Final Design

NDS is finalizing the design for a new 2-inch-wide Channel Drain system. Please take the following survey to help us move into production by answering whether the attribute presented is a reason or not to buy this new product. We ask about several of the system components including the channel, grates and accessories. There are 18 questions taking about 6 minutes to complete. Clarifying comments are always welcome, thank you.

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* 1. CHANNEL

  • 2-inch width
  • 3.25-inch installed height (same as NDS Micro and Mini Channels and other manufacturers’ narrow-width channels)
  • 9-foot length
  • Extruded-rigid PVC, black (channel not visible upon installation)

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* 2. SLOTTED GRATE

  • 2-inch wide (full-channel width)
  • 3-foot length
  • Snap-in fastening (no screws required)
  • Slotted, perpendicular openings
  • 16.4 GPM/LF flow capacity
  • Injection-molded polypropylene
  • Available colors: gray, sand, black

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* 3. DECORATIVE GRATES

Potential decorative-grate concepts - final patterns and release date TBD

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* 4. CHANNEL COUPLING

  • Internal coupling
  • Glueable-rigid PVC, black (coupling not visible upon installation)

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* 5. END CAP/END OUTLET

  • Single piece with knock-out for 1.5-inch SCH40 Pipe
  • Channel serves as 1.5-inch SCH40 pipe hub through knock-out
  • Glueable-rigid PVC, black

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* 6. PRE-ASSEMBLED BOTTOM OUTLET

  • 1.5-inch SCH40 pipe hub
  • Grate in all colors, black channel and pipe hub

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* 7. BOTTOM OUTLET ADAPTER

  • 1.5-inch SCH40 pipe hub
  • Glueable-rigid PVC, black
  • Core-drill channel bottom; align adapter, glue and insert

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* 8. BOTTOM OUTLET PREFERENCE

Which type of bottom outlet/adapter do you prefer?

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* 9. BASE ANCHOR

  • Snap-fastens to channel base flange
  • Stabilizes channel for concrete pour
  • Secures to prepared base layer with nails
  • Option to suspend channel with rebar
  • Glueable-rigid PVC, black

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* 10. PRE-ASSEMBLED 45s, 90s AND TEES

  • Pre-cut, heat-welded and glued channel and grate system
  • All grate colors available: sand, gray and black
  • Glueable-rigid PVC Channel, black

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* 11. INTERNAL COUPLING FOR 45s AND 90s

  • Miter-cut channel and grate to desired angle in field to make 45- and 90-degree turns
  • Internal, angled coupling
  • Glueable-rigid PVC, black

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* 12. 45s AND 90s PREFERENCE

Which type of 45s and 90s do you prefer?

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* 13. CURVING/ARTICULATING CHANNEL

We are working through preliminary design on articulating couplings and channel sections that would allow curvilinear channel layouts as tight as a 2-foot radius.

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* 14. BOXED CHANNEL KITS

  • Boxed kit of 81 feet of channel and grate
  • 9 couplings
  • 4 end caps/outlets
  • 2 bottom outlet adapters
  • +/- 20 base anchors

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* 15. APPLICATIONS

Based on your experience what projects are most likely to include a 2-inch channel drain?

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* 16. YOUR ADVICE

Based on the 2-inch channel products described above, what overall advice would you give NDS in taking this product to market?

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* 17. TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF

I am a:

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* 18. SAMPLE PROGRAM

As a thank you for taking this survey we are offering to send you a sample of this new 2-inch Channel Drain system when available. Please provide your contact information below if interested. Supplies are limited and we cannot guarantee all requests will be filled.

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