Hi

I've got a double basin sink that I need to replace the wastes for,
but I'm struggling to find anything that fits. Most wastes for sinks
seem to be 3.5in and the basin ones are 1.5in, but both of mine are
2.5in diameter. I'd need one with an outlet for the overflow and
another one need not have this (though of course this can be blanked
off).

Does anyone know of anywhere where I might pick up such things?
Ideally I'd like to get stainless steel ones with strainer baskets
rather than plugs, but at the moment desperation means I'm not that
fussy!!

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Matt
Frodsham, Cheshire.

On 16 Jun, 21:30, wrote:
Hi

I've got a double basinsinkthat I need to replace the wastes for,
but I'm struggling to find anything that fits. Most wastes for sinks
seem to be 3.5in and the basin ones are 1.5in, but both of mine are
2.5in diameter. I'd need one with an outlet for the overflow and
another one need not have this (though of course this can be blanked
off).

Does anyone know of anywhere where I might pick up such things?
Ideally I'd like to get stainless steel ones with strainer baskets
rather than plugs, but at the moment desperation means I'm not that
fussy!!

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Matt
Frodsham, Cheshire.

Sorry for bumping this guys, but I'm currently drawing a blank on this
and getting a bit frustrated. OK, perhaps I shouldn't have thrown
away the old waste (!), but in my naivety I presumed these things only
came in standard sizes.

I've bought some 1.5" wastes which come very close to actually
fitting, but there is only about 1mm overlap at the sides so I'm not
convinced they'd be robust enought in the cupboard under the sink.

I've tried PTS but they couldn't suggest anything. Any plumbers out
there that could post a word of advice as to where to try?

The sink that we've got in is a ceramic one, but there is no name on
it so I can't go back to the manufacturers either.

Thanks for any help!

Matt

On 9 Jul, 11:59, wrote:
On 16 Jun, 21:30, wrote:





Hi

I've got a double basinsinkthat I need to replace the wastes for,
but I'm struggling to find anything that fits. Most wastes for sinks
seem to be 3.5in and the basin ones are 1.5in, but both of mine are
2.5in diameter. I'd need one with an outlet for the overflow and
another one need not have this (though of course this can be blanked
off).

Does anyone know of anywhere where I might pick up such things?
Ideally I'd like to get stainless steel ones with strainer baskets
rather than plugs, but at the moment desperation means I'm not that
fussy!!

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Matt
Frodsham, Cheshire.

Sorry for bumping this guys, but I'm currently drawing a blank on this
and getting a bit frustrated. OK, perhaps I shouldn't have thrown
away the oldwaste(!), but in my naivety I presumed these things only
came in standard sizes.

I've bought some 1.5" wastes which come very close to actually
fitting, but there is only about 1mm overlap at the sides so I'm not
convinced they'd be robust enought in the cupboard under thesink.

I've tried PTS but they couldn't suggest anything. Any plumbers out
there that could post a word of advice as to where to try?

Thesinkthat we've got in is a ceramic one, but there is no name on
it so I can't go back to the manufacturers either.

Thanks for any help!

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Just to clarify, it is the part of the waste that goes over and under
the sink itself that is the unusual size (at 2.5in), not the pipework
underneath - that is standard sized.

Thanks!

Matt

On 2007-07-09 11:59:29 +0100, said:

On 16 Jun, 21:30, wrote:
Hi

I've got a double basinsinkthat I need to replace the wastes for,
but I'm struggling to find anything that fits. Most wastes for sinks
seem to be 3.5in and the basin ones are 1.5in, but both of mine are
2.5in diameter. I'd need one with an outlet for the overflow and
another one need not have this (though of course this can be blanked
off).

Does anyone know of anywhere where I might pick up such things?
Ideally I'd like to get stainless steel ones with strainer baskets
rather than plugs, but at the moment desperation means I'm not that
fussy!!

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Matt
Frodsham, Cheshire.

Sorry for bumping this guys, but I'm currently drawing a blank on this
and getting a bit frustrated. OK, perhaps I shouldn't have thrown
away the old waste (!), but in my naivety I presumed these things only
came in standard sizes.

I've bought some 1.5" wastes which come very close to actually
fitting, but there is only about 1mm overlap at the sides so I'm not
convinced they'd be robust enought in the cupboard under the sink.

I've tried PTS but they couldn't suggest anything. Any plumbers out
there that could post a word of advice as to where to try?

The sink that we've got in is a ceramic one, but there is no name on
it so I can't go back to the manufacturers either.

Thanks for any help!

Matt

Are you able to identify the sink manufacturer? There's a reasonable
chance that it originates from elsewhere in Europe. You could try
looking on web sites in France/Germany/Italy and see whether there are
wastes in 63mm or could it be 65mm? These countries have moved on in
their systems of measurement.

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On 16 Jun, 21:30, wrote:
Hi

I've got a double basinsinkthat I need to replace the wastes for,
but I'm struggling to find anything that fits. Most wastes for sinks
seem to be 3.5in and the basin ones are 1.5in, but both of mine are
2.5in diameter. I'd need one with an outlet for the overflow and
another one need not have this (though of course this can be blanked
off).

Does anyone know of anywhere where I might pick up such things?
Ideally I'd like to get stainless steel ones with strainer baskets
rather than plugs, but at the moment desperation means I'm not that
fussy!!

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Matt
Frodsham, Cheshire.

Sorry for bumping this guys, but I'm currently drawing a blank on this
and getting a bit frustrated. OK, perhaps I shouldn't have thrown
away the old waste (!), but in my naivety I presumed these things only
came in standard sizes.

I've bought some 1.5" wastes which come very close to actually
fitting, but there is only about 1mm overlap at the sides so I'm not
convinced they'd be robust enought in the cupboard under the sink.

