Accordingly to Wikipedia, a storm drain is actually a tunnel that carry runoffs (rain) from urban areas. For a layman, it helps to think along the line of sewage system functions beneath our cities.
In the states, this is actually typically referred to as "storm drain" or "storm sewer".
In the united kingdom, this is actually also known as "surface water drain" or "surface water sewer".
In Australia and New Zealand, it is best known "stormwater drain".
And there it is, the very next time you hear someone mentioning "storm drain", "storm sewer", "surface water drain","surface water sewer" and "stormwater drain", you now know they mention the same thing.
Functions of storm drain include draining excess water (rain or storm water) and ground water from pavement, streets and carparks into rivers and streams to protect yourself from flooding.
Although storm drains perform a amazing job of draining excess water from the urban areas, the inlets are essentially openings where left uncovered can pose a danger to pedestrians. Left uncovered, rubbish will get into pool grates the storm drains and cause choking which may eventually trigger flooding.
To ensure storm drains serve their purposes while minimizing the channel drain grate potential risks posed to pedestrians and to prevent choking of the drains, drain covers (gratings) are used to cover the inlets (openings) of the storm drains to accomplish the two purposes.
At Jonite, we grates for drains specialize in steel reinforced drain covers (gratings) that cover your storm drains while preserving the aesthetic elements of the architecture around the drain covers.
What is a channel drain?
A channel drain is essentially the same thing as a trench drain. In fact, there are other names such as line drain, slot drain, linear drain or strip drain which all mean the identical object.
A channel drain (trench drain) is a type of floor drain which has a channel shaped body identified by its long length and narrow width.
Channel drains (trench drains) are often mistaken for french drains. It is important to note that french drains are not the same as channel or trench drains.
With any kind of drains, channel drains (trench drains) too demand a cover outside drain cover to serve as a safety precaution as well as to prevent large objects from entering the drains which cause choking.
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