Hi all

Another handbasin Q.

Along with a new basin, I have bought a pop-up style chrome waste outlet.
The lower "nut" for securing the outlet is more like a threaded sleave with
an internal shoulder.
So the threaded part to which the trap will fit is an extension of the
sleave, not simply an extension of the screwed waste portion passing through
the basin outlet IYSWIM.

Two issues which occur to me:

1 The retaining screwed sleave only has a short threaded portion for
attachment of the trap - is this usual?
Looks like there is not enough thread to take the plastic nut and secure the
trap. Is a special type of trap, or trap connection required with these
outlet types?

2 The threaded sleave appears to bottom out before the waste has clamped
into the basin. There are some thick plastic gaskety-seal sort of things
included (to seal between outlet and basin both inside and out), but is it
usual to have to add packing washers to ensure a tight joint?


TIA

Phil

On Fri, 11 May 2007 08:45:08 +0100, TheScullster wrote:

Hi all

Another handbasin Q.

Along with a new basin, I have bought a pop-up style chrome waste outlet.
The lower "nut" for securing the outlet is more like a threaded sleave with
an internal shoulder.
So the threaded part to which the trap will fit is an extension of the
sleave, not simply an extension of the screwed waste portion passing through
the basin outlet IYSWIM.

Two issues which occur to me:

1 The retaining screwed sleave only has a short threaded portion for
attachment of the trap - is this usual?
Looks like there is not enough thread to take the plastic nut and secure the
trap. Is a special type of trap, or trap connection required with these
outlet types?

2 The threaded sleave appears to bottom out before the waste has clamped
into the basin. There are some thick plastic gaskety-seal sort of things
included (to seal between outlet and basin both inside and out), but is it
usual to have to add packing washers to ensure a tight joint?



Is this a ceramic basin?
Is this waste specifically for this basin or for basins in general?



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