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Tub drain: Standard lever type vs pop up type
I ma thinking of replacing my bath tub drain which currently has the
standard lever with one of those pop up types. I have never had one of the pop up types before. I understand that they are better, but I really wanted to hear from someone wh has had both to confirm. My main concern witha pop up type is that my current lever type does catch a lot of hair, that presumbaly would otherwise go down the drain and clog up my pipes (I would think?). Can anyone comment on one vs the other? |
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Tub drain: Standard lever type vs pop up type
wrote in message oups.com... I ma thinking of replacing my bath tub drain which currently has the standard lever with one of those pop up types. I have never had one of the pop up types before. I understand that they are better, but I really wanted to hear from someone wh has had both to confirm. My main concern witha pop up type is that my current lever type does catch a lot of hair, that presumbaly would otherwise go down the drain and clog up my pipes (I would think?). Can anyone comment on one vs the other? I own and have installed both. I will always go with the pop-up in the future. I do suggest that you not buy it at Lowes or HD as the version they sold the last time I looked is cheap and flimsy. Look for the Watco brand at a real supply house. All you get is the flange, washer and pop-up in heavy pvc. The flange top is chrome or brass. You then use your own pipe and fittings glue it together and forget it. Hair has not been a problem. It seems to stick in the trap and easily removed with a 20" saw tooth snake. Colbyt |
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Tub drain: Standard lever type vs pop up type
When I bought my house, I replaced the rusted lever plug with a pop-up.
It was a cheap one from Lowe's however, and has been replaced after two years. That said, it works fine when it works and getting the hair out is easy. Most of it catches in the drain assembly right under the plug and can be accessed by simply unscrewing the plug. |
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Tub drain: Standard lever type vs pop up type
I read in a book that the pop up types drain slower than the lever
types. So I installed a lever type last weekend. The drain has a grate over it that should catch hair. HD had some neat looking cable operated drains that are supposed to drain even faster but they were more expensive than I could justify for a basement tub that I'll never use. -rev |
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