Plug hole replace

[cawright1]

Hi all, seen other posts on this but can't find my specific answer. My bathroom sink plug needs changing. Ive attached a couple of pics, one of the hole and one from underneath the sink. Can some advise how I get it out please? And are replacements pretty standard? Thanks so much for any help.

 

[terryplumb]

Show us a pic of the waste below the basin ,where it connects to the trap .

 

[cawright1]

Hi, I'm not back at home till weekend. Was hoping to get replacement from Screwfix to take home with me and do the job on Sunday.

 

[terryplumb]

You can buy any slotted basin waste fitting you like. Yours appears to be operated by push rod ( at the back of the tap) as far as I can tell from your pic. But you don't have to have that type .

 

[HERTS P&D]

Buy the 2 items below and remove the rod from the rear of the tap:

Flomasta Sprung Basin Waste Slotted

Order online at Screwfix.com. Modern basin waste with chrome-plated brass top. Internal spring plug pops up and down with each press. No need for chain. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 5 minutes.

www.screwfix.com

Thomas Dudley Ltd Basin Waste Seal Kit 3 Piece Set

Order online at Screwfix.com. 1¼

www.screwfix.com

Andy

 

[cawright1]

Thanks. Andy, how to get the old one off??

 

[HERTS P&D]

Do you have any of these?

Knipex Cobra Water Pump Pliers 10

Order online at Screwfix.com. Can be set to the desired size by the push of a button. Fine size adjustment ensures optimum handle position and box-joint construction prevents the pliers pulling to one side when in use. User-friendly guard to prevent fingers being pinched. FREE next day delivery...

www.screwfix.com

Andy

 

[cawright1]

No!

 

[mattylad]

or some spanners? about 10mm upwards I think.

 

[mattylad]

undo the 2 nuts shown in the underside pic and the plate can be removed then the whole thing lifted out.

That is assuming you have turned off the water, opened both taps to remove any in the system and undone the flexi pipes where they meet the rigid pipes.

 

[terryplumb]

undo the 2 nuts shown in the underside pic and the plate can be removed then the whole thing lifted out.

That is assuming you have turned off the water, opened both taps to remove any in the system and undone the flexi pipes where they meet the rigid pipes.

It's the waste fitting that needs replacing ,not the taps mattylad.
The top part of the waste fitting screws directly into the bottom half that sits under the basin.

 

[mattylad]

OOPs, saw pic, skim read, grabbed wrong end of stick.... lol

 

[cawright1]

Thanks for your help guys, much appreciated.

 

[Rodders53]

https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-slotted-lever-basin-waste/615KJ is an example of the style currently fitted (but not a recommendation from me).
SWMBO has never got on with push-push (click-clack) wastes like the one linked to earlier in this thread. Nor does she find the behind tap lever ones, above, easy to operate.

I've now replaced 2 out of 3 sink wastes (one rotted through and fell apart as it wasn't brass, but some cheap alloy) with these chrome plated brass 'flip' captive wastes - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07HQGGVZT/
NB the flip top is solid metal with no rubber O-ring. It seals by being the correct dimensions and the water's weight on it. The rubber o-ring types get very stiff to seal water in and to flip open. Avoid that type!

Getting the old undone and off could be a nightmare if well siliconed in (by pro plumbers). It should be possible to undo the large (plastic/nylon) nut by hand; but will probably need large pump pliers or stillsons. I'm not sure 10 inch pump pliers are quite large enough to fit round the waste nut properly ( from memory)?

Although the rubber donut waste kit gets good reviews I found it near impossible to fit over the waste threads. So I used the old fashioned plumbers mate solution (deprecated by many pro plumbers). Mine is back in my plumbing spare bits box.