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When it comes to choosing a floor drain for a garage, the first question arises does a garage floor drain need a trap?
Well, the answer is a strong YES. Be it a bathroom, kitchen, terrace, garden or garage, every floor drain installed in any space must have a floor drain with a cockroach trap.
What are cockroach traps?
Cockroach traps are basically plumbing fixtures that can either be attached or come attached to the floor drain you get installed. Different brands have different designs for cockroach traps. However, the most effective one is the 3-layered design manufactured by Ruhe. There are 3 components- the outer trap which looks like a small cage, the inner cup that withholds a little amount of water at all times acting as a barrier for the insects and the drain jail or the drain cover.
Why install them in garages?
Garages are more prone to get infested with pests’ the reason being their closeness to the gardens or the open spaces. Moreover, if you have a doorway to your home through your garage, it becomes all the more important that you install a floor drain with a cockroach trap in your garage. This would prevent the insects from crawling up from the sewage pipe and infecting your garage and further your homes.
What else does a cockroach trap floor drain do?
Apart from effectively preventing any insects, rodents or pests from climbing up the floor drain jail into your garages and contaminating it, the cockroach trap floor drains also prevent the smell, toxic gases or foul odour from the sewage pipe it is connected with, from polluting the air space of the garage. A garage is a place which usually does not have a specific room smell of its own, but it can at times smell awful if there’s a blockage of sewage lines underneath. So, for precaution and for the sake of hygiene, you should always invest in floor drains with cockroach traps.
Where to buy it?
Ruhe manufactures an assortment of floor drains with different kinds of variations such as grating tops with lock, lid or a hinge- each with an attached cockroach trap. For a garage, the ideal option would be the square floor drain cover with a rotating lock and cockroach trap. The rotating locks make sure that the drain cover does not get displaced due to a sudden influx of water, which is quite a possibility in garages considering washing cars or a water pipe leakage.
