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A horizontal drain pipe usually gets blocked by soap and grease residues and causes issues, such as slower water drains and eventually build up to a blockage. What happens when your drain water reaches the public sewer is a whole other topic. Usually, your local authorities take care of everything that goes beyond the lateral drain.

Now that you are familiar with plumbing and drains, it is time to learn what foul water drainage is and how it differs from the surface water drainage system. In modern properties, they are usually divided into a distinct set of pipes each.

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Being familiar with most of the parts of your drainage system can be crucial in times of need. Most drain parts and components are well hidden under our sink, behind walls or under floors, but knowing which is responsible for what may save you time, effort and potentially money.

We have access to water around our properties through the plumbing. But what is plumbing? It is usually divided into two subsystems. One subsystem brings freshwater from a mains water supply near our property, which is then regulated to our taps and water fixtures through a network of pipes. The other subsystem takes the wastewater away to the sewage plant.

If you live in an old property, it is possible that they combine both systems in one, but it is best to keep them separate. Storm-water flowing to your foul drainage can lead to flooding and foul water flowing to your surface water drain may cause contamination of the streams it is taken to.

It is easy to understand how the drainage system works. It functions entirely with the help of gravity and does not use any pressure to move water through your plumbing. All water appliances, all sinks and toilets within your house are connected with pipes.

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The drainage system’s most important feature is to carry away used water to the sewage system. If you ever wondered what is drainage, the simplest way to remember it is like all the used water leaving your property through the piping.

Sewage

Foul drainage will transport the water coming from the bathrooms, kitchen sink, shower and your laundry away from your property. This water is considered wastewater and needs to be transported to your local sewage treatment plant. All the water coming to your property from the mains supply that is being used needs to go through your foul drains.

When you flush or turn the tap on the wastewater goes first to a small pipe in your house and then connects to a larger sewer pipe under the road. This sewage then joins a network of municipal sewers which all go to a sewage treatment plant.

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All water coming into your property goes through a meter, which registers the amount you are using. With burst pipes, it is important to know where the main water stop valve is, and that usually is very close to the meter.

To avoid many of the common plumbing-related issues, such as burst pipes, a leak under the sink, blocked drain and clogged toilets, you must first understand a bit more about the standard house drainage system.

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It is important to understand that your drains work by gravity only. The closer to a vertical pipe your drainage system is, the faster and easier it will flow away. As this is often difficult to achieve in standard household architecture, most drain pipes are at an angle to keep the used water flowing to the sewage constantly.

Most of your home drainage problems are easy to spot, and you can easily prevent them from turning into a massive water issue by being caught on time.

Surface water drainage is for all water around your property that is not connected to your house plumbing. That includes the rainwater collected by your gutters, your patio, sportsfields and driveway. Since it has not contaminated, it is not considered harmful and can be diverted to a soakaway, a river or a stream.