How Do You Install A Flood Guard In Floor Drains?
When your sewer back flows through your floor drain or your piping system fails to properly evacuate water or waste, a flood guard can help prevent an expensive clean up by blocking off the back flow as it comes up through the floor drain. Quickly install flood guards to protect your home by following these steps. Choose a flood guard model (float/plug or standpipe models) that fits your situation and pipe size. Float models have a rubber floatation device that reverse blocks the drain as water or waste flows upward. Standpipe models thread onto your existing pipes and provide you an additional length of piping that “stands” vertical to the floor drain. Remove and clean your floor drain trap and clean your floor drainpipe of any miscellaneous debris. Install your flood guard by placing it into the top of the floor drainpipe (screw heads facing upward), but low enough that the floor drain trap will fit back into the pipe. Turn the screws with a flat or cross-head screwdriver until the r
