Depending on where you are from, different countries have different terms for "storm drain".
Accordingly to Wikipedia, a storm drain is basically a tunnel that carry runoffs (rain) from urban areas. For a layman, it helps to think along the line of sewage system that operates beneath our cities.
In the states, this is typically referred to as "storm drain" or "storm sewer".
In great britan, this is often called "surface water drain" or "surface water trench grates sewer".
In Australia and New Zealand, it is popularly known as "stormwater drain".
And there you have it, 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 mean 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 do 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 get into the storm drains and cause choking which may eventually trigger flooding.
To guarantee storm drains serve their purposes while minimizing the dangers posed to pedestrians and to prevent choking of the drains, drain covers (gratings) are widely-used to cover the inlets (openings) of the storm drains to achieve the two purposes.
At Jonite, we focus on steel reinforced drain covers (gratings) that cover your storm drains while preserving storm drain covers the aesthetic areas of the architecture around the drain covers.
What is a channel drain?
A channel drain is essentially exactly the same thing like a trench drain. Actually, you'll find names such as drainage cover line drain, slot drain, linear drain or strip drain which all mean the same object.
A channel drain (trench drain) is a type of floor drain that features a channel shaped body portrayed by its long length and narrow width.
Channel drains (trench drains) are often mistaken for french drains. It is advisable to keep in mind that french drains aren't the same as channel or trench drains.
With any type of drains, channel drains (trench drains) too need a cover to serve as a safety precaution as well as to prevent large objects from entering the drains which cause choking.
At Jonite, we specialise drainage grates in steel reinforced channel (trench) grates (channel / trench covers) which provides you with the best of steel in its' durability and strength additionally, the magnificence of stone that is definitely unmatched by another material you could find to develop channel (trench) grates.
Check out our range of channel grates (trench grates) here.
Link to: http://www.jonite.us/products/channel-grates
Accordingly to Wikipedia, a storm drain is basically a tunnel that carry runoffs (rain) from urban areas. For a layman, it helps to think along the line of sewage system that operates beneath our cities.
In the states, this is typically referred to as "storm drain" or "storm sewer".
In great britan, this is often called "surface water drain" or "surface water trench grates sewer".
In Australia and New Zealand, it is popularly known as "stormwater drain".
And there you have it, 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 mean 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 do 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 get into the storm drains and cause choking which may eventually trigger flooding.
To guarantee storm drains serve their purposes while minimizing the dangers posed to pedestrians and to prevent choking of the drains, drain covers (gratings) are widely-used to cover the inlets (openings) of the storm drains to achieve the two purposes.
At Jonite, we focus on steel reinforced drain covers (gratings) that cover your storm drains while preserving storm drain covers the aesthetic areas of the architecture around the drain covers.
What is a channel drain?
A channel drain is essentially exactly the same thing like a trench drain. Actually, you'll find names such as drainage cover line drain, slot drain, linear drain or strip drain which all mean the same object.
A channel drain (trench drain) is a type of floor drain that features a channel shaped body portrayed by its long length and narrow width.
Channel drains (trench drains) are often mistaken for french drains. It is advisable to keep in mind that french drains aren't the same as channel or trench drains.
With any type of drains, channel drains (trench drains) too need a cover to serve as a safety precaution as well as to prevent large objects from entering the drains which cause choking.
At Jonite, we specialise drainage grates in steel reinforced channel (trench) grates (channel / trench covers) which provides you with the best of steel in its' durability and strength additionally, the magnificence of stone that is definitely unmatched by another material you could find to develop channel (trench) grates.
Check out our range of channel grates (trench grates) here.
Link to: http://www.jonite.us/products/channel-grates