The school closes on June 21 and reopens on September 1. Seven weeks without water through the drains—every drain trap in the school is dry. First week of classes: the whole school stinks, fruit flies in the kitchen, teachers calling for the maintenance staff. Green Drain™ solves the classic problem.
No children, no kitchen, no use of the restrooms. The traps dry out in 5–10 days. After seven weeks, every one is dry. Odors build up, flies multiply in the biofilm, and on the first day of September it all greets the teachers and the children.
Ireland operates roughly 3,100 primary schools and around 720 post-primary schools under the Department of Education, alongside the ETB sector and a growing network of new-build campuses. Every one of them closes for summer, mid-terms and bank holidays — when P-traps dry out and reopen day one with sewer odours and drain flies in toilet blocks, kitchens and changing rooms.
Statistical data taken from official Irish and EU sources: Central Statistics Office Ireland (cso.ie), Health Service Executive (hse.ie), Failte Ireland (failteireland.ie), Bord Bia (bordbia.ie), IDA Ireland (idaireland.com), Health Products Regulatory Authority (hpra.ie). Regulatory framework: EUR-Lex for EU directives — EU 2017/745 (MDR), EU 178/2002 (food safety), EU 1935/2004 and EU 10/2011 (food contact materials), EU 528/2012 (BPR), EU 2014/34 (ATEX). Standards: EN 1253-1 (floor P-traps, water seal ≥50 mm), EN 1253 Parts 6/7/8 (mechanical seal failures, 2023), HACCP International RG-04, ASSE 1072-2020, NSF/ANSI 2, HSE SARI guidelines. Revision date: May 2026.
Ideally: the end of August, before classes start. A typical school—half a day's work for one technician.
The technician maps all drains throughout the facility — classrooms, restrooms, kitchen, and gym.
Written proposal for the principal and technical services. It also covers dormitories, if any.
We are placing three samples in critical sanitary areas. The technical service is assessing.
Half a day of work — performance in the week before classes begin.
Irish schools are built to EN 1253. Most primary schools built after 2000 have DN50 P-traps in restrooms. Older buildings have a mix of DN65/80. Sports halls always have larger traps (DN80–100) for shared shower facilities.
Green Drain™ doesn't work alone — for maximum drain control it's combined with GD Uri-Tabs™ (urinals) and GreenSwirl™ (biofilm bio-cleaning).
Patented silicone seal for all floor drains in school restrooms, kitchens, and gymnasiums. Remains sealed through a seven-week summer without use.
Bio-enzyme urinal tablets for public school restrooms. Fewer odors, fewer parent complaints, simple maintenance by the janitor.
Bio-cleaning of kitchen and locker room drains. Breakdown of organic buildup in cafeterias and sports halls — a safe formula for school environments.
We come to the site, map the drains, and provide a written recommendation—no cost, no obligation.