Club officials relaxed about rain ingress at the new stadium

I have seen videos of it, not good at all.

https://x.com/FootbalIhub/status/1864731857377509817

So basically nobody is allowed to fly a drone within a certain radius, probably about five miles from where the ship is berthed, until it leaves.

Testing it for when the Red Shite visit.

Good job the club isn't planning to have the first official match until next summer, though!

People on here take the piss out of Old Trafford when it floods. What's the difference?

What was the weather like here? I was abroad.

Seriously though, last Sunday I don't recall it raining that heavy to cause a flood like that. Mind, I was at Man Utd so maybe it was during the time we were in Manchester. I do remember it raining upon our return, but not all that heavy.

It would seem to be difficult to create the cascading water but could this be a deep fake video?

I’ve also just received another WhatsApp message. The Everton fans forum have stated that the siphonic drainage system is still not complete.

Why red?

Rob #17 Yes that syphonic draining system looks to be vital. If it's not yet fully installed / working, then it would be no surprise if there were a cascade of water in a period of heavy rain.

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Anyway, it seems we're going from 'Woodison' to 'Floodison' as somebody wrote elsewhere.

I was only involved in subsurface / groundwater drainage problems but never came across that system while in the USA.

They make it sound like a UK invention…It's a very clever rework of a very simple system for roof drainage that's worked the same way for hundreds of years!

Their new Bramley Moore Dock Stadium has been plagued by flooding issues

Shocking footage has emerged of water gushing into the stands of the new Everton stadium just months before the club are due to move there.

Torrents of water seen leaking into the stands at new Everton stadium AGAIN just months before Toffees are due to move in

If not, then that might explain the system being inundated? Or a malfunction in just one drain could have the same effect?

No...I don't think you are trying to mislead anyone.

Unlike a lot of the regulars on here.

I'm going to google that light settings thing...may come back on your claim.

The key to its operation seems to be the plate in the centre of the drainpipe intake. When the inflow of water covers that plate, it stops air entering the drainpipe, allowing a vertical siphon effect to develop as the weight of water accelerates the flow down the pipe, to the maximum capacity they are talking about.

Without that plate, it operates like a normal downspout, with much less capacity. Since the selling point is far fewer downspouts, then the normal flow capacity is much much less than the required design siphon capacity, likely causing the system to overflow under even moderate rainfall events.

Seems a simple thing that could have been avoided, but maybe it somehow slipped to near the end of the construction sequence.

"With the stadium roof now complete, workers are busy installing the siphonic drainage system behind the barrel.

Siphonic drains use clever hydraulic technology that effectively suck water down narrower drainpipes into the water storage system quicker than the traditional method of gravity, in turn eliminating the risk of water cascading into the stands.”

Guess we just need an update to see how close they are to completion…

They'll sort it.

Speedo Mick doing a photo shoot there.

Rain's always getting in.

Remember a few years back, he built a toy soldiers fort for his son… it collapsed!! 😂😂

I've been in construction for all my working life. Water ingress is one of the first things that is sorted out as the roof goes on in the natural upward build of any construction; this allows the fit out below to be completed without rainwater destroying all the internal build: concourses, function rooms, changing areas, toilet blocks, boardrooms etc etc.

Siphonic drainage would be completed early just the same as a gravity system, to ensure no water ingress destroying internal construction.

The two recent floods are a concern. Don't be thinking, "Well, it's an external issue." Water gets everywhere once it gets into a building.

Everton FC should not accept handover from Laing O'Rourke under any circumstances until it's put right. They are still currently trying to put Alder Hey's roof right 10 years after handover, they have never actually left site, the roof being one of many issues on that particular build that they are still trying to correct.

Don't be dazzled by the fact Bramley Moore was a dock full of water just 3 years ago, modern construction in the UK is a minefield.

Why the heck were these guys given our contract in the first place? Sounds like a shambles.

Everything is rushed and “We'll deal with the snags later” is the philosophy.

Those who think the waterfall in the new stadium may be a fake... ha ha. I don't know what you may have watched, if you're having a laugh or being serious but the comments certainly made me laugh.

What I have seen isn't fake and, although I know little about construction, I'm sure a building should be weatherproof before the electricals are installed.

Another fine mess. I bet Moshiri can't wait to end his ties to Everton. A fine plan, good meaningful investment, on and off the pitch, plenty of cash spent, but not much to show for any of it.

1) They haven't yet fully fitted the drainage system (I really can't see that).
2) They haven't fitted it properly.
3) Or it simply can't take the amount of water coming down.

Take your pick.

All projects will suffer glitches, so given the scale of this one, it has gone to plan.

I'm not concerned. It will get sorted. Finishing touches and all that.

Is it just my perception or is there really no real ‘competition' in construction in general once you get above the little guys? Easy money with plenty of profitable work to be shared around?

If so, it's not exactly a recipe for super efficiency or super quality is it, unless you've got ‘water-tight' technical agreements?