Why, and what's the difference ?

Slotted wastes appear to have holes in the side - which i'm having
trouble figuring out why you'd have them, since they would logically
be liable to leak ?!?

Solid
http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/architec...13-17530/10001

Slotted
http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/architec...13-17532/10001

"Colin Wilson" o.uk
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Why, and what's the difference ?

Slotted wastes appear to have holes in the side - which i'm having
trouble figuring out why you'd have them, since they would logically
be liable to leak ?!?

Slotted wastes are for basin with the traditional cast-in passage from
the overflow.


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"Colin Wilson" o.uk
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Why, and what's the difference ?

Slotted wastes appear to have holes in the side - which i'm having
trouble figuring out why you'd have them, since they would logically
be liable to leak ?!?

Slotted wastes are for basin with the traditional cast-in passage from
the overflow.

Indeed. The top flange seals against the inside of the basin, and the bottom
rubber washer and nut (plus a liberal dose of Plumbers' Mait) seal against
the bottom face. Water running out of the overflow flows through the
internal passage and *into* the waste via the slots - and thence on down the
drain.
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Slotted wastes are for basin with the traditional cast-in passage from
the overflow.
Indeed. The top flange seals against the inside of the basin, and the bottom
rubber washer and nut (plus a liberal dose of Plumbers' Mait) seal against
the bottom face. Water running out of the overflow flows through the
internal passage and *into* the waste via the slots - and thence on down the
drain.

Thanks for the replies - makes sense now :-}

(i'll have to check out the sink we bought now, see what sort it is !)