How can I reduce plumbing service calls in my apartment building?

Reducing plumbing service calls starts with preventing food waste and debris from entering kitchen drain lines. Installing a permanent sink screen creates a first-line barrier that significantly reduces recurring clogs, backups, and emergency plumbing visits in multifamily properties.

Why do tenants keep clogging kitchen sinks?

Tenants frequently allow food scraps, grease, and debris to enter drains, leading to buildup inside branch lines and main stacks. Over time, this accumulation causes recurring blockages and service calls. A permanent drain screen prevents solid waste from entering the plumbing system in the first place.

What is the most effective way to prevent recurring drain backups?

The most effective long-term solution is source prevention. By permanently blocking food solids from entering drain lines, property owners can dramatically reduce clog frequency and maintenance tickets.

How do preventative plumbing upgrades improve net operating income?

Preventative plumbing upgrades reduce recurring service calls, emergency labor costs, and tenant disruption. Lower operating expenses directly improve net operating income and increase overall property valuation.

What is the ROI of installing drain protection in rental properties?

The ROI depends on service call frequency, but properties experiencing multiple annual clog-related visits per unit often see measurable cost savings within the first year after implementing permanent drain protection.

How can I reduce plumbing operating expenses without major renovations?

Small infrastructure upgrades that prevent recurring problems can significantly reduce maintenance costs without large capital expenditures. Preventing drain clogs at the source is one of the most cost-effective plumbing strategies available.

How do I protect aging plumbing in older apartment buildings?

Protecting aging plumbing begins with minimizing debris, grease, and solids entering drain lines. Reducing internal buildup lowers corrosion risk and helps extend the service life of older cast iron and PVC systems.

Can drain strainers help extend the life of drain lines?

Yes. By preventing food waste accumulation inside pipes, permanent drain screens reduce blockages, standing water, and corrosive buildup that contribute to premature pipe deterioration.

How can I avoid costly pipe replacements in multifamily properties?

Avoiding premature pipe replacement requires a preventative strategy. Controlling what enters the plumbing system reduces internal damage, protects aging infrastructure, and helps defer major capital expenditures.

Professional, all-in-one, high quality stainless steel kitchen sink drain screen with nonremovable strainer and no moving parts to break that is designed to prevent clogs and permanently protect plumbing systems by stopping debris before they cause damage. Trusted by real estate owners, builders, managers and tenants that want to save on plumbing expenses. Installed across apartments, condos, short-term rentals, hotels, break rooms, hospitals, and many other installations with a standard-sized sink.

SemperScreen® permanent sink screen

$60.00

Sold over 17,000 units since 2017!

The SemperScreen® permanent sink screen is the only non-removable, permanent kitchen sink screen on the market. Non-removable = Always protecting.

Removable drain strainers can disappear or be thrown out and leave drain lines completely unprotected. Food waste can clog drains, valuable jewelry can slip off fingers, and glass can break, all leading to maintenance calls and panicked tenants.

Garbage disposals are unable to fully macerate food items leaving this pulverized food sludge to flow into the drain system, directly increasing the frequency of clogged drains and maintenance calls. Leading to increased operating costs to manage your rental, and higher capital expenses to re-pipe damaged drain lines.

SemperScreen® permanent sink screens are proven to prevent clogged drains, reduce plumbing maintenance costs, improve NOI, and protect plumbing infrastructure in apartments, short-term rentals, senior living facilities, hotels, offices, schools, hospitals, and other properties. SemperScreen® permanent sink screens are a perfect choice to replace garbage disposals, with no maintenance as there are no moving parts to break.

SemperScreen® permanent sink screens are constructed from heavy duty and high quality stainless steel for durability and reliability. It is the only permanent sink screen on the market that uses proprietary double-walled technology. Built to handle the rigors of commercial properties.

Installers love the SemperScreen® permanent sink screen because it comes with a custom tube nut for 1-1/2 inch tailpiece drainage connections that allows for more thread contact than other typical sink designs. The strainer assembly is designed for all rental units where the sink basin has a 3½" hole (this is standard size for kitchen sinks). The trim ring has a brushed stainless steel finish and subtle laser etching. The built-in screen is perforated and polished stainless steel for ease of cleaning and aesthetics.

Experience the hassle-free quality and beauty of SemperScreen® sink screen craftsmanship all while saving time and money on your properties or business. Say goodbye to clogged drains and garbage disposal maintenance by installing a SemperScreen® permanent sink screen today!

Single Screen Weight: 1 lb

Customer Reviews

"Our house has old drain lines buried below the concrete. We were constantly getting clogged pipes until we installed a SemperScreen®. Thanks to this product, we have probably already saved thousands of dollars in maintenance and repair."

Rob and Giuliana, Homeowners

Rob and Giuliana, Homeowners

"We installed a SemperScreen® in each of our units. Our tenants love saving money on water and I love not having to worry about broken garbage disposals or clogged drains anymore."

Bernardo, Resident Property Manager

Bernardo, Resident Property Manager

"So simple, yet so effective. We can't install them fast enough. SemperScreen is good for California and even better for our bottom line!"

Lou, Archimedes Asset Management

Lou, Archimedes Asset Management

"Clogged drain lines in our apartment buildings are significantly reduced after installing the SemperScreen®. This product pays for itself 5 times over with just the first blockage or repair it prevents. Very few products in the apartment industry have that kind of return."

Patrick and Robert, BLVD Capital

Patrick and Robert, BLVD Capital

"we like them for our units. they avoid alot of clogging."

Gabriela, ConsensYs Property Management

Gabriela Beas, ConsensYs Property Management

"high quality"

Anna, CWH Wholesale Hardware and Apartment Supply

Anna M, CWH Wholesale Hardware and Apartment Supply