TinMan1332 snipped-for-privacy@aol.com wrote in article
> snipped-for-privacy@ng-fd1.aol.com>...
> > > Well, after installing around 200 of these cultured marble (plaster of
> > >paris lookalikes) vanitee tops, they started out with just a cast drain > area
> > >and then later models had the plastic insert there to strengthen the > drain
> > >area.
> > >
> > > I probably depends greatly on the construction of the unit. The ones I > >
> > >was using were meant to have the plastic insert left intact, otherwise > the
> > >drain outlet would have been too large to securely set the pop-up. > >
> > Then let's tell him to trim the insert flush and leave it in. The ones I > have
> > seen were so flimsy that they could not possibly strengthen or resize > anything.
> >
> > J.P.
> >
> After reading TinMan's first reply, I removed the insert. I wouldn't call
> it flimsy so it might have been for structural support. There was a 2-inch
> nipple attached which went up the overflow bypass. Taking it out made it
> easier to install the pop-up. Since I can't put the insert back, I'll just
> 'live' with it.
> Gary Williamson
> snipped-for-privacy@compuserve.com
I took the plastic insert out (busted up) and would like to replace, any suggestions where to get a new one?