On 1/7/2019 11:46 AM, graham wrote:
> On 2019-01-07 9:41 a.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 1/7/2019 10:04 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> 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.Â* All of them.
>>>>> OTOH, I have always had a double sink, with garbage disposal on one
>>>>> side.Â* I used to buy
>>>>> new ones at KMart.Â* Now that they have closed, I will go to Ace
>>>>> Hardware.Â* 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.Â* I got tired of dealing with
>>>> slow/clogged drains in the bathroom sinks.Â* Products like Drain-O and
>>>> Liquid Plumr were a waste of money.Â* Despite what online videos show,
>>>> the Zip-It drain cleaning tool was hindered by the pop-up
>>>> mechanism.Â* No
>>>> longer a worry.Â* Those little rubber stoppers make things so much
>>>> easier!Â* I went to a local hardware store and was surprised by all the
>>>> different sizes of bathroom sink stoppers.Â* I needed a 1-1/4" (very
>>>> small) stopper.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Except when cleaning the sink, I never use the stopper.Â* Even then, I
>>> close the stopper only to conveniently clean the stopper itself.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> That's kind of why I hated those built-in stoppers.Â* They just got in
>> the way and let crud build up in the drain which led to clogs.Â* I
>> rarely need to use a stopper in the bathroom sink.
>>
>> Jill
> I agree! Both the pop-up and the plunger types clog up too easily.

Ditto. Too hard to keep clear of clogs. Years ago I used to hand wash
hosiery and 'delicates' in the bathroom sink. There was no other reason
to have a bathroom sink stopper. I always take off my jewelry before
washing my face or brushing my teeth. I make sure I never set jewelry
anywhere near the sink.

Jill