Vessel Sink Problem
#1
10-22-10, 11:38 AM
Vessel Sink Problem
My wife bought a ceramic vessel sink from some pottery shop on one of our trips. The opening is just slightly too small for the threaded portion of the 1-1/4" popup drain I bought. Are there custom (or maybe metric) sizes? A regular 1-1/4 drain I got does fit, but it is for a sink with an overflow so doesn't drain very well.
#3
10-23-10, 06:36 AM
The tailpiece may be the same size, but the threaded portion that goes through the sink is not. The popup drain I bought (and yes, it's without overflow) has much coarser threads than the fixed drain (if that's the correct term). The fixed drain fits; the popup won't go through the hole in the sink.
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10-23-10, 04:44 PM
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I'm getting confused, you original post said:
>>>1-1/4 drain I got does fit, but it is for a sink with an overflow so doesn't drain very well.>>The popup drain I bought (and yes, it's without overflow)
>>>1-1/4 drain I got does fit, but it is for a sink with an overflow so doesn't drain very well.>>The popup drain I bought (and yes, it's without overflow)
#5
10-25-10, 07:13 AM
Sorry for the confusion - I'm not too familiar with the "right" terminology for plumbing stuff.
The drain that is currently in place is a grid drain. No stopper, no popup, no overflow, no nothing. It drains very slowly. Someone explained to me that this is because of the surface tension of the water and the small holes in the grid. So I bought a popup drain (also without overflow) but its threads are coarser and it doesn't fit through the hole in the bottom of the sink. I'm trying to find one that will.
The drain that is currently in place is a grid drain. No stopper, no popup, no overflow, no nothing. It drains very slowly. Someone explained to me that this is because of the surface tension of the water and the small holes in the grid. So I bought a popup drain (also without overflow) but its threads are coarser and it doesn't fit through the hole in the bottom of the sink. I'm trying to find one that will.
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10-25-10, 02:18 PM
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>>>The drain that is currently in place is a grid drain. No stopper, no popup, no overflow, no nothing. It drains very slowly. Someone explained to me that this is because of the surface tension of the water and the small holes in the grid. So I bought a popup drain (also without overflow) but its threads are coarser and it doesn't fit through the hole in the bottom of the sink. I'm trying to find one that will.
#7
10-25-10, 02:40 PM
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Heck...whats it made out of? The drain seals on the top and prob the bottom...if you don't damage those surfaces you could probably grind it out a little.
Die grinder, Dremel with appropriate bit?
Die grinder, Dremel with appropriate bit?
#8
10-26-10, 07:53 AM
Originally Posted by Gunguy45
Heck...whats it made out of? The drain seals on the top and prob the bottom...if you don't damage those surfaces you could probably grind it out a little.
Die grinder, Dremel with appropriate bit?
Die grinder, Dremel with appropriate bit?
