While painting the gutters and downspouts I started wondering where all the water was going.
So I started digging the rock away from the top of the PVC pipe.
That endeavor got old fast, so I started eyeballin the exposed pipe, then digging where it L@@Ked to be headed.
No luck. There were more trenches, but no pictures. So you get the idea ... but not the picture. 🤓
so I decided to use the pressure washer to blast open the end of the pipe exposing where it terminated. Figured I'd just put the nozzle on the end of the hose. A smart man would've checked to see if that was possible BEFORE he dragged the pressure washer and hoses across the property. It's not. They're different sizes. The designers knew men would bypass the handle and trigger to make an "adult" Water Wiggle.
Nevertheless, it was still a good idea, just not a sound one using a pressure washer. I found a NIB jet nozzle in the shed, attached it to a garden hose, forced the hose into the pipe, and waited for the wet spot to appear.
HUZZAH!
A few minutes later, up from the ground came bubblin crude. Wait. What? Crude? .... Nope. It was just water. The family won't be loading up the truck and moving to Beverly.
When the water had finally drained I located the pipe, dug a 25" x 25" circular hole then down 2.5' to the hardpan, replaced all the drain rock Dad used 25 years ago, and then lined the hole with a heavy-duty plastic pot saved from a tree purchase.
Gathered a few tools and built a cover.
Stained it. Yes, both sides and edges.
It should handle all the rain from the roof. That is until we receive the once in every five years warm-weather December flood.