Acho drains

[Dbe159]

Hi there am ripping up the decking and fencing and will be adding some Acho drains one along the house where window is into a drain like one in picture behind the white air source, then one along where the bar is into another drain but may question is what’s easiest way to connect them to the drain as I was just going to put hole into the concrete around the drains for it to just run into but then got me thinking is there a better way etc

 

[Drillbit]

You aren't really supposed to drain rainwater runoff into a general drain like that which goes into the sewage system. Rather than an ACO next to the house, you want to ensure all external landscaping (which should be min. 150mm lower than DPC) drains away from the house towards lawns and planting beds where it can soak in.

 

[Dbe159]

But it’s not a general drains is it as both have guttering going to them ? There’s one near front of house that’s from the kitchen and the Acho there drains into that ?

I just thought could add some of these drains near to house into the drain pictured and then have patio sloped towards the grass slighlty as well but correct me if wrong

 

[Drillbit]

If the patio slopes towards the grass, the aco won't hardly be picking anything up anyway. If those drains go to a separate surface water sewer you could connect to them. (To be honest I doubt the water companies randomly inspect private houses so I shouldn't worry too much, I'm just saying what I think you're *supposed* to do).