Bath waste+overflow

[mark]

I'm looking for clarification of what is a pop-up waste and a click clack waste.

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[Bob Minchin]

I'd assume the pop up is the type with a knob built into the tap and Click clack the type you push on the plug itself to close it the push again to open. Personally I find the plug and chain work very well and about 50% of the hotels I stay in have problems with the modern types. I end up improvising with a plastic cup full of water and a gasket made from a pad of loo paper to block off plug hole

[mark]

I think you are right.

I'm wondering about the grade of hotel you choose! Seriously though you raise a good point, I'm considering a double ended bath with the taps on the wall side so reliability is something to think about as getatability is going to be zero. Plug on a chain and a single ended bath tick the sensible box. However the the bathroom I'm re doing is so old fashioned and horrible I am aiming at going a step beyond just a new bathroom to compensate. Existing bath suite is sage which ironically is an 'on trend' colour for paintwork etc., and will be the colour of my tiles.

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[Jon Connell]

A pop-up waste has a lever on the upright part of the tap connected by a rod to the plug. You push the lever and it pops up the plug. Like this:

A click clack waste has a spring mechanism that you push in to engage and push again to release. Like this:

If you are choosing a sink and taps, you need to make sure that they are matched, so a sink with a click-clack waste and a tap with a push rod would mean you would have your rod dangling unused.

My money goes [just went] on a click-clack waste. No doubt somebody will pipe up that they are "unreliable" and that in 20 years' time you will need to replace them or some such like.

Jon

[mark]

Thanks, it's for a bath. So by elimination I assume the pop up is one where you twist a knob at the overflow.

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