Is this a good alternative to a tub hair catcher?

[Mark Ezrin]

I came across this product and it seems like a good alternative to hair catchers.

DrainFunnel | Bathtub Clog Prevention | Glendale

Stop paying for costly plumbing products and stop catching your hair! DrainFunnel is the permanent solution to clogged bathtubs drains.

www.drainfunnel.com

I know one downside is that you can't use a drain stopper while in use. It begs the question of the risks of hair going down a drain.

The buildings I'd use it in are newer - post 2001 construction and not septic.

Thoughts please. Thanks.

 

[John Gayewski]

You want hair down your drain? Why would you want that?

 

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[Mark Ezrin]

I don't really. But I know why some clogs happen in certain pipes. Thus my post. Thanks for the helpful response.

 

[Jeff H Young]

Id prefer to keep hair out of drains. I guess this funnel concept increses velocity so hair dosent gather around drain just a guess? Looks like a gimick Id love to hear back give it a try for a few years on a 100 units and share your feedback, but I think its a waste of time of cource never used it and probebly never will

 

[John Gayewski]

I would rather pull hair from the strainer/drain area, than from inside of the piping God knows where. Just my opinion and I don't have much to back it up other than plumber intuition.

 

[Jeff H Young]

Id never use it either but dont mind if others do but not in my house only where Im getting paid !

 

[Tuttles Revenge]

Only fully plastic drain systems can handle hair going down the drain.. and even then I'd worry about getting a clog.

The best hair catchers I've seen is the Tub Shroom. My GF has one and i've seen them in several clients homes too.

https://www.amazon.com/TubShroom-Revolutionary-Protector-Strainer-Stainless/dp/B07MKPMBCJ/ref=asc_df_B07MKPMBCJ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309798501349&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16796792298643829828&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033254&hvtargid=pla-799391654312&th=1