm because of the location it isn't possible... it's either not in my boundary or it's under the house etc... there isn't anywhere within that radius... and if it went further then it would be a right ball ache as digging up entire drive to route the water...

surely this isn't that rare? the rest of the house if fed pretty mucht the same way, there is one downpipe i think that goes to soakaway to the rear & that's it.

ta

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Usually required by Building Control, if its a new pipe for a new roof it ought to go into a soakaway thats 5m from any building. They won't normally let you drain new rainwater into existing sewers foul or surface water.
Anyhoo, it has been a bit slow on this Forum lately, drainage isn't really my forte but have a look here: http://www.pavingexpert.com/drain04.htm

 

[r896neo]

the first preference is drainage to a soakaway if thats not possible, to an existing watercourse, stream etc if thats not possible either last choice is tto run it into the sewer. If BC are satisfied that 1 or 2 is not possible then they should be fine with you connecting into the existing RW system.

 

[noseall]

You need a plastic bottle gully, a pair of salt glaze - plastic connectors and a grinder.

Then all you need is the know how.