Which of these two is the preferred method the push down clicker waste for a bath or the type were you turn the overflow. Thanks
Bath waste clicker or turn overflow type
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Clicker for me......had a couple of the others where the cable snapped it's support and they were awful to get to.
Can't beat the good old plug though!
John
Can't beat the good old plug though!
John
My order of preference:
1. Old fashioned plug on a chain. Needs a bath or overflow fitted with the anchor point.
2. Pop waste operated by rod behind taps. Usually specific to a set of taps / waste fitting.
3. Overflow / cable operated. Fine as long as you operate it a couple of times a week, otherwise cable rusts and seizes.
4. Flip over plug. Permanently in place but depends on O ring seal.
5. Click clack waste. Never known one to last more than a matter of months before failing.
1. Old fashioned plug on a chain. Needs a bath or overflow fitted with the anchor point.
2. Pop waste operated by rod behind taps. Usually specific to a set of taps / waste fitting.
3. Overflow / cable operated. Fine as long as you operate it a couple of times a week, otherwise cable rusts and seizes.
4. Flip over plug. Permanently in place but depends on O ring seal.
5. Click clack waste. Never known one to last more than a matter of months before failing.
Forget clicker wastes, I replace hundreds of them. Cable operated every time.
Andy
Andy
Cable that operates by moving the overflow?
Push plug clicker?Clicker for me......had a couple of the others where the cable snapped it's support and they were awful to get to.
Can't beat the good old plug though!
John
No cables or springs. Nothing to go wrong
But that is a basin one. I don't think I have ever seen a bath version. That sad, I have never looked for one.
I've had the flomasta captives jam up big time too!
Looks like you can take your pick here, Tom!
John
Looks like you can take your pick here, Tom!
John
Was going to go with the mcapline clicker bathwaste and basin
Regular use is essential for clicker wastes. If you usually shower and the bath waste doesn't operate for months on end, it'll seize up. Same with basin wastes. Never have reason to fill a basin so clicker waste locks up with crud.
My preference is for the swivel type basin waste. Some are captive and others can be removed to make cleaning easy.
Avoid the cheap n nasty ones that have a rubber o-ring on the swivel, though!
McAlpine do them for baths https://mcalpineplumbing.com/waste-outlet-fittings/bath-wastes/cp-brass-swivel-bath-waste/ as well as basins. Some hotels we stay in have them in the baths and almost invariably in the basins.
Suspect for me I'd choose a decent quality cabled waste when we replace our bath, though. Currently its a simple chain job so looks 'cheap' although reliable.
Click clack wastes are the spawn of the devil.
Avoid the cheap n nasty ones that have a rubber o-ring on the swivel, though!
McAlpine do them for baths https://mcalpineplumbing.com/waste-outlet-fittings/bath-wastes/cp-brass-swivel-bath-waste/ as well as basins. Some hotels we stay in have them in the baths and almost invariably in the basins.
Suspect for me I'd choose a decent quality cabled waste when we replace our bath, though. Currently its a simple chain job so looks 'cheap' although reliable.
Click clack wastes are the spawn of the devil.
Thanks yes the captive ones with the oring do look cheap. The other type are machined so good they don't need the oring to seal?
I don't like the plug on a chain, but then the bath plug gets lost. Wash basin has a push rod plug, I fitted a decade ago, that gets sticky to operate, needs regular freeing up, so for the bath, I bought a push-button one - That just fits in the plug hole, press the top and it pops up, press again and it seals. It needed the strainer to be cut away, to allow it to drop in, to fit. No problems at all, other than if Avril cuts her hair in the bath, the plug jams up with hair, and pops open when it shouldn't.
It has a double seal, against the socket, and should it fail, it takes just a second to replace it - just use a plug, until a replacement is delivered.
It has a double seal, against the socket, and should it fail, it takes just a second to replace it - just use a plug, until a replacement is delivered.
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