Originally Posted By: haertig
... they have the side effect of spewing the water pressure they release right up there against the side of you house. In many places that might not matter, but here in Colorado we have expansive clay soils. So the last thing you want is having that clay soil expand and contract (due to water) right up against your houses foundation. Makes for very expensive foundation cracking/repair.

I never thought about potential foundation issues. I guess that's something I should look into! Thanks.
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