The Cappillary Action of Water

SIFON Drain Belt drains excess water in a whole new way. It accomplishes this by utilizing both capillary and siphoning actions to literally pull water from the ground. These actions are accomplished by the patented design of the belt itself. One side of the belt is solid while the other side has small slits running the length of the belt that lead to larger micro channels. SIFON Drain Belt is installed with these slits facing downwards. When water reaches the belt, capillary action pulls the water into the belt.

Once water enters the belt, it travels down along its length at a slight grade. At the termination of the belt, there is a drop in elevation that leads into the collection pipe (this is done at the time of installation). When water reaches this drop, it accelerates causing a siphon action along the length of the belt (20 ft. max horizontal). That pulls the water behind it. This siphon action, along with the capillary action, actively pulls water from the ground. Because SIFON Drain Belt has so many micro channels, 132 for an 8 inch belt, it can pull water from the ground faster than other conventional systems. In fact that the micro channel inlet area comprises over 20% of the active draining surface of the belt, whereas traditional perforated pipe has only 5-7% inlet area. This large ratio of inlet space and accelerated water flow ensures fast and effective drainage. SIFON Drain Belt's design creates a laminar flow of water into the collection pipes. This means that the flow of the water is very smooth and not turbulent (which causes clogging). Conventional perforated pipe, when under head pressure, pushes water into the pipe and causes turbulence which, in turn, causes clogging. This unique characteristic of SIFON Drain Belt provides smooth and efficient drainage indefinitely.