Help me diagnose this

[Pappa]

Thanks guys

 

I will CT1 the botched junction to make a tight seal.

 

Horizontal pipes have the proper angle, so does the floor.

 

The attached photo is what is causing leaves to wash up in to the corner. It's not aimed directly into the drain.

How do I remedy this?

 

Thanks

 

[saveasteading]

I have a similar but worse situation where the grille is set 100mm below concrete so fills with leaves. It is an unpleasant chore to remove them.

So I have made a chicken wire cage to hold the leaves back a bit more. It's not pretty.

But I have also bought a small, battery powered leaf blower and am pleased with it. It makes it quick, and not unpleasant, to shift these leaves and others  nearby.

It is very battery hungry but OK for a 10 minute job even with wet leaves.

[ProDave]

We have a petrol leaf blower.  It can also suck and act like a big vacuum cleaner sucking leaves up into a bag.  That function is handy for clearing out gutters and drains, but not of much use for general leaf clearing as it would be soon overwhelmed.

[Pappa]

Thanks guys

 

The leaves aren't that problematic.

It's the fact that the pipes don't drain fully into the hole.

Some of the water is splashing onto the slabs, in turn that is what is washing the trivial number of leaves into the damp external corner.

 

I'm wondering if the round pipe on the left (from kitchen basin) should go directly into the square pipe coming from upstairs bathroom/washing machine.

 

I would then need to manipulate the square pipe so it exits directly into the drain as opposed to some of the waste flowing onto the slabs.

 

Thanks again 

 

[saveasteading]

Understood. The square shoe isn't quite long enough and the round pipe misses slightly.

 

If you can rotate the round one at any of the joints to be over the grille, that should sort it.

For the square you need the tiniest length of pipe.

Temporarily cut a detergent bottle to make a channel and slide it under,  but leave the bottom on to make it flow the right way onto the grille.

[Pappa]

Thanks.

 

The round one doesn't quite bend to fit in the grill as things are.

I can chop and change to make it fit, however I'm wondering if I should just drill a circular hole at the top of the square pipe to put the round pipe in to or would that be deemed a cowboy job?

I want to do a proper job first time so it's done for good.

 

Cheers.

[saveasteading]

5 minutes ago, Pappa said:

top of the square pipe to put the round pipe in to or would that be deemed a cowboy job?

it would be consistent with what is there already, but not really proper. It would be quite easy to redirect the round pipe to the grille with use of a hacksaw and a new connecting piece.