I've tried PTS but they couldn't suggest anything. Any plumbers out
there that could post a word of advice as to where to try?

The sink that we've got in is a ceramic one, but there is no name on
it so I can't go back to the manufacturers either.

Thanks for any help!



Can't quite see how 1.5" nearly fits but if you can say why this doesn't:

http://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog...te_2__BSP.html

we might get a better idea!!


--
Bob Mannix
(anti-spam is as easy as 1-2-3 - not)

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On 16 Jun, 21:30, wrote:
Hi

I've got a double basinsinkthat I need to replace the wastes for,
but I'm struggling to find anything that fits. Most wastes for sinks
seem to be 3.5in and the basin ones are 1.5in, but both of mine are
2.5in diameter. I'd need one with an outlet for the overflow and
another one need not have this (though of course this can be blanked
off).

Does anyone know of anywhere where I might pick up such things?
Ideally I'd like to get stainless steel ones with strainer baskets
rather than plugs, but at the moment desperation means I'm not that
fussy!!

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Matt
Frodsham, Cheshire.

Sorry for bumping this guys, but I'm currently drawing a blank on this
and getting a bit frustrated. OK, perhaps I shouldn't have thrown
away the old waste (!), but in my naivety I presumed these things only
came in standard sizes.

I've bought some 1.5" wastes which come very close to actually
fitting, but there is only about 1mm overlap at the sides so I'm not
convinced they'd be robust enought in the cupboard under the sink.

I've tried PTS but they couldn't suggest anything. Any plumbers out
there that could post a word of advice as to where to try?

The sink that we've got in is a ceramic one, but there is no name on
it so I can't go back to the manufacturers either.

Thanks for any help!

Can't quite see how 1.5" nearly fits but if you can say why this doesn't:

http://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog...died_Sink_Wast...

we might get a better idea!!

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Thanks - I'll use the measurements on this to check it out tonight.

The problem is the size of the hole in the sink. From memory, that
must be about 80mm across (so the flange at the top fits, if only
just) but the seals underneath the sink are typically narrower than
that, or just about the same size so the seal underneath would be
inadequate.

Its either a quite old sink (possibly) or foreign (possibly). Ideally
I'd like to have replaced with a basket strainer, but given that I
can't even find a waste at the moment, I can't see me finding a
basket!!

That 2in brass one does look like a contender however.

Thanks!

Matt

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On 16 Jun, 21:30, wrote:
Hi

I've got a double basinsinkthat I need to replace the wastes for,
but I'm struggling to find anything that fits. Most wastes for sinks
seem to be 3.5in and the basin ones are 1.5in, but both of mine are
2.5in diameter. I'd need one with an outlet for the overflow and
another one need not have this (though of course this can be blanked
off).

Does anyone know of anywhere where I might pick up such things?
Ideally I'd like to get stainless steel ones with strainer baskets
rather than plugs, but at the moment desperation means I'm not that
fussy!!

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Matt
Frodsham, Cheshire.

Sorry for bumping this guys, but I'm currently drawing a blank on this
and getting a bit frustrated. OK, perhaps I shouldn't have thrown
away the old waste (!), but in my naivety I presumed these things only
came in standard sizes.

I've bought some 1.5" wastes which come very close to actually
fitting, but there is only about 1mm overlap at the sides so I'm not
convinced they'd be robust enought in the cupboard under the sink.

I've tried PTS but they couldn't suggest anything. Any plumbers out
there that could post a word of advice as to where to try?

The sink that we've got in is a ceramic one, but there is no name on
it so I can't go back to the manufacturers either.

Thanks for any help!

Can't quite see how 1.5" nearly fits but if you can say why this doesn't:

http://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog...died_Sink_Wast...

we might get a better idea!!

--
Bob Mannix
(anti-spam is as easy as 1-2-3 - not)

Bob

Thanks for the help, that link certainly looks good. See images of
the offending sink (includes measurements):-

http://www.mattandsarah.co.uk/photos...s.php?album=42

Cheers!

Matt

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On 16 Jun, 21:30, wrote:
Hi

I've got a double basinsinkthat I need to replace the wastes for,
but I'm struggling to find anything that fits. Most wastes for sinks
seem to be 3.5in and the basin ones are 1.5in, but both of mine are
2.5in diameter. I'd need one with an outlet for the overflow and
another one need not have this (though of course this can be blanked
off).

Does anyone know of anywhere where I might pick up such things?
Ideally I'd like to get stainless steel ones with strainer baskets
rather than plugs, but at the moment desperation means I'm not that
fussy!!

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Matt
Frodsham, Cheshire.

Sorry for bumping this guys, but I'm currently drawing a blank on this
and getting a bit frustrated. OK, perhaps I shouldn't have thrown
away the old waste (!), but in my naivety I presumed these things only
came in standard sizes.

I've bought some 1.5" wastes which come very close to actually
fitting, but there is only about 1mm overlap at the sides so I'm not
convinced they'd be robust enought in the cupboard under the sink.

I've tried PTS but they couldn't suggest anything. Any plumbers out
there that could post a word of advice as to where to try?

The sink that we've got in is a ceramic one, but there is no name on
it so I can't go back to the manufacturers either.

Thanks for any help!

Can't quite see how 1.5" nearly fits but if you can say why this doesn't:

http://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog...died_Sink_Wast...

we might get a better idea!!

--
Bob Mannix
(anti-spam is as easy as 1-2-3 - not)

Bob

Thanks for the help, that link certainly looks good. See images of
the offending sink (includes measurements):-

http://www.mattandsarah.co.uk/photos...s.php?album=42

Cheers!

No probs. If you use high quality mastic under the top flange, that will
provide the seal. The plastic washer can be replaced or added to by
something home-made, even. All you need is the pull from the nut to squish
the mastic then.

Bob