I'm replacing the drains in the kitchen and bathroom. For the kitchen I got the ones Larry recommended (Houzer 190-4200 2 in. Basket Strainer). What's everyone getting for the bathroom sink? Thanks.
jor
I'm confused, you are replacing the strainers or the actual drain piping. Either way, what is the benefit?
I'm replacing the drains in the kitchen and bathroom. For the kitchen I got the ones Larry recommended (Houzer 190-4200 2 in. Basket Strainer). What's everyone getting for the bathroom sink? Thanks.
I used the same drain in the kitchen and bath. Now, I need to replace the drain in the shower.
Getting the old drains out can be a challenge, they had three holes to grab onto, as opposed to the more common drains with four holes for which there is an off-the-shelf tool for removing.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Drain-Removal-Wrench/1002633350
I made a three-hole tool for removing the original drains.
Sink drain removal tools | Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lwade/sets/72157669550220075/)
Larry
what is the benefit?
New faucets, new drains! :D
Thanks, Larry. I might go for a pop-up in the bathroom sink. I did that in another rig. Still thinkin' about it.
jor
Jor, please post if it was difficult for you to remove the drain fittings, as Larry mentioned above. I’d like to replace our drains too.
please post if it was difficult for you to remove the drain fittings
Will do. I took out the kitchen ones already. Those two were easy peasy.
jor
Removing old drains can be easy or very difficult, some drains were glued in place with polyurethane.
Our LD's drains were glued in and required a lot of force to remove. The links I provided show the tools I needed to break them lose.
Larry
some drains were glued in place with polyurethane.
Hoping for the best on the bathroom sink. Guess I got lucky on the kitchen. All I gotta say, is those boys at LD and their goofy caulking mentality needed a good spanking!!! :)
jor
Jor… what tool did you use to remove the drains? I don’t have anything like the tool mentioned by Larry up above. TIA
I just removed the plastic piping, grabbed the drain stub with a pair of channel locks and twisted it back and forth. Very easy. Had that failed, I was going to take it up a notch with a pipe wrench. And if that didn't do the trick, I was going to grind three notches in a piece of pipe for a down and dirty LarryTool.
Check out the two unused faucet holes. For a reason known only to them, the LD guys filled both with caulk! :D
I might end up replacing this sink with a single tub down the line.
jor