two promjects are currently underway. i need an anaximander or anaximenes to help me out here. alright around the corner there under the deck. u see that down spout attached to the black drain that runs under the deck and down the slope (which u can't see). being pitched like that, the water flows no problemo.
if it stays that way I'll have to frame a hole in the slats for it to pass through and that might look sketchy.
I therefore pose the following question to those of u who are the most learned in the subject of fluid dynamics. if i instead put a down spout extension to bring it straight to the ground so that i can connect it to the black drain
under the slats... i lose that pitch and am making the drain water go uphill for about two feet before it begins the decline down the slope (which u can't see).
BUT, even tho there would always be a small collection of water at the lowest point (where it goes under the slats), wouldn't the weight of any additional water - say from a big rain storm - push the lowest water uphill and down or at leasr displace it?
in other words,
is that really a problem? if there will only ever be a little stagnant water sitting in a completely sealed corrugated pipe underground, wouldn't i do that rather than have to cut a sketchy looking hole in the slats?
i feel like the total weight of water of a completely full down spout - if it ever were to be filled let's say - would force the water to flow through the low point. so there would never be a literal back-up of water. picture in your head what I'm saying when u look at the pic.
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