Can I put sink waste to soak-away?
Musicrab
waste to standard drain because there's a rain water down-pipe in the way.
This goes to a soak-away.
Can I put the sink waste to rain pipe to soak-away? I guess I can do
anything I like, just wondered if it contravenes building regs etc.
ARWadsworth
"Musicrab" <musi...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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You cannot legally send the sink water to the soakaway.
Adam
Musicrab
"ARWadsworth" <adamwa...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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Thanks - I guessed that would be the case.
Muddymike
Our last house was not on mains drains, so all waste went to a
soakaway, via a septic tank of course.
Mike
robgraham
"Muddymike" <MikeR...@mattishall.org.uk> wrote in message
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Ah, that's different. At least the outfall liquid has been processed. Just
to put the sink waste direct into the soakaway could result in masses of
build up over the years if the rate of decomposition of the solids were less
than the accumulation.
Rob Graham
Musicrab
>>> You cannot legally send the sink water to the soakaway.
>>
>> Thanks - I guessed that would be the case.
>
> Our last house was not on mains drains, so all waste went to a soakaway,
> via a septic tank of course.
Thanks, same here (I should have clarified on first post). But we have one
rain pipe which goes straight to its own soakaway; that's the one I wanted
to use for our cloakroom sink too. But its illegal.
Musicrab
> Ah, that's different. At least the outfall liquid has been processed. Just
> to put the sink waste direct into the soakaway could result in masses of
> build up over the years if the rate of decomposition of the solids were
> less than the accumulation.
Understanding the (un)legality of it, it would be a lightly used cloakroom
hand-basin. So a bit of soap is all that would be "going to ground". Even
then, not sure how many of our guest would use soap. (Actually its more a
case of us not having many friends but that's a totally different story...)
the_constructor
It rather depends on the age of your house and if all your present drains go
into one main drain.
My house was built in 1951 with a main drain, which runs through all our
gardens, from No: 15 down to No: 1 and then the big street drain.
In our circumstances, we can without fear put the all waste pipes down the
same drain.
James
funk_hunter
"ARWadsworth" <adamwa...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/49547/Plumbing/Soil-Vent/Soil-Strap-Boss-SP319
or evn a boss pipe, but that's more work.
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/18246/Plumbing/Soil-Vent/Boss-Pipe-Grey
PeterC
My shower water has only (whatever's washed off me and) Ecover washing-up
liquid in it at low concentration, so it's probably less harmful than the
water from the road - but still 'illegal'. The council can allow fuel, oil
etc. in to the waterways, but a small amount of very biodegradable soap...
--
Peter.
The head of a pin will hold more angels if
it's been flattened with an angel-grinder.
ARWadsworth
Adam
Andrew Gabriel
PeterC <giraffe...@homecall.co.uk> writes:
>
> My shower water has only (whatever's washed off me and) Ecover washing-up
> liquid in it at low concentration, so it's probably less harmful than the
> water from the road - but still 'illegal'. The council can allow fuel, oil
> etc. in to the waterways, but a small amount of very biodegradable soap...
I watched a large road junction get new drainage installed back
around 1990, and even back then, the road run-off went through
multiple interceptors to prevent road oil running into the stream.
I've seen the same done for motorway runoff since then.
In 1995, there was an exhibition in Times Square New York about
the environment. One of the things that stuck in my mind was that
the oil run-off from the roads in New York (from leaking vehicles)
added up to an Exxon Valdiz every year.
--
Andrew Gabriel
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PeterC
Not surprising. There was a case some years ago of a landowner sueing the
CC re. road water in his ponds etc. - he won. The law has been changed so
that the landowner is responsible for anything that is there if the flow is
interrupted (rather like farmers being at fault if there's fly-tipping
where there's no gat). It's much easier and cheaper to balme the victim and
punish the innocent and saves plod from actually doing anything.
Muddymike
Illegal it may be, but I would connect it up anyway. The little
soap that is
used hand washing will do little harm. Perhaps leave a bottle of
"green eco
friendly" hand wash in there instead of the normal bar of soap.
Mike
Musicrab
> Why not use a few bends and go around the rain pipe?
Of-course, this is not a major problem. Its only for the sake of tidyness
I'd rather not go around if I go straight into...