Industrial strainers are used to remove solid debris from in-line fluid flow conditions. One common type of industrial strainer is a so-called basket type, which is physically disposed in a fluid line, which supplies raw water to a fluid apparatus, such as a fire main pipeline. However, basket type strainers require the basket and the contents thereof to be removed. Such removal requires several hours of cleaning and labor time. Just as significantly the fluid system employing the basket strainer is down. Such down time presents, of course, added significant commercial drawbacks.