Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Drainage Tile below water surface - Do I plug??

If your going to want the water level higher than the level of the tile as it enters the pond you are going to want to figure out where it gos.

The water will flow back up it if your pond level is higher. When you get a heavy rain and the tile wants to flow but can't over come the pressure you pond has on it the tile will blow out. Muskrats are little buggers and will travel up the 4"s tile and can't turn around. They will on their backs then chew the top of the tile apart. These weak spots are where the blow out will happen. X2 on the critter cover on the inlet.

Did the other end of this tile run above ground in your pond area or is there an outlet from your pond now too. If you have a second end your going to want to plug that or raise it and use it as an over flow.

If you just have the one tile and it did run out on top of the ground in the pond area as the end I would just add a critter guard. If you plug it the pressure will give you a blow out above the pond some where some time. Let it flow into the pond and back up as the level gets higher.

Cheers Don.