On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 9:58:19 AM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 1/6/2019 10:40 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> > My experience over the decades I have lived with a half dozen or so sinks, is that a stainless
> > adjustable (open or closed) stopper that has small holes or slots in it for water to go through
> > when it is on an "open" setting, is that so far, they have all been a standard size. All of them.
> > OTOH, I have always had a double sink, with garbage disposal on one side. I used to buy
> > new ones at KMart. Now that they have closed, I will go to Ace Hardware. I have never
> > purchased one that did not fit, although I did mistakenly once purchase one that was only a
> > stopper, and didn't have the ability to stay open unless I tipped it at a slant in the drain.
> >
> > N.
> >
> Veering a bit off topic but still about sink stoppers, last year I had
> the pesky pop-up stoppers in my bathroom sinks disconnected and bought
> good old fashioned rubber stoppers. I got tired of dealing with
> slow/clogged drains in the bathroom sinks. Products like Drain-O and
> Liquid Plumr were a waste of money. Despite what online videos show,
> the Zip-It drain cleaning tool was hindered by the pop-up mechanism. No
> longer a worry. Those little rubber stoppers make things so much
> easier! I went to a local hardware store and was surprised by all the
> different sizes of bathroom sink stoppers. I needed a 1-1/4" (very
> small) stopper.
>
> Jill

Except when cleaning the sink, I never use the stopper. Even then, I
close the stopper only to conveniently clean the stopper itself.

Cindy Hamilton