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Yes, this is the freeze issue. And corrugated pipe advocates play this up. But in this thread, we have quite a few GJ members (I trust GJ members' experiences more than a business that has a strong vested interest) who have been using PVC for years, and hardly anyone is burying it below their...

Indeed. After dealing with this, I will never put down a floor around appliances.

Ceramic tile. Dishwasher is in the hole, so to speak, created by tile that was installed on the kitchen floor, but not under the cabinets, including the dishwasher cabinet space. Need to get dishwasher out non-destructively. It's pretty close, and I think putting a bevel on the tile will allow...

I need to bevel the edge of some installed floor tile. Access is limited, so I can't get my 4-1/2" angle grinder in there, but I can get my OMT in there. What oscillating tool blade would be good for this? Diamond grit blade is supposedly good for grout, but no idea if that will work for tile.

Yeah, I was skeptical, and after watching some more videos, I'm on board with "that's ridiculous". For it to even have a chance of working, it absolutely needs a catch basin within several feet of the downspout, and it needs heavy rains and smaller pipe diameter. French Drain Man has absolutely...

What climate zone are you in? If I can get away with burying 6", that would make things easier, not just the digging, but also getting end of the pipe run closer to the surface.

Thanks for this, particularly since you live in same/similar climate. Why did you bury the pipe so deep? I guess you have a lot of drop to work with to be able to bury so deep and still daylight the pipe. What did you use to connect your downspouts to the 4" pvc mainlines?

What is climate zone 9? I think you mean gardening/plant hardiness zone 9. When I say I'm in climate zone 4/5, I'm referring to the following climate zone map: It's not the water in the pipe that's the freeze issue with PVC, it's the frost heave when PVC is buried above the frost line...

Interesting. I've seen it suggested to NOT use PVC because frost heave can eventually crack the PVC, and then roots will enter. Seems that would be higher risk with thin wall PVC, than with Sch 40 as your experience suggests. The French Drain Man channel is big on corrugated for in-ground drain...

I'd have to dump it out to the street, and from there it will run to the municipal sewer. But to do that I'd have to do what you did and go under the sidewalk. That's why I was thinking of locating the pop-up emitter and drywell a few feet shy of the sidewalk, which puts the drywell at least...

Here's a video from the channel @bdbecker suggested if anyone wants to nerd out on gutter drainage. I like the combo leaf filter / cleanout. And his guys step directly on the corrugated drain pipe (or 'tile') and they aren't burying it very deep. And in sections where there may be heavier...

Wow, so much info to consider, thank you. For this post, let me start with the freeze potential, which was discussed by many including @Junkman, @Innovate1, @mike93lx, @bdbecker, @Fav Onefour, @Sumboodie, and @Recoveryman. I live in Long Island, NY, which is on border of climate zones 4 and 5...

If I used schedule 40 pipe, wouldn't 2ft down be overkill?

I was thinking to a buried barrel with stones, topped with a pop-up. That seems to a popular solution when you cannot run the pipe to the curb (and onward to the municipal drain). But open to suggestions!

Thinking of moving rainwater from a gutter further from the house. What type of pipe is used and how deep does it need to be buried? I suppose this will depend on what kind of weight will go over it, but no vehicles, just people carrying stuff and the occasional wheelbarrow full of dirt. I'd...

Yeah, good point. Also, Ridgid replied to my query and said the reason they don't make an adapter in this direction (1-7/8" hose to 2-1/2" wand) is potential for clogging. And given that I can buy a used shop vac for $50, yeah, I'll just get a vac that comes with 2-1/2" hose and wand, and...

Funny you mention wet leaves, that's exactly why I need this - I'm making a DIY gutter vac extension using Schedule 20 pvc pipe and that fits into a 2-1/2" extension wand. Given the potential for clogs, maybe I'm better off buying a used shop vac for cheap for the 2-1/2" hose and wand, and not...

Ridgid sells an adapter to connect 2-1/2" hose to 1-7/8" wands and accessories, but I need to go the other way - connect my 1-7/8" hose to 2-1/2" wand, but Ridgid doesn't sell this. They want me to buy a 2-1/2" hose. Anyone know of an adapter that will work? This is one of those times that I...

Thanks everyone. Got 'er done. That's what I used. For anyone with similar issue who stumbles on this thread in the future, I used the Dremel MM485U blade, available at HD...

Correct. Installed on floor, with very limited access, so no ability to score and snap.