Oak monk outlet

An oak monk outlet is a special type of drainage installation for ponds. It has vertical shafts located next to the dam. The water than falls over the control boards wall to the shaft. From there it then drains through the drainage pipe into the recipient. The drainage can be place at the bottom. The monk outlet enables the complete drainage of the pond. 

How does oak eater work? 

The control board wall is most often made of oak planks. If the wall is higher its bottom part is made of concrete and the bottom is equipped with a sluice valve. The oak monk is either open when the water drains from the top or closed when the water goes out from the bottom. Then there is a combined oak monk that enables you to change which water will leave by adding another wall. The height of the control boards determines the water level. By adding and removing control boards it is easy to regulate it. Concrete is the most often used material to build monk now days, compared to the past when oak wood was the main material. You can find oak monk at old ponds very often. Of you want to replace it with replica, we can custom-make it for you. 

Oak monk must be correctly dimensioned by using an overflow equation. We can then design proper width to avoid problems with compressed air and further malfunction. Stuck air can seriously and irrecoverably damage the piping. 

An oak monk made by us serves to maintain the water level of the ponds and of other watercourses. It can be placed at the foot of the dam or directly in the pond dam. The advantage is an easy manipulation and fast assembly. Oak wood has been used for centuries for various water management constructions. It is resistant to water and weather conditions and it can last for 20 years or more. It is possible to produce it in different lengths, exactly according to your requirements.