My week away was slightly spoiled by the rubbishy plumbing in my posh looking bathroom. The plug is one of those ones that you push down to close it, and then push down a little bit more and it will pop up to open. It stopped popping back up so my departure was delayed by my trying to empty the sink, and while I was away I had the constant niggle that I had to fix my plug hole before I could ever have another shave.
I spent an inordinate and unnecessary amount of time replacing the plug hole with one that had an actual plug on a chain.
This is what I've learned:
- It's not called a plug hole – it's a basin waste.
- The type of plug I described is called click-clack.
- The mechanism that pops the plug up and down is also called a click clack.
- Click clacks are standard parts, they cost about £4 and they can be easily changed without taking the waste out of the basin.
Had I known, I could have done it in 5 minutes with a pair of pliers.
Richard "hindsight" B
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