Speciality Plumbing Supplies Pty Ltd (SPS)
Product Manual – Bucket Trap Floor Wastes
Version 7.2
November, 2010
Page 10 of 38
7.
[If applicable] sheet vinyl flooring should be applied into the grate assembly and
clamped securely with clamping ring (vinyl flooring to be installed by qualified
professional).
8.
Insert basket into grate assembly and re-secure grate.
(iii).
Compact or Push-in systems (including Smart Secondary Strainer system)
1.
Insert assembly into pipe using o-rings to suit pipe material (consult SPS for
appropriate o-ring when ordering). If waterproofing is required, a leak control flange
must be installed into pipe prior to the grate assembly. In this case do not use o-
rings, as a space is required between the spigot and the inner wall of the leak-
control flange so that any sub-surface liquid can escape.
2.
Ensure unit is set up in the pipe to the appropriate height, having regard to the
depth of the topping to be applied to the structural slab (e.g., cement screed, sheet
vinyl, epoxy floor coating, tiles, etc.)
3.
Check that the removable strainer basket is inside the grate assembly prior to the
handing over of the job.
F.
Operation and Maintenance
This is the most critical aspect of basket trap floor wastes. In order to function properly,
basket trap floor wastes require regular cleaning of the basket and inspection of the
secondary strainer. How often this needs to occur is a matter for the end-user, but we
recommend that SPS basket traps be inspected
at least once per day
.
SPS basket trap floor wastes should not be used as in-floor garbage receptacles.
The strainer system is only as good as the maintenance it receives. SPS
recommends that the end-users be encouraged to implement proper cleaning and
maintenance procedures.
For example, a large and well-known fast food chain stipulates that its restaurant floors be
swept every hour and the baskets are cleaned out at the end of every shift.
Also, some larger and busier operations have invested in two sets of baskets. This allows
the cleaning staff to efficiently replace clogged baskets with clean ones. This practice
maximises the effectiveness of the floor wastes and minimises mess and the risk of
clogging up secondary strainers.
The biggest problem we see in the field arises from users who destroy the secondary
strainers and/or discard the baskets. The secondary strainers, if installed properly, are
very difficult to remove.
Also, the strainer baskets can be supplied with stainless steel
fixing cable to help prevent them being discarded
.
Cleaning procedures are listed below.
