Slot Floor Drains

[tstaude]

has anybody used one of these drains or similar in their shop?
I am thinking about using a few sections in my new shop, I like the idea that the exposure is very small and easy to roll over with wheeled items.
Yes, you can get little ADA caps for them.

Amazon.com : Standartpark - Stainless Steel Slot Drain System - 1/2 inch Slot Drain Opening (3 inch Channel Depth) : Garden & Outdoor

Amazon.com : Standartpark - Stainless Steel Slot Drain System - 1/2 inch Slot Drain Opening (3 inch Channel Depth) : Garden & Outdoor

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[Modern Garage]

I see it specs 1/2 inch width which should keep most sockets out but, anything that does get in there could be a bear to get out.
I prefer a square or trench drain with a removeable grate to retrieve dropped objects and to clean the eventual sediment accumulation.
Joe

 

[tstaude]

they do have several trench style, I am really struggling with where to put them in relation to the two work bays. Maybe slope toward the rear of the bay so I never have to roll anything over them.

 

[Ohio Auto]

My buddy and I built our shops at the same time...he went with the trench style ... I went with the square one with removable grate to clean out sediment.

He tells me often he should have went with the one I picked.

 

[CraigStu]

I have worked in several shops that have what Ohio describes. The removeable grate gets real important when there is a clog. One had gotten tired of losing sockets even though they are pretty easy to retrieve so they put some wire mesh under the grates that had maybe 1/2 inch squares. Seemed like the best of all worlds to me. We didn't need to roll over them very often but you cross on a diagonal and all is well.

 

[cvairwerks]

Been in places that had them....huge pains in the ****...Hardware dropping in them, stuff hanging up when drug across the floor. If you are pouring a new floor, all the slope in one direction and use a wide trench drain with removable grates and then mesh the bottoms of the grates to keep small stuff out. If need be, make your own grates and either tiny slot or drill them.

 

[Milton Shaw]

I put a slot drain culvert in my driveway to catch runoff from running into the street. It is 12'culvert with a galvanized 2" slot in the top. It comes with a 2" tall or 4" tall slot for either asphalt or concrete. This would be overkill for a garage floor but someone might need to know what it is. I first saw it in a Sam's club parking lot to keep puddles from forming in the lower graded area.