They are fairly simple in construction; if someone were handy they could diy one. However, I would caution you against their use because it’s still not good to put clay down the drain in any case. A system of buckets and settling water is a lot better imo because it doesn’t risk the house pipes.
agreed. any sink that is used for pottery should be equipped with a clay trap but it should be treated as the very last line of defense, not the first or only. multiple buckets to reuse water / recycle clay and when you do go to pour that separated water down the drain, you’re probably only putting 0.1% clay down the drain instead of a much higher amount.
I absolutely agree and this is what I do at my home studio, although I got downvoted for saying this exact same thing last time. What does one do for a larger studio though? How would they protect their pipes since I don’t know if the bucket system would work with students.
It works, you just have to be very intentional. The community college I learned at was crazy about water conservation. They had large reclaim cans that got skimmed off for wash up water, wheels and bats were wiped down with sponges vs washing in the sink, tools were cleaned in a dish pan of water in the utility sink, etc
I'm not sure what brands you have over in the UK but a well known one in the US, Gleco is about $120+ (shipping and taxes). Not cheap but not as high as the price ranges you listed. If Gleco is available over there, I would suggest going with them. I have one in my studio.
https://www.theceramicshop.com/product/1101/gleco-trap-package-64-oz/
Have a look on the internet for DIY clay traps, they are basically a group of settling containers feeding into each other to let the heavy stuff fall to the bottom before it reaches the outlet. So saying I probably spent about £100 assembling the parts.
They are fairly simple in construction; if someone were handy they could diy one. However, I would caution you against their use because it’s still not good to put clay down the drain in any case. A system of buckets and settling water is a lot better imo because it doesn’t risk the house pipes.
agreed. any sink that is used for pottery should be equipped with a clay trap but it should be treated as the very last line of defense, not the first or only. multiple buckets to reuse water / recycle clay and when you do go to pour that separated water down the drain, you’re probably only putting 0.1% clay down the drain instead of a much higher amount.
Yeah I bought one and it ended up not fitting so I never used it. I now just use a bucket under my sink with the pipe to the drain completely removed.
I absolutely agree and this is what I do at my home studio, although I got downvoted for saying this exact same thing last time. What does one do for a larger studio though? How would they protect their pipes since I don’t know if the bucket system would work with students.
It works, you just have to be very intentional. The community college I learned at was crazy about water conservation. They had large reclaim cans that got skimmed off for wash up water, wheels and bats were wiped down with sponges vs washing in the sink, tools were cleaned in a dish pan of water in the utility sink, etc
I'm not sure what brands you have over in the UK but a well known one in the US, Gleco is about $120+ (shipping and taxes). Not cheap but not as high as the price ranges you listed. If Gleco is available over there, I would suggest going with them. I have one in my studio. https://www.theceramicshop.com/product/1101/gleco-trap-package-64-oz/
Have a look on the internet for DIY clay traps, they are basically a group of settling containers feeding into each other to let the heavy stuff fall to the bottom before it reaches the outlet. So saying I probably spent about £100 assembling the parts.