Accordingly to Wikipedia, a storm drain is essentially 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 US, this is trench drains for driveways typically referred to as "storm drain" or "storm sewer".
In the united kingdom, this is actually typically referred to as "surface water drain" or "surface water sewer".
In Australia and New Zealand, it is typically referred to as "stormwater drain".
And there you have it, the 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 prevent flooding.
Although storm drains do 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 the storm drains and cause choking which might eventually cause flooding.
To make sure storm drains serve their purposes while minimizing the dangers posed to pedestrians and to prevent choking of the drains, drain covers (gratings) are employed to cover the inlets (openings) of the storm drains to achieve two purposes.
At Jonite, we specialize in driveway drainage steel reinforced drain covers (gratings) for your storm drains while preserving the aesthetic components of the architecture around the drain covers.
What is a channel drain?
A channel drain is basically the exact same thing as a trench drain. In reality, there are several names for example line drain, slot drain, linear drain or strip drain which all refer to exactly the same 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 usually mistaken for french drains. It is crucial to bear in mind french drains are not the same as channel or swimming pool grating trench drains.
With storm drains almost any drains, channel drains (trench drains) too require a cover to serve as a safety precaution and to prevent large objects from entering the drains which cause choking.
At Jonite, we specialise in steel reinforced channel (trench) grates (channel / trench covers) that provides you with the best of steel in its' strength and durability and the natural charm of stone that is certainly unmatched by another material you can find to construct channel (trench) grates.
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