Hydrovim: Engineered for Faster Flow and Cleaner Drainage

When it comes to drainage, the shape of the drain matters.

At Hydrovim, our V-based drain design makes use of a simple principle: hydrodynamics. By controlling how water moves through the drain, the V-shaped base helps create faster, more efficient flow while significantly reducing the amount of residual water left behind after draining.

The Problem with Flat-Bottom Drains

Traditional flat-bottom drains can move large volumes of water, but as the flow rate decreases towards the end of a draining cycle, water can spread across the flat surface and lose velocity.

The result is residual water remaining in the drain.

And where water remains, contaminants can accumulate.

Over time, this stagnant residual water can contribute to the build-up of sludge, slime and other contaminants. That means more frequent cleaning, more maintenance and greater effort to keep the drainage system hygienic.

Why the V Makes a Difference

Hydrovim drains are designed differently.

Rather than allowing water to spread across a wide, flat base, the V-shaped profile naturally concentrates the remaining water towards the lowest point of the drain.

As the volume of water decreases, the narrowing profile helps maintain water depth and velocity for longer. This encourages the remaining water to continue moving towards the outlet instead of spreading into a shallow layer across the bottom of the drain.

The result is a drainage system designed to provide:

• Faster, more efficient flow
• Less residual water after draining
• Reduced sludge and slime accumulation
• Lower cleaning and maintenance requirements
• Improved hygiene throughout the drainage system

In other words, the geometry of the drain itself helps keep water moving.

Hydrodynamics Built Into the Design

This is an important part of the philosophy behind Hydrovim.

We don’t believe drainage performance should simply be measured by how much water a system can handle at peak flow. What happens when the majority of the water has already drained is just as important.

By using the V-shaped base to concentrate and direct the remaining flow, Hydrovim drains are designed to evacuate water more completely. Less residual water means fewer opportunities for sediment, organic material and contaminants to settle and develop into sludge or slime.

That can translate into a cleaner drainage system with significantly reduced cleaning requirements compared with conventional flat-bottom designs.

It’s Also Where Our Name Comes From

The name Hydrovim was born from this same idea.

Hydro refers to water.

Vim means energy, vigour and vitality — a word associated with speed and energetic movement.

Put the two together and Hydrovim can be roughly interpreted as “fast water.”

It’s a simple name for the principle at the heart of our drainage systems: use intelligent geometry and hydrodynamics to keep water moving quickly, efficiently and completely.

Hydrovim — Fast Water. Smarter Drainage.

Our V-based drains aren’t shaped differently simply to look different. The geometry serves a purpose.

Faster flow. Less residual water. Less build-up. Less cleaning.

That’s the thinking behind the V.

And that’s the thinking behind Hydrovim.

Whilst we discuss names. HydroVim drains may be referred to in many different ways. Below is a list of some of ways people like to name a linear shower drain.

• Linear drain
• Linear shower drain
• Shower drain
• Strip drain
• Shower strip drain
• Channel drain
• Shower channel
• Trench drain
• Shower grate
• Grate Drain
• Floor drain
• Floor waste
• Tile insert drain
• Tile insert shower drain
• Slotted drain
• Bathroom drain
• Wet area drain
• Aluminium linear drain
• V-base drain
• V-shaped drain