The inlet pipe on the riser for this retention pond is broken- looks like someone hit it with the mower.
I thought about trying to cut off this clean out, but there wouldn’t be enough pipe left to glue a new one to; and it’s cemented in place inside the riser.
However after wiggling it a bit the coupling came loose- looks like this has been repaired once before and thankfully wasn’t glued.
It’s only supposed to have a 1 1/2” hole in it, but with this broken piece it’s letting way too much water through.
I picked-up a 6” coupling, a clean-out, and some pipe.
A hole saw would have worked better than this wood bit, but it’s what I had on hand; and it got the job done.
Next, I needed to cut a 7” piece of pipe to glue between the clean-out and the coupling.
I find that a circular saw works good for cutting large pipe.
When this pond fills with water from a thunderstorm, this riser is designed to let the water out slowly over time through this 1 ½” hole.
Now I’m just going to slide this back on, no need to glue it- the pressure of the water will hold it in place.
If the water in this pond gets higher than the top of the riser it’s designed to spill over and go through the culvert to the other side of the berm.
So what’s the last thing you fixed- that someone else broke? @hausplans
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