On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 12:43:27 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>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.* 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
>>>>
>>> That's kind of why I hated those built-in stoppers.* They just got in
>>> the way and let crud build up in the drain which led to clogs.* 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.

Obviously you don't shave. LOL
We have a screen over the drain, only time I remove the screen and
place the stopper back is when I shave.
I have the stopper disconnected from the plunger thingie so it just
pulls out after I finish shaving and the screen goes back. When not
used the stopper lives in a top vanity drawer with all my toilet
stuff, which isn't much. My wife has all the other five drawers and
they are full... she has tried to steal half of my one drawer but no
way.

>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

That's smart. I don't wear jewelry at home, I spend too much time at
the kitchen sink.