Easy-Install Two-Stage Stairwell Drain Cover Resists Yard Waste Clogs and Flooded Basements

Great quality product, very impressed with the success of how well it works for my yard storm drains. In fact works so well over two big rain storms that I have since ordered another one for another yard drain. This really stopped all the stuff from going down the drain that I’d have to dig out after the rain storm . It really saves me a lot of work in the future I am proactive and stomping all the stuff from going down the drain, it keeps the drain from clogging up during the storm so all the water gets through the pipe in the rain storm and I’m not outside, trying to clear the entrance of the drain, I simply check it out after the rain storm and pick up anything that it stopped so it’s clear for the next rain storm. I don’t have to worry now about clearing out the whole storm drain.

This well designed product was just what I needed for my basement stairwell drain which would often get blocked by leaves, "helicopters", and other plant debris. Even though I checked and cleared out the drain area weekly, during a rainstorm leaves would blow in and more than once I had flooding in my basement when water couldn't drain and then came in under my basement door. I bought pads to place inside the door to help soak up water, but then I found this drain defender. It is very sturdy and keeps all leaves and debris away from the drain so that water goes down easily. What a relief to finally have my problem solved!

The media could not be loaded. This works pretty decently but I wish they made a bigger version. We live in a woodsy area, and when it rains really hard even this defender gets overwhelmed with debris. And then water gets into my garage. I guess it would be less of an issue if I had more vertical clearance between the drain and my garage, but it starts flooding into my garage before the water level rises enough to make use of the holes on top of the drain defender. After some searching, I found that Quick Dam bags are useful for this issue. They swell up with water when they become wet and shrink back down when they dry -- so you can just leave them in place all the time (with maybe a rock on them so they don't blow away) and they're relatively unobtrusive.

This drain is perfect. We live in a basement and our front starway fills with leaves and floods during big rains to the point where we used to have to get up every few hours and manually clear our drain or the water would get so high it'd leak in. With this drain we have never needed to clear away any debris! It does pose a fairly serious tripping hazard as it sits high and farther out than the drain but it works so insanely well that I think it is still worth five stars. Be mindful when you first set it up and give any guest or handymen a heads up when they come over so no falls occur!

These aren't going to make your drains magically outpace flooding or address uneven surfaces at your drain, but they are going to maximize surface area atop your drain cover and keep lots of the muck from your pipes.We got these for balcony drains on a vacation home that has Douglas fir and pine trees around it. New to us, we could see the house had issues with drains being clogged in the past. We are nearly to winter and months into the rain and pine-needle drop season, and these seem to be doing a great job. We have someone checking them every couple of weeks, and he is impressed with the job they are doing.The plastic has a good weight to it, which gives me the impression that it will hold up for many years. We installed them just before leaving, so I can't speak to how they are to walk around. Our existing drain cover did not have a central hole, but we did use the pin to be sure the defender did not move about.

I don't know about you, but there are certain things my husband and I struggle with in our home that we thought there was no hope for...one of the worst things was living in fear of every rainstorm because the drains in our driveway or the side of the house would clog with debris (no matter how often we swept) and the water would back up and flood the basement. It was to the point that if we heard rain in the middle of the night we had to get up and check the drains...and often saw a small lake forming and had to go running out in rainboots at 4am to clear them. After a particularly terrible storm I did a search thinking we can't be the only ones with this issue, and turns out I was right! After reading the reviews I ordered one for same-day delivery - it arrived just in time to test out with more massive rain that day and it was a MIRACLE to see it at work. Debris gathered around the sides and the water was still able to get to the drain, just as it was supposed to. We almost wept with relief and joy - we had no idea there was such a simple, ingenious device waiting to eliminate so much stress in our life!! I instantly ordered another one for the side of the house, and am writing this review with sincere gratitude to the makers of this product! :)