New Bathroom Drains

[billt]

My house is almost 30 years old, and like most older homes, things are coming up on the end of their service life. We have 2 baths, and the master bath has a double sink. The push / pull drain stoppers were broken on 2 of them, (like half the houses in America), and the 3rd one was draining really slow, and smelled. I've never had any luck with that stupid linkage that connects the stopper to the push / pull lever. It was a shitty design 60 years ago, and it's worse now.

You either get plastic that breaks, and / or works half assed. Or else you buy metal and it corrodes and breaks over time. Not to mention all that crappy linkage faces backwards towards the wall, and you have to fight installing it. And even more trying to adjust it. So I started looking on Amazon for something better, and found this.


https://www.amazon.com/REGALMIX-Bathroom-Anti-Clogging-Strainer-Overflow/dp/B07NWWNQF3/ref=pd_nav_hcs_rp_1/144-6288175-4434243?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07NWWNQF3&pd_rd_r=279c226e-c2d2-459e-9ec1-b37474af3c07&pd_rd_w=j4Bh3&pd_rd_wg=EZ0vD&pf_rd_p=b90f7456-95ee-4d98-80f8-00c4e91c331c&pf_rd_r=XF148TQ0CKKF4M96TFHM&psc=1&refRID=XF148TQ0CKKF4M96TFHM

It doesn't use any of that stupid linkage, and instead operates like a spring loaded ball point pen. Push to close, push again to open. And the entire stopper mechanism simply lifts out, to clean any hair or crap that normally entangles itself around the conventional stoppers, and starts to stink over time. Not to mention you have to crawl under the sink to disassemble the damn thing to clean it, then fight trying to get everything back again.

So I ordered 3 of them, and they came the other day. These things are a Godsend! They are beautifully crafted out of 1 piece brushed Stainless Steel, (they come in several different finishes), and come packaged in a nice Styrofoam lined box. You just remove the bronze nut and the lower seal, (which is nice and big and easy to get a wrench on), and drop the entire unit in from the top. Because it doesn't have that stupid threaded ball linkage sticking out the side, that requires it to be 2 piece on conventional drains. Less parts = less chance for leaks.

The seals are oversize soft Silicone rubber, that don't require plumbers putty to seal properly. Once you get the old one out, and clean out the drain hole, it takes all of 2 minutes to install the thing. And it works beautifully. My one drain that smelled had a ton of hair tangled around it, and I had to use pliers to pull it out. All 3 drains were lined with nasty, vial crap from the last 30 years.

Now all 3 sinks drain like a new house. These things come in both overflow, and non overflow models. (I've never seen a bathroom sink without an overflow, but I guess they must make them). This is one of those things that you have to wonder why the hell someone didn't think of it sooner? If you're ever forced to replace a bathroom drain, get yourself one of these. You can thank me later.

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Where the spud is at the sink, that small  black line, does your finger nail catch on it?   It sure looks like a crack from the pics.

[billt]

Where the spud is at the sink, that small  black line, does your finger nail catch on it?   It sure looks like a crack from the pics.

I checked and no. It was made by a Sharpie or some type of marker. I took some alcohol and it came off. You've got good eyes TAB!

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I checked and no. It was made by a Sharpie or some type of marker. I took some alcohol and it came off. You've got good eyes TAB!

Years of kitchens and baths.   Its also clear that some one dopped the fittigs at some point, which is a big no no

Brass 17 ga ceomed copper pipe should  last minium  50 years.  Most people uae 22 as its cheaper.  Or worse still they buy fron the box stores.

[billt]

The only other thing I would add, is my strainer baskets are a little different than the one they show in the link. All 3 of mine came with a double O-Ring seal where it fits into the drain assembly. The one in the link has a type of radius brass lip built into it. Mine also appear to be Nickel or Chrome plated, instead of raw brass.

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