Conveyance drain emitter

An emitter system for removing standing water from a conveyance line operatively connected to a gutter, where at least a first portion of the conveyance line is located above ground and at least a second portion of the conveyance line is underground and adjacent to a percolation region in the ground, where the standing water is arranged within the first portion of the conveyance line, the emitter system comprising:

• a drain emitter comprising
• an emitter housing, and
• a flow control member supported by the emitter housing to define an emitter opening;
• wherein
• the drain emitter is adapted to be connected to the conveyance line such that
• when the standing water is within the first portion of the conveyance line, a drained portion of the standing water flows continuously out of the conveyance line through the emitter opening at a preset emitter flow rate, and
• the drain emitter is arranged such that the drained portion of the standing water flows out of the emitter opening to the percolation region;
• and
• the flow control member is displaced relative to the emitter housing to set the preset emitter flow rate such that
• the drained portion of the standing water flows out of the drain emitter to drain the standing water from the conveyance line, and
• the drained portion of the standing water percolates through the percolation region.

A method of removing standing water from a conveyance line operatively connected to a downspout, where at least a portion of the conveyance line is underground and adjacent to a percolation region in the ground, where a standing portion of collected water flowing into the conveyance line through the downspout is in the conveyance line above ground, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a drain emitter comprising
• an emitter housing, and
• a flow control member supported by the emitter housing to define an emitter opening;
• operatively connecting the drain emitter to the conveyance line such that
• at least a first portion of the collected water flows into the drain emitter, and
• a drained portion of the first portion of the collected water flows continuously out of the conveyance line through the emitter opening at a preset emitter flow rate;
• displacing the flow control member relative to the emitter housing such that the drained portion of the collected water flows to the percolation region at the preset emitter flow rate;
• and
• arranging the flow control member relative to the emitter housing to set the preset emitter flow rate such that
• the drained portion of the collected water flows out of the drain emitter to drain the standing portion of the collected water from the conveyance line, and
• the drained portion of the collected water percolates through the percolation region.

A rainwater conveyance system for managing collected water flowing through a conveyance line, where a first portion of the conveyance line is located above ground and a second portion of the conveyance line is located underground and adjacent to a percolation region in the ground, where a standing portion of the collected water is in the first portion of the conveyance line, the rainwater conveyance system comprising:

• a drain emitter comprising an emitter housing and a flow control member, where
• the drain emitter is connected to the conveyance line such that a drained portion of the collected water flows into the drain emitter, and
• the flow control member and the emitter housing cooperate to define an emitter opening through which the drained portion of the collected water flows out of the drain emitter;
• wherein the drained portion of the collected water flows out of the drain emitter at a preset emitter flow rate;
• the flow control member is displaced relative to the emitter housing such that the drained portion of the standing water flows to the percolation region at the preset emitter flow rate;
• and
• the preset emitter flow rate is predetermined such that
• the flow of the drained portion of the collected water out of the conveyance line through the drain emitter drains standing water from the conveyance line;
• and
• the drained portion of the collected water percolates through the percolation region.