Soakaway Not Draining May 2026

You dig down to the inspection cover. You lift it. No drainage at all.

The soakaway is .

You might ignore it at first— “Just a wet spring.” But the problem is already deep, literally meters below your feet. 1. The Silent Killer: Silt and Sediment Every drop of rainwater carries tiny particles—dust from the roof, moss spores, leaf litter, soil crumbs. Over years, these particles settle in the soakaway. The gravel or crate voids act like a filter: water passes, but silt stays. soakaway not draining