Dry well is an underground covered structure that is helpful in disposing unwanted water, most commonly surface runoff and storm water and allows water to soak down in the ground slowly. Most often, these types of structures are called Soakaway in the UK, Soakwell in Australia and Soak pit in India.
A dry well is a passive structure that receives water from one or more entry pipes at its top and disposes the same water from a number of exit openings to the larger surface area. A dry well is responsible to maintain its connection between inflow and outflow openings by resisting collapse and clogging.
Dry well consists of a pit that is usually filled with some type of stones such as gravel, riprap, rubble or other debris. The storage capacity of dry wells are small due to the stones occupy the larger space but this pit resist collapse.
Dry well can be clogged due to the over time lint, soap, solids and scrum in the waste water that resist flow of water. This water then can overflow on the floor of lawn as a pool and causes mold, fungus and lawn disease.
Dry well should be maintained occasionally to avoid the clogging and over flow at the time of flooding. There are some simple steps to be used as caution to maintain the dry well work properly:
• After storm, inspect your gutters that the rain water properly drains in the dry well
• Ensuring the caps on the observation wells are fastened
• Repair if any damage to gutters due to winter snow or ice
• Remove leaves and tree debris from the roof gutters
• Place gutter guards on top of the roof downspouts to filter the leaves and other solids before rain water reaches the dry well
Maintenance of the dry well is important in terms where flooding can cause unwanted water to flow on the floor of lawn or can cause breeding insect formation or requires a complete replacement of the facility which can be very expensive.
Some of the service providers for dry well maintenance in Long Island are-
• ABC Storm Drain & Drywell Cleaning
• Drywell of Long Island
• All Storm Drains Inc.
• Clear River Cesspool
Drain cleaning service is required when one or more plumbing fixtures are blocked. Electric or battery powered drain cleaners such as sewer jetters or such mechanical device is required to clear barriers along with the length of the draining pipe. Some Drain cleaning services in Suffolk include-
• Drainage & Septic Tank Suffolk
• Falcon Maintenance
• Suffolk Plumbers
• Drain Doctor
• A K Services