Can Water Run Uphill? French Drain, DIY

YES! Water can run Uphill in a French Drain, Crawl Space Footer Tile, Basement Footer System! Rainwater Drain is NOT Sewer and Drain. No Fall is needed to make your system work!

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[appledrains]

Hey Chuck here with Apple Drains! Love it !!! All the comments!! It's all Good! Of course you want as much fall as you can possibly have with your French drain. But this is a response to hundreds and hundreds of email questions. Asking how much fall do you need? What I'm showing, is the system will work with little or no fall! But I just love all your comments!!

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[glenndelrosario]

Hi Mr Apple drains, we finally got heavy rain after a year of waiting. Thank you so much for this video. The water is really run up hill!

[squattingnomad]

For those worried about the container holding water and not draining. Drill small holes on the bottom of the container. Put gravel under the container. Any water that is not pushed out of the pipe will leach out into the ground. You just may save me Thousands of bucks. Planning to tie down spouts into pipe leading to a catch basin in low spot in yard where the pooling is out of control when it rains. The spouts and ground water running into the basin should supply enough pressure to push the water up a slight grade to an emitter for discharge. Was told by every contractor that truck loads of dirt and grading is needed. Because, in their words, water can't run up hill.

[samuelnaylor]

What if your french drain has a significant fall but rises at the end? The end is still lower than the entrance but will there be standing water in the french drain and is that bad? I also live in a climate that freezes. Thanks for you help.

[Andy-godk]

This is what everyone as been looking for with this problem. Thank you

[mountainman]

I was wondering this myself with a project in SC. I knew I could count on you Chuck. Thanks!

[thomasmorrison]

Excellent info. I just installed an underground downspout and a catch basin system today.

[robreadinger]

I just did this exact project in my yard. 20 inch round basin. First 8 feet slight incline followed by 25 feet decline after that. It may not drain ideal but the fact of the matter is when is raining hard the pressure at the basin forces the water out especially when the discharge pipe is covered. Will update in time to test with more rainfalls/ freezing season.

[ericbenefield]

Hey Chuck at what point do you need a sub pump and can you show us that scenario please. Thanks for the post

[harvinator]

Thank you, this gives me hope for a french drain i wanted to fit under a pond and would have to come uphill a bit to discharge. The pressure of the filled pond and rock should force it out.

[pjkobes]

I've been waiting and waiting for you to show this in VERY heavy clay soil...with the only storm sewer 5 houses down through utility easements and neighbors fences and cannot bore under village pathways...

[thisisyourtransmission]

This is using gravity. This is very good. For a big hill one would have to have a very long pipe to keep it below the level line for it to flow. May have to raise the pipe only inches and hope it comes out the ground before it reaches the level line.

[aandadailey]

water always finds level and as long as the discharge is lower than where water is collecting than the water will drain. search Egyptian water levels for more info. Very useful.

[stogchris]

Do you need the cap for suction, or can you run the discharge to the curb and keep it open, or a grate on it?

[russellmiles]

I have the opposite problem. Buried all my downspout drains here in hilly Tennessee. The downhill side of the yard was staying too soggy making mowing difficult and tending to wash out. All have PVC pipe with pop ups. Pop ups end at property line. No street to empty into. Probably a 4-5 foot fall over maybe 20 feet. All drains work well except for one which seems to get much more water from the downspout (large awning there). That one pop up is emitting water too fast and eroding at the pop up. Any suggestions? Thanks!

[rickysingh]

Help, I have a very low section in the garden where I need to put a drain channel, but I need to water to travel at least 4 or 5 foot higher then the drainage channels. Is it possible to get the water to waste that high?

[joeshmoe]

After it stops raining, water remains in the pipe with that pitch. Can't it freeze up here in the northern states and block the pipe entirely?

[jeffm]

If at any point the lowest point (bottom) of the inside of your pipe goes above the water level your trying to drain then you'll never drain past that level. That's my understanding at least.

[raulcaco]

Hi I have that problem in 135’ uphill with 30” approximately unleavened, please help

[jessicahoad]

Hi Chuck, is it possible to connect multiple of these pits/lines together to move water across a long block to the stormwater drain?