A "laundry" sink strainer is different than a sink strainer. It's vertical
with ribs, plugs into the drain hole. It's designed so that as the water
rises (clogs near the bottom) the water can still pour in...up to the height
of the device. It's so that lint, a common problem in laundry systems, won't
clog the flow. What I have on my driveway now is a flat "manhole" type cover
with .5 inch holes in it. I think after viewing some of the suggestions here
and poking around the internet I know what I need. It's a cap which is round
6" wide and rises about 2-3". It'll give me more surface area. I think it's
a type of floor strainer. Most are plastic, I need a metal one, one strong
enough so that if the car accidentally drives over it it won't be crushed.




xrongor wrote:
i dont see how a strainer will particularly help your situation.
seems to me it will just catch more twigs and leaves and clog faster.

seems better to divert the water someplace else completely if
possible.

randy

"Alan Smithee" wrote in message
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I have a 3" drain on my driveway next to the house which takes
rainwater and
puts it back into the city's sewer system. During stormy weather the
drain has a tendency to slow down or stop because of bits of twigs,
leaves and other debris start to accumulate around it. If this
happens it's possible that my garage floor gets flooded because a
small lake starts to form around
the drain. I've heard of laundry sink strainers can help. Do they
make this
in a 3" size? How else could I fix this problem?