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Old 05-18-2021, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
I had the exact same problem. Turned out the pop-up drains in the lawn were covered over with grass. Once I found them I removed to raise these up and found LOTS of grass routs had intruded into the pipes in this area. I took several minutes of hand digging to remove roots and clean out the pipes. Working much better now.
I have to trim the grass away from the pop up drain twice a year. If they are completely covered, you might have to put the hose down the down spout and run the water for a few minutes. Look for the wet area in your lawn to find the drain. Once I removed the overgrowth, the drain worked much better.