A few weeks ago the tub drain was clogged. I'd manage to use
a coat hanger to remove a bunch of hair from inside the pipe. Today
it's clogged. I'm the only guy in the house, the rest are females but
I have to do the work. I 'd like to find a way to prevent hair
from going into the drain in the first place. Usually, I use a dome
cap on the drain. This cap works great but it's missing. How
can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
dome drain cap?

Thanks

"This cap works great but it's missing. How
can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
dome drain cap? "

Since the drain cap appears to have been sufficient in the past, why
not just replace it? Plumbing supply or perhaps one of the big box
stores.

wrote in message oups.com...
"This cap works great but it's missing. How
can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
dome drain cap? "

Since the drain cap appears to have been sufficient in the past, why
not just replace it? Plumbing supply or perhaps one of the big box
stores.

I'd search for the cap at ACE and big box stores but only find this.

http://www.dollardays.com/images/f42/image2/543.jpg

The kind that works has a dome shape made of stainless steel
and hard to find.

"Sam Nickaby" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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"This cap works great but it's missing. How
can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
dome drain cap? "

Since the drain cap appears to have been sufficient in the past, why
not just replace it? Plumbing supply or perhaps one of the big box
stores.

I'd search for the cap at ACE and big box stores but only find this.

http://www.dollardays.com/images/f42/image2/543.jpg

The kind that works has a dome shape made of stainless steel
and hard to find.


Not at all hard to find at even the smallest plumbing supply store. Best to
measure the diameter, as although they are pretty standard today, older tub
drains came in different sizes. Also, I assume the screw to hold it in
places is also missing. The plumbing supply store should have one.
--
Peace,
BobJ

On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:08:21 GMT, "Sam Nickaby" wrote:

A few weeks ago the tub drain was clogged. I'd manage to use
a coat hanger to remove a bunch of hair from inside the pipe. Today
it's clogged. I'm the only guy in the house, the rest are females but
I have to do the work. I 'd like to find a way to prevent hair
from going into the drain in the first place. Usually, I use a dome
cap on the drain. This cap works great but it's missing. How
can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
dome drain cap?

Thanks

How about dome caps for the females? :-)

I 'd like to find a way to prevent hair
from going into the drain in the first place.
I had this problem for a while. Even worse since the clog would seat
3/4 of the way across the bathroom on the way to the 4" meaning I'd
have to get out the big snake. I tried those caps but the kids loved
playing with them and they were always missing in action. I remember
those hair traps on those old lever stoppers. If you have a
"conventional" setup this will work. I got a spring from the hardware
store that just fit into the drain. It's pretty big and about 4" long I
attached a loop of solid copper wire onto it so I can hook and retrieve
it. I clean it about every 2 months. A big long nasty smelly mouse of
hair! The women all ohh and awe when I pull it out and unwind it off
the spring. 'Course I add to the drama with rubber gloves and safety
goggles. The only problem is that it corrodes and needs to be stainless
steel but so far no luck in finding that.
I'm the only guy in the house, the rest are females but I have to do the work.
How about dome caps for the females? :-)
Early on I did try that tack but my wife did a CSI on me, pointing out
my thinning hair in the drain. Now I do my "killing the hair mouse"
thing to recover my waning respect.
Richard

On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:08:21 GMT, "Sam Nickaby" wrote:

A few weeks ago the tub drain was clogged. I'd manage to use
a coat hanger to remove a bunch of hair from inside the pipe. Today
it's clogged. I'm the only guy in the house, the rest are females but
I have to do the work. I 'd like to find a way to prevent hair
from going into the drain in the first place. Usually, I use a dome
cap on the drain. This cap works great but it's missing. How
can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
dome drain cap?

Tell them they should wear a hair net when they shower.

Tell them when they shower without the dome cap, they have to do your
chores for a week.

Thanks






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On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 14:21:56 GMT, "Sam Nickaby" wrote:

wrote in message oups.com...
"This cap works great but it's missing. How
can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
dome drain cap? "

Since the drain cap appears to have been sufficient in the past, why
not just replace it? Plumbing supply or perhaps one of the big box
stores.

I'd search for the cap at ACE and big box stores but only find this.

http://www.dollardays.com/images/f42/image2/543.jpg

The kind that works has a dome shape made of stainless steel
and hard to find.

Even though I have what I thought were standard Eljer toilets, I
couldn't find a flapper that didn't leak a bit. When I finally found
one I bought 4. When that store was going out of business, I searched
via the web, and got 3 hits for it, one of them in Baltimore, where I
happen to live. This time I bought 24, for 3 toilets. I figure this
should last me till I die, and maybe on my death bed, I'll be able to
trade flappers with my neighbors to get them to bring me food.





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A few weeks ago the tub drain was clogged. I'd manage to use
a coat hanger to remove a bunch of hair from inside the pipe. Today
it's clogged. I'm the only guy in the house, the rest are females but
I have to do the work. I 'd like to find a way to prevent hair
from going into the drain in the first place. Usually, I use a dome
cap on the drain. This cap works great but it's missing. How
can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
dome drain cap?

Thanks all. Great tips.

I had one made especially for my tub. Here's how I did it. First I used this

http://www.superiorspecialty.com/Mai...neral/3071.gif

and it didn't work. Then I use this

http://www.superiorspecialty.com/Mai...neral/3072.gif

and it didn't work. Finally I got this

http://www.rensup.com/t/Sink_Strainers_Dtl92498.jpg

and cut it to fit and look like this

http://www.shop4classics.com/images/drain11s.jpg

and it finally worked. Essentially, I had a friend cut an ordinary sink
strainer to mimic a dome cap strainer. Works great. When the hairs
accumulate on the surface of the strainer you just brush the hair off with
your foot. The other strainers didn't work this way.