french drain not working

Becky
by Becky
Our french drain isn't working! I've tried to clean it out ,using a high pressure nossle on my hose, from both the catch drains as well as the end of the french drain. It's still blocked! The drain is about 25' long with 2 catch basins & is in a Y configuration & empties into a ditch. Would appreciate any advice asap as we have been getting torrential rain here in South Louisiana.
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  • Moxie Moxie on Jun 01, 2014
    put some rit dye in one basin at a time and see if it makes it out to narrow down where the problem is; then you may need to "dig deeper"
    • Becky Becky on Jun 01, 2014
      Thanks Moxie, I'll give that a try in the morning. Sincerely appreciate your advice.