Accordingly to Wikipedia, a storm drain is largely 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 america, this is also known 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 best known "stormwater drain".
And there you have it, when you hear someone mentioning "storm drain", "storm sewer", "surface concrete drain cover water drain","surface water sewer" and "stormwater drain", congratulations, you know they refer to the exact 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 counteract flooding.
Although storm drains accomplish a amazing job of draining excess water from the urban areas, the inlets are essentially openings where left uncovered could be a hazard to pedestrians. Left uncovered, rubbish will enter the storm drains and cause choking which might eventually trigger flooding.
To make sure storm drains serve their purposes while minimizing the 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.
Over at Jonite, we concentrate on steel reinforced drain covers (gratings) for your storm drains while preserving the aesthetic elements of the architecture around the drain covers.
What is a channel drain?
A channel drain is largely the exact same thing as the trench drain. The fact is, there are lots of names such as line drain, slot drain, linear decorative grate covers drain or strip french drain grates drain which all mean the same thing object.
A channel drain (trench drain) is a type of floor drain which has a channel shaped body characterized by its long length and narrow width.
Channel drains (trench drains) are generally mistaken for french drains. It is important to understand that french drains aren't the same as channel or trench drains.
With almost any drains, channel drains (trench drains) too demand a cover to serve as a safety precaution and also to prevent large objects from entering the drains which cause choking.
At Jonite, we focus on steel reinforced channel (trench) grates (channel / trench covers) that provides you with the best of steel in its' durability and strength additionally, the natural charm of stone which is unmatched by another material you can find to develop channel (trench) grates.
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