Geberit Shower Channels and Drainage
This collection holds Geberit's floor-level shower drainage in one place: the CleanLine range, wall drains, point drains, floor drains, gratings and traps. A floor-even shower has no step and no tray, so the drainage decision gets made early, at screed stage, and it is expensive to revisit.
Linear Channel or Point Drain
A linear channel takes water away along a line, usually at the wall, so the whole shower floor falls in one direction. A round point drain sits central or in a corner and needs the floor to fall towards it from every side, which means more cutting, though it is the cheaper fitting. The collection carries both: CleanLine channels in several lengths, and point drains in d50, d52, d62 and d90 with covers in bright chrome, matt chrome and white alpine, in 30 mm and 50 mm water seal depths.
The CleanLine Range
CleanLine20 is the flat, tile-bearing channel, made from CrNiMo steel 1.4404 to EN 10088 and stocked here in metal polished and dark metal. Geberit rates it to load class K3, or 3 kN, and states it can be cut to length on site and aligned in height, inclination and offset. CleanLine60 is the version for thin flooring, which Geberit specifies from 4 mm, and is stocked in 900 mm and 1300 mm stainless steel. CleanLine80 is solid stainless steel with an anti-fingerprint coating and a slope built into the channel towards a central outlet.
Wall Drains, Covers and Traps
The wall drain is the third option. The body sits behind the wall and water leaves at the wall junction, so the shower floor stays one uninterrupted surface with only a slim cover showing. Covers come in brushed and screwable stainless steel, plastic, and tile-bearing types that take your own tile, with collector profiles in 1140 mm and 1500 mm. The wall drain has an integrated hair trap that pulls out for cleaning.
Every CleanLine channel includes a removable comb insert that catches hair and dirt before it reaches the pipe, and lifting it out to rinse is what keeps the drain running. Also stocked are installation sets for 65 mm and 90 mm inlets, undertile floor drains for screed heights of 65 to 90 mm and 90 to 200 mm, lockable gratings and odour trap inserts. The wider Geberit range covers cisterns and flush plates, and the Geberit basins collection carries the matching washbasin wastes and traps.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between a shower channel and a point drain?
A channel drains along a line, so the shower floor only has to fall in one direction. That suits large-format tiles, because you are laying a single flat plane rather than four small ones meeting at a centre. A point drain is round and sits central or in a corner, so the floor must fall towards it from all sides, which means more cuts and a more skilled tiling job. The point drain is cheaper to buy. The channel is usually easier and tidier to finish.
What is the difference between CleanLine20, CleanLine60 and CleanLine80?
CleanLine20 is the flat tile-bearing channel in CrNiMo steel 1.4404, offered in metal polished and dark metal, and rated to load class K3 or 3 kN. CleanLine60 is made for thin flooring, which Geberit specifies from 4 mm, and comes here in 900 mm and 1300 mm stainless steel. CleanLine80 is solid stainless steel with an anti-fingerprint coating and a slope built into the channel running to a central outlet, which makes it the easiest of the three to wipe down.
Can a Geberit CleanLine shower channel be cut to length?
Yes. Geberit states that the CleanLine channel can be cut to length on site, which is the main reason it suits renovation work where the shower opening is whatever the existing walls give you. The channel is also adjustable in height, inclination and offset during installation, so a screed that is slightly out can still be worked with. Cutting must be done before the channel is bedded in, and the supplied end pieces are refitted afterwards to close off the cut end.
How much floor build-up does a Geberit shower channel need?
It depends which product you choose, and this is the number to settle before the screed goes down. Geberit specifies CleanLine60 for thin floors from 4 mm, which is the option when you have very little depth to work with. The undertile floor drains in this collection are made for screed heights at the inlet of 65 to 90 mm and 90 to 200 mm, and matching CleanLine installation sets are stocked for 65 mm and 90 mm inlets. Give your installer the model before they set out levels.
How do you clean a Geberit shower channel?
Every CleanLine channel comes with a removable comb insert that sits under the cover and catches hair and dirt before it reaches the pipework. Lift the cover, pull the insert out, rinse it and put it back. Doing that every few weeks prevents almost all slow-draining complaints. The Geberit wall drain uses the same idea with an integrated hair trap that removes for cleaning and clips back onto the cover. CleanLine80 has an anti-fingerprint coating, so the visible steel wipes down without smearing.
