The Complete Handbook of Drain Covers & Strainers
Selection, Installation, Maintenance, and Business for Professionals and Serious Practitioners
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
Essential practical knowledge for professionals who specify, install, maintain, and sell drain covers and strainers.
About this book
Drain covers and strainers are critical plumbing fixtures that protect property, prevent injury, and keep systems functioning—yet most professionals choose them based on price or familiarity rather than specifications, compliance requirements, and actual performance standards.
This handbook provides independent, concrete guidance on what drain covers and strainers do, how they fail, and how to choose the right one for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. You'll learn load-rating standards (ASTM, DIN, EN), material trade-offs, accessibility and code compliance requirements, installation techniques that prevent premature failure, and diagnostic troubleshooting for common problems. The book also covers the full business ecosystem: how to evaluate brands and suppliers, opportunities for resellers and service contractors, and how this category is evolving.
Written for plumbers, facility managers, contractors, property owners, and hardware professionals—not for marketing, but for practitioners who need usable, standards-based knowledge.
Reader Reviews
Laura Lewis
★★★★★This is genuinely useful if you're tired of guessing at drain cover specs. The material on load ratings and code compliance saved me from making a few bad choices on a recent retrofit project. That said, some sections feel a bit dense and could use more diagrams—I found myself rereading the installation section on slope tolerances. Overall though, if you're a contractor or facility manager, it's worth having on hand.
Rebecca Robinson
★★★★★Finally a no-nonsense reference for this category. I've been specifying drain covers for 15 years and kept finding myself patching together info from manufacturer sheets and half-remembered code sections. This handbook pulls it all together: standards, materials, installation gotchas, and even the business side. The troubleshooting chapter alone is worth the price—nailed three problem calls in one week using the clogging and settling diagnostics. Highly recommend.