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Weekend home closed for a week.
P-trap in the basement is dry.
Friday: it stinks.

Anyone with a holiday home or a second apartment knows the pattern. You open up for the weekend and everything is spotless. You come back a fortnight later to a stench in the basement, the bathroom and the garage. The traps dry out while the place is empty. Green Drain™ is a solution you install once and forget for five years.

DIY installationNo chemicals5-year lifespanMaintenance-free
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Fragrance
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Life
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Installation
Problem & solution

The classic household problem.

A holiday house on the coast, a let apartment in the city, a basement flat, a garage with a floor drain — everyone knows the smell that greets them on the way back in.

Without Green Drain™

  • Basement drains rarely get wet — they stay dry for weeks.
  • Apartments on Booking and Airbnb — guests complain about “that smell”
  • Shower stalls in houses — P-traps with insufficient depth drain quickly.
  • Garages with floor drains — a classic for dried-out P-traps
  • Holiday homes closed for the winter — the whole house sits dry for six months

With Green Drain™

  • DIY installation — no professional needed
  • No chemicals down the trap — better for the environment
  • Quiet in use — no gurgling from the trap
  • Resistant to household cleaning agents
  • Rental apartments — no reviews about the smell
Irish residential & short-let

Private rental is a large market.

Ireland has a substantial self-catering and short-let estate, alongside a deep stock of holiday homes along the Wild Atlantic Way, Ancient East and Greater Dublin commuter belt. Hosts on Booking, Airbnb and Vrbo deal with the same seasonal pattern — properties closed mid-week or mid-season, P-traps dried out, and a one-star review about the smell on the first day back.

Significant
Self-catering & short-let inventory across Ireland
Holiday homes
Substantial stock of second residences nationwide
DIY
DIY installation — owner installs in minutes
Booking / Airbnb
A negative odour review is a lasting SEO footprint
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Maintenance cost over 5 years
Glamping
Seasonal structures — ideal application
Data Sources and Regulatory Framework (2024–2025 data)

Statistical data taken from official Irish and EU sources: Central Statistics Office Ireland (cso.ie), Health Service Executive (hse.ie), Fáilte 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 (gullies with a water seal below 50 mm, with mechanical closure, and combined types; 2023 editions), HACCP International RG-04, ASSE 1072-2020, NSF/ANSI 2, HSE SARI guidelines. Revision date: May 2026.

Implementation

A Friday-afternoon job.

Order the size, it arrives within days, and you fit the whole house yourself in five to ten minutes.

01

Measurement

Measure the internal diameter of the drain yourself, with the grate off.

02

Ordering

Shipped from our EU warehouse — 5–8 working days across Ireland and Northern Ireland.

03

Installation

Remove the grate, install the Green Drain™, and put the grate back.

04

Five quiet years

A visual inspection once a year — that's all.

Model Recommendation

Recommended sizes by type of property.

Irish residential stock: pre-1963 Georgian and Victorian terraces, 1970s–1990s housing estates, modern A-rated builds, Dublin and Cork apartment blocks, holiday-home and Airbnb / short-let portfolios. Different construction eras mean a wide P-trap mix — from DN32 shower-channel drains to DN100 garage and utility-room floor drains. Homeowners measure the drain before ordering; we ship next-business-day.

Green Drain™ Recommended for your industry.

  • Channel showers (linear, walk-in showers, modern construction)GD 1.5Shallow traps dry out quickly.
  • Bathrooms in apartments and houses (standard)GD 2The most common size.
  • Holiday homes and rental apartments (Booking, Airbnb)GD 2Seasonal shutdown — the seal holds.
  • Basements and garages (private)GD 3 or GD 4. Infrequently used — a classic for dried-out P-traps.
💬 Not sure of the exact size? Send us a photo of your sink drain — our technical team will respond with a written recommendation within the same business day, free of charge.
Check out Green Drain™ → Request a quote
GD 1.25
DN32 · condensate drains, channels
GD 1.5
DN40 · shower channels
GD 2
DN50 · bathrooms
GD 2.5
DN65 · older buildings
GD 3
DN80 · terraces, showers with a sump
GD 4
DN100 · garages, basement
Questions

What we get asked most.

Can I install it myself?

Yes. Remove the drain grate (a simple screw or click-system), place Green Drain™ inside, and put the grate back. 30 seconds. No tools, no plumber.

How do I measure the size?

Remove the grate and measure the internal diameter of the trap opening in millimetres. Send us the measurement or select a model from our table (GD 2 = DN50, GD 3 = DN80, GD 4 = DN100).

What if we buy the wrong size?

We offer hassle-free returns within 14 days under the Consumer Protection Act — the same return policy applies to every one of our products.

Complete solution

Three products.
One protection portfolio.

Green Drain™ doesn't work alone — for maximum drain control it's combined with GD Uri-Tabs™ (urinals) and GreenSwirl™ (drain unblocking).

Ready for Free audit?

We come to the site, map the drains, and provide a written recommendation — no cost, no obligation.