FloodSax - The Sandless Sand Bags for Flooding, Leaks, Drains & Water Events

We can deliver Floodsax nationally and can express deliver to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane metro areas. Note that express delivery must be requested in the special instructions or prior to ordering.

Local pickup is also available from our warehouse location in Keysborough, VIC - not far from Dandenong. Call ahead to reserve stock or simply 'Click and Collect'.

What are FloodSax®?

FloodSax are a water extinguisher - just like fire extinguishers mitigate fire damage, FloodSax mitigate water damage.

Each bag expands on contact with water to help mitigate damage from burst pipes, water spillages, storms, and floods.

FloodSax have a 10 year shelf life, and are 100% biodegradable.

Floodsax are a single use product.

Features

• Each bag expands on contact with water and absorbs up to 22 litres of water
• Lightweight alternative to sandbags
• Uses water to resist water
• Lightning fast deployment
• Single use only
• Durable, effective for weeks
• 10 year shelf life
• Minimal storage space
• Minimises flood risk and safely catches leaks
• Sustainable disposal (biodegradable)
• Dimensions (Before Use): 20mm (H) x 450mm (W) x 500mm (D)
• Dimensions (After Use): Approx 200mm (H) x 450mm (W) x 500mm (D)
• Weight per FloodSax (Before Use): Approx 400g
• Weight per FloodSax (After Use): Approx 20kg - 23kg
• Safety Data Sheet (SDS) available upon request

How to use

Manage all water damage and flood events in any situation at a moment's notice. Simply carry to the required location, take out the bag, and soak up the water; in a flood situation us the floodwater to energise the bag and stack as required.

No tools needed: will soak up water, will divert water flow, will work in doorways of all sizes, and can be used to build walls up to 1m high!

Disposing of FloodSax

• FloodSax are around 96% biodegradable by weight as they are largely water once they have been energised.
• Ideally slice them open with a knife and tip the insides into a bin to go to landfill. Once they are buried 6ft or more down they should break down and disappear within 2 or 3 months.
• The outer casing has nylon stitching and the material is a nylon polymer so they are best incinerated.
• Most of this inner material within a FloodSax – the gelling polymer and wood pulp – is biodegradable so if you want to shrink the FloodSax after use cut across it diagonally from corner to corner with a knife and then pour table salt on the white inners which will break down the polymer.
• This reduces the size of the FloodSax which can then be thrown into the general waste to go to landfill where most of it will biodegrade over time. If short of time, the FloodSax can be thrown away without cutting it across and adding the salt.
• Always wear gloves to reduce the risk of contamination.
• If FloodSax are used on an industrial scale they can be taken to a specialist disposal company which can use industrial equipment to squeeze the water out of the FloodSax.