Flex-Drain 51110 Flexible/Expandable Landscaping Drain Pipe, Solid, 4-Inch by 25-Feet

Wow.

Great product. Decent price/cheaper that big box stores.

Pro's: SUPER easy to work with Cons: Thin enough to buckle if you're not a little careful while working with it. I used two of these to move water around the house, from the high side of the road-base driveway, to the low side and out away from the house. Since the driveway is higher than the yard, and the yard is sloped, it had a very large area for water to puddle. After digging my ditch, I put about three feet worth of larger, three to four-inch rocks, and then covered the end of the drain with about a foot more of the rock. I then covered the drain pipe and all the rocks, except for the first foot that a sloped down into the yard—to act as a grate or French drain—with road-base. It has worked perfectly. Yes, there is a layer of dirt and small pebbles that is getting caught in the ridges of the hose. But, once the ridges filled and became almost smooth across the bottom, water flowed/s freely. NOTE: This installation area is at the very end of the driveway where cars are parked, so it is not driven over or parked on. Since it buckles simply from working with it, I would NEVER try to bury it where it would be driven over, and I would certainly bury it deeper, or put large, 24" wide by 2" thick stepping stones over it where it could be walked over frequently.

This comes just as described its flexible. Solid and attaches well

I want to put a big lighted sign In from of My house that says "HOME OF THE AMAZING FREEING WATER LINES and then charge People to come and see It. But Is truly amazing that My Water line can freeze up In 3 hours but takes 24 hours to make Ice cubes In My freezer, If only I could harness Its power. Many years ago I was using white PVC pipe line many People do and every Winter had to make several trips to the hardware store to replace the busted PVC pipe but I bought some Sears rubber Garden hose and left It outside with the Water on but It did Not but until the temperature got down to 35 below zero F so I redone My house plumbing with Sears rubber Garden hose but It sill froze up but Not bust, so I had to find away to stop It from freezing up but that Electric heat tape Is expensive and prone to fail Not to mention dangerous that Electric heat cable develops hot spots yeah In the middle of the night It caught on fire and If the Water froze closer to the meter then I would be looking for a new home and Motorcycle when It burnt though the line the Water put the fire out but It was a big fire. So far the best solution I have found Is to cover the Water lines with drain pipe then use a hairdryer to blow hot Air down the line. I have tried other things as dryer vent hose and It would just fall apart It tried 3 In diameter RV drain line It fell a part plus could Not get hairdryer nozzle In line only 4 Inch and larger diameter works. The best and toughest flexible drain line I have found Is at Lowes (Lowes does Not deliver drain line by ups) but when I was at Lowes I did Not know I had a choice between drain lines with holes and solid without hoes so I bout the drain lines with holes, obvious without holes Is going to work better. This drain line Is second toughest to Lowes flexible drain line but this drain line collapses which means It will store In a smaller place as the luggage department on a Grey Hound bus If You ever want to take It with You, I also have a Ice Shelter a collapsible house that I can take with Me on a Grey Hound bus, You must be very strong to stretch this drain line out there needs to be a tool to do that. If running Water lines through If putting a tennis ball on the end of the line will make It easier to thread through. Also using zip ties You can make multiple connections It will be somewhat Air tight but Not Water tight.

great drainage pipes for your drainage projects

Flex-Drain Flexible Landscaping Drain Pipe System I have mixed feelings about this line of product. It is relatively inexpensive, pretty easy to install and for the most part, it does what it's supposed to. I do however have complaints. While many components are readily available they fail to tell you that the components won't go together unless you buy the coupler (55020 Drain Pipe Coupler). Without this critical piece you end up trying to connect pieces that are male on both sides and will not interlock with each other. Secondly I question the long term durability of this system as it is somewhat fragile and damages easily. In fact while stretching it out with my bare hands I was able to overstretch a few parts causing some crumpling which creates a weakened spot. I also have had the coupled pcs. pop apart and while snapping them back together is relatively easy it is a pain in the butt. I like the system but I have to say I think it was poorly thought out. The couplers which are used throughout the system are really just pressure fit. There are no pieces that actually "positive lock" together which is disappointing. While I am happy for now, I pretty much know I will be redoing this in a few years because as I stated I don't see these lasting very long. Overall I am giving it 3 stars mainly because it does what it is supposed to but I must say I think I am being generous with that rating. About my rating system 3 stars = meets expectations 1 or 2 stars = fails to meet expectations 4 or 5 stars = exceeds expectations and really rocks! How I came up with 3 stars on this item. 1. ease of installation = 4 stars 2. durability = 2 stars 3. Instructions = 0 (There are none, there is nothing on their website) The retailer I bought some of these components from did NOT sell the darn couplers so finding out that I needed them and tracking them down was a PAIN As always, If you have a question, post it I usually responde within 24 hours.