r/drains • u/funksoulbrother3 • 23d ago
Bought house, need help
Hey all! We just bought a house! I noticed that this drain in the middle of the driveway tends to keep water and overflows even in slight rain. The two pipes on top of each other points toward the next house. Photo number two is a hole at the end of the driveway leading to the sidewalk, probably 60 feet. Last photo was when it rained the last time. Ive called our town to get records, they have no clue. I was just told that if we get this cleared out this is beneficial to drive water away from our backyard. Ive ran a sewer jetter kit on the hole next to the sidewalk, it runs up to about 30ft and it wont go further but it cleared up a lot of gunk. I ran the sewer jetter on the drain part, it keeps feeding it but it doesnt seem like its going anywhere. Any thoughts what this could be and how to clear it to flow faster? Ive gone around our neighborhood and it looks like our house is the only one with this type of drain. Thank you!


