Why you should not mount a drain from sewer pipes

The roof drainage system is crucial for any building. If you neglect the installation of the drain, then after a good rain the result may be a flooded foundation and huge puddles in the yard. Using drainpipes, water can be diverted to a suitable place - a drainage ditch, to a garden or collected in containers for further use, for example, watering a site.

Prices for modern plastic gutters, to put it mildly, bite, not to mention a good high-quality "galvanization". Therefore, many owners of private homes see a convenient and inexpensive way out of the situation in the installation of gutters made from a sewer pipe.

At first glance - the option is simply gorgeous. The price of a sewer pipe is much cheaper than a gutter, and, in addition, from one running meter of a sewer pipe, two meters of a gutter are obtained (the pipe is cut in half along).

However, this is not the case when it turns out to deceive the manufacturer by replacing an expensive product with a cheaper, but equally reliable analogue.

What pipes are used to make gutters?

All types of sewer pipes are suitable for drains:

1. The white pipe - its main purpose - is the discharge of sewage within the building. Designed for high temperature, well dampens the sounds of water. Such a pipe cannot be used for the manufacture of a gutter in an area where severe frosts occur. Plastic will not withstand a sharp temperature drop and will burst.
2. The brown pipe is a thick-walled brown pipe, it is designed for outdoor installation, so it is more resistant to frost and high mechanical stress. However, the brown pipe is affected by ultraviolet light, which makes it brittle and crack over time.
3. Gray sewer pipe - as a drain, is well suited for areas with warm winters, as it is used mainly for indoor installation. A gray pipe is suitable for outdoor installation only if it is buried below the freezing level. Therefore, the drain from the gray pipe will last a very short time if it is very cold. Even in warm regions, the east from a gray pipe with a little frost needs to be cleaned of ice and icicles, otherwise it will burst.

Conclusion from the foregoing: the sewer pipe is not recommended for use for a drain for one simple reason: it is not intended for this. Although, as a temporary solution, this option is quite acceptable.