Trap Guard^® solves the problem of infrequently used drains by eliminating the need for a trap primer while preventing the emission of sewer gases and the backup of raw sewage into living or work areas. It is much less expensive, much more effective and much simpler to maintain than a trap primer. 

You can think of it as a “waterless trap primer” - providing the ultimate flexibility in placing drains. Additional advantages are provided at the bottom of this page.

Code Compliance
Trap Guard^® is compliant with the Standard Plumbing Code and the International Plumbing Code Contact us at 800-262-5355 for code approval in your area. For additional information on testing for flow rating and durability, please click here.

How Trap Guard^® Works
The Trap Guard^® sets watertight inside the drain and stays open when water is flowing but closes when the water stops. When the Trap Guard^® is closed, it successfully resists any emission of sewer gas, even if that gas is under significant pressure. It uses a flexible tube made of a space age, Elastomeric TM material that is treated to roll up when water is not passing through but is flexible enough to open and permit water flow, from an intermittent drip to fire-hose type flows.

Trap Guard^® US Patent Number: 6,795,987

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• Initial cost plus installation is much less expensive than alternative solutions

The Trap Guard^® Advantage in
Performance

• There is no restriction on water flow
  (up to 33 gpm: similar to the flow from a fire hose)
• It eliminates sewer gas emission and backup of raw sewage into living or working areas
• Trap Guard’s space-age, Elastomeric™ material has been proven in plumbing industry uses for forty years and has been used in non-plumbing critical applications for almost fifty years of continuous use without degradation.
• Maintenance-free except for occasional flushing
• Successfully tested with common cleaning solutions and other chemicals
• Functions despite lodging of common debris (mop strings, food residue, etc.)
• Resistant to lime scale and microbiological growth

The Trap Guard^® Advantage in
Inspection

• Only requires a simple inspection, with all parts accessible after completion, simply by viewing with a flashlight..

• It eliminates the headaches of specifying and installing trap primers
• Eliminates the requirement to consider or specify a trap primer – with its associated costs
• No tapping required in the drain to attach a waterline
• No small diameter, hard-to-support piping required under floor or behind wall
• No damaged pipe to worry about during pouring of concrete floor
• No costly 3-stage installation process

The Trap Guard^® Advantage in
Application

• Trap Guard^® drains can be used for wood floors, condensate drains, water heater drains, executive showers, outdoor drains, residential bathrooms, under kitchen sinks, apartment and condo bathrooms (providing tenant separation for water as well as fire) and other applications
• Trap Guard^® can be used for retrofitting, with its variety of designs ensuring compatibility with all other drain types

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