Every house must have a floor drain or a filter on the drain. This object serves to filter dirt, such as trash, plastic, and hair so that it does not enter the drain hole. Use of floor drain also serves to prevent puddles in the bathroom due to piles of dirt that clog the drain.
In general, floor drain installed on the bathroom floor to cover the drain hole. There is also an installed floor drain on the balconies of houses, basements, laundry rooms, and places of ablution in mosques.
Materials and Size Floor Drain
According to GB Sanitaryware Supervisor (SPV), Sheila, in general floor drain is made of three materials, that is stainless steel, brass, and ABS. However, it is most frequently used in floor drain with materials stainless steel.
"It consists of stainless steel, brass, and ABS,” said Sheila.
When it comes to form, generally floor drain circle and square. Floor drain the most popular and widely used circular shape. The drawback is that the filter hole will look dirty if dirt has accumulated after the bathroom has been used and it is not compatible when placed on a square bathroom floor.
While on floor drain square in shape, this model is more in harmony with the bathroom floor. Filter hole floor drain is also not visible because there is a lid on top so the bathroom still looks clean.
Floor drain GB Sanitaryware has 5 sizes. Starting from a diameter of 10 cm for circular shapes, and sizes 10 x 10 cm, 10 x 15 cm, 20 x 20 cm, 10 x 60 cm for square shapes.
Sheila added that in the future certain products from GB Sanitaryware will be made from stainless steel of custom size, one of them floor drain.
"In fact, in the future certain products can be customized for their size because they are made of stainless steel,” added Sheila.
Tips for Choosing Floor Drain
To make it easier for you to find floor drain right for the bathroom, here are some tips that can be used as a guide in choosing it.
Written by: Nathasya Elvira
