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- The swale inlet is a precast concrete unit from ACO, specifically designed to slow down the incoming flow and spread it out sideways to avoid eroding the soil to create a single narrow channel\u00a0– more info at\u00a0ACO SuDS Swale Inlet<\/a><\/li>\n
- This looks a bit odd – especially when it first turns up in a Google search – but it does the job very well and there aren’t many alternative precast units in such a small size (this takes a 160mm pipe but a lot of them are designed for large\u00a0housing developments with much bigger flow volumes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a>Week 77, Day 4<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Underground pipe to swale inlet<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Precast concrete swale inlet (ACO SuDS Swale Inlet)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Week 77, Day 4: More work on the swale for the rainwater drainage, connecting up the inlet pipework The swale inlet is a precast concrete unit from ACO, specifically designed to slow down the incoming flow and spread it out … Continue reading
- This looks a bit odd – especially when it first turns up in a Google search – but it does the job very well and there aren’t many alternative precast units in such a small size (this takes a 160mm pipe but a lot of them are designed for large\u00a0housing developments with much bigger flow volumes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n