The Main Drain is an adjustable urinal that attaches to your toilet, it can be used without needing to lift the toilet seat!
This project will only be funded if at least $50,000 is pledged by .
The Main Drain is an adjustable, lightweight urinal that attaches directly to the bowl of your toilet. It solves all your problems about the traditional toilet set-up, but without having the need to install a wall mounted urinal and forcing you to fork out more than $600.00!
I hear your question; let me answer your question with a few questions of my own –
These questions are solved with the Main Drain. Read on to see how…
Liquid flows from the Main Drain head, down the hose, through the toilet bowl clip, and into the bowl! All of this without having to lift the seat!
Simply press the Main Drain Clip over the top of the toilet seat until you feel the clip spring into place under the lip of the bowl. That’s it. It’s now ready for use!
As often as the home toilet is cleaned, the Main Drain follows suit. All that’s needed is a few sprays of your favorite bathroom cleaning product into the head of the Main Drain and gravity will do the rest! No scrubbing, detaching, or flushing is required. Once the cleaner is applied, gravity pulls the liquid from the head down into the hose, and out the clip drain cleaning the entire way down. No disassembly or removing from the toilet bowl is required. This process is recommended once a week, but can be repeated as often as desired.
What's better than the Main Drain? A Main Drain that lights up! If we reach our stretch goal, each Main Drain will be equipped with a motion-activated LED light!! Have you ever stumbled around in the dark while trying to find the toilet? Or have you turned the bathroom light on in the middle of the night only to become temporarily blinded and forcibly awakened?
Well, we've solved those problems! Walk within a few feet of the Main Drain and you'll be pleasantly directed to your destination by a nice warm glow of the Main Drain's guiding light! No more late-night wake up calls. No more tripping on the rug. No more missing your target.
Dan Garvin | Inventor and President
An entrepreneur that loves to come up with fun business ideas. He has owned and/or operated small businesses for over 10 years and absolutely loves the risks and challenges of taking an idea and turning it into a successful company. He has over 10 years of project management experience and 4 years of product development background. Dan has a smokin' hot wife and two amazing kids, and loves to spend time with them as often as he can.
Craig Garvin | Partner and Managing Member
Over 37 years of business and operational management experience from startups to Fortune 500 companies and has C-level experience in five different organizations. He has owned his own consulting business for over 14 years teaching organizations how to streamline operations and become more cost effective. He has developed and contributed on multiple patents and processes.
Stephen Mark | Business/Product Development
Over ten years of product management and development in an array of product categories. Extensive experience in designing and launching new product brands for large customers and retailers.
We have worked extremely hard to prepare the Main Drain for Kickstarter and full-scale manufacturing and fulfillment, but here are what we see as the risks:
PRODUCT ADJUSTMENTS:
As we get things ready for production of the Main Drain, there will possibly be some minor adjustments made in order to improve the final product. Pre-production prototypes are made to test and refine the product which will allow us to ensure a high quality end result. We will consult our experienced manufacturing partners on any and all changes or adjustments along the way. Adjustments made will always be for your benefit, the consumer, and we will let you know exactly how and why any are made.
MANUFACTURING:
Creating the tooling to manufacture the many parts of the Main Drain is expensive and requires expert knowledge to get it right. There is typically a 40-60 day lead time to create the molds for a product of this size and this is where delays could occur. To minimize that possibility we're working with experienced tooling manufacturers and partners that have a known track record for timeliness and quality.
FULFILLMENT:
To minimize the possibility of manufacturing setbacks we will enter the manufacturing stage with back-up suppliers and factories. Our experienced team and partners will help ensure prompt communication and quality from our suppliers and factories.
We will be working with manufacturers who have years of experience delivering excellent products in tremendous quantities.
Any pledge amount brings us one step closer to our goal. Help us make the Main Drain by clicking the ‘Back This Project’ button at the top of the page, or by helping us spread the word and sharing our page.
We THANK YOU for your help and support!
Learn about accountability on KickstarterYES! The Main Drain is designed to be easily adjusted, and re-positioned with ease. It can even be moved back by the tank for storage when not in use. Or, you can quickly disconnect the Main Drain in a matter of seconds!
Currently, international shipping is not available..
We have been getting A LOT of positive responses from outside the US and have begun toying with the idea of opening the product internationally.
We currently have 2 main problems to overcome when it comes to opening up the product internationally...
1.) The first problem that we see is how very different the toilets are out side of the US. If an individual wants a Main Drain, they might first want to check their specific toilet to see if it will work within our parameters.
If we get enough response to warrant it opening the borders, then we will definitely do so.
If you wanted to check to see if your toilet meets the standards, feel free:
Bowl Lip Width (measured from outside bowl to the inside of the bowl just above the water hole shelf): Dimensions need to be less than 2.5 inches and greater then 1.5 inches.
Bowl Lip Height (measured from top of bowl rim to the the inside shelf - where the water holes are): Dimensions need to be less than 2.5 inches and greater then 1.5 inches.
2.) Our second Problem is that right now our international shipping rates are very expensive. We are working with a few companies to help get the costs down as much as we possibly can. If we have some success then we will open the product internationally.
Thank you so much for your positive feedback. If your bowl meets the dimension requirements, and you are still interested, message us and we'll start gauging further interest.
Thanks again!
The Main Drain Team
Nope! The Main Drain was designed to allow plenty of room for people to sit on the toilet and take care of their business.
If you are feeling cramped by the Main Drain.... simply push it out of the way! Remember, it's adjustable!
REMEMBER, the Main Drain is adjustable, if you sit on the toilet and you feel the head is too close for comfort, use your hand (or elbow) to nudge it out of the way!
Also, If you follow our recommended cleaning process, the "urine box" won't smell at all! And trust me, spraying a few squirts of cleaner into the head once a week, will not take you to your death bed!
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