The HydroSnake
Use HydroSnake when flood prevention and direction of excess water is needed.
The HydroSnake has the ability to absorb up to 20L of water or sewage and thereafter hold back further excess.
Before use the HydroSnake weighs less than 0.5kgs. On contact with the water the super absorbent polymer crystallises and expands to hold up to 40 times its own weight.
HydroSnakes are an essential accessory for plumbers or wherever there is danger of flooding. They will retain their bulk for up to 3 months and eco-friendly. To dispose simply slit the pads and release the contents into the earth or sewage.
Flood Management in GeneralFlood management has taken front stage as the need for protection has become so necessary - all over the country councils have been caught unprepared for the climate change in areas such as Norfolk, Cornwall, Ireland, Cumberland, Yorkshire and many other counties around the UK and has cost the insurance companies hundreds of millions last year alone, and long term forecasts anticipate no respite during the coming years.
Besides the inherent poor performance as a flood water barrier, sandbags are difficult to store, taking up substantial warehousing for unknown periods of time in anticipation of an emergency. Excessively heavy and difficult to carry, each weighing approximately 15 - 20kg, sandbags are not easily disposed of and serious on-costs are incurred by truck them away after use. They are not environmentally friendly for they cannot be emptied into the earth after use. Sandbags not only leak and filter water through them, but they are also capable of carrying infectious diseases emanating from sewage polluted water.
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