Posted by Sam Nickaby on December 25, 2005, 7:08 am
A few weeks ago the tub drain was clogged. I'd manage to use
a coat hanger to remove a bunch of hair from inside the pipe. Today
it's clogged. I'm the only guy in the house, the rest are females but
I have to do the work. I 'd like to find a way to prevent hair
from going into the drain in the first place. Usually, I use a dome
cap on the drain. This cap works great but it's missing. How
can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
dome drain cap?
Thanks
Posted by trader4 on December 25, 2005, 8:06 am
"This cap works great but it's missing. How
can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
dome drain cap? "
Since the drain cap appears to have been sufficient in the past, why
not just replace it? Plumbing supply or perhaps one of the big box
stores.
Posted by Sam Nickaby on December 25, 2005, 9:21 am
>> "This cap works great but it's missing. How
>> can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
>> dome drain cap? "
> Since the drain cap appears to have been sufficient in the past, why
> not just replace it? Plumbing supply or perhaps one of the big box
> stores.
I'd search for the cap at ACE and big box stores but only find this.
http://www.dollardays.com/images/f42/image2/543.jpg
The kind that works has a dome shape made of stainless steel
and hard to find.
Posted by Marilyn & Bob on December 25, 2005, 1:13 pm
>>> "This cap works great but it's missing. How
>>> can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
>>> dome drain cap? "
>> Since the drain cap appears to have been sufficient in the past, why
>> not just replace it? Plumbing supply or perhaps one of the big box
>> stores.
> I'd search for the cap at ACE and big box stores but only find this.
> http://www.dollardays.com/images/f42/image2/543.jpg
> The kind that works has a dome shape made of stainless steel
> and hard to find.
Not at all hard to find at even the smallest plumbing supply store. Best to
measure the diameter, as although they are pretty standard today, older tub
drains came in different sizes. Also, I assume the screw to hold it in
places is also missing. The plumbing supply store should have one.
--
Peace,
BobJ
Posted by mm on December 26, 2005, 2:12 pm
>>> "This cap works great but it's missing. How
>>> can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
>>> dome drain cap? "
>> Since the drain cap appears to have been sufficient in the past, why
>> not just replace it? Plumbing supply or perhaps one of the big box
>> stores.
>I'd search for the cap at ACE and big box stores but only find this.
>http://www.dollardays.com/images/f42/image2/543.jpg
>The kind that works has a dome shape made of stainless steel
>and hard to find.
Even though I have what I thought were standard Eljer toilets, I
couldn't find a flapper that didn't leak a bit. When I finally found
one I bought 4. When that store was going out of business, I searched
via the web, and got 3 hits for it, one of them in Baltimore, where I
happen to live. This time I bought 24, for 3 toilets. I figure this
should last me till I die, and maybe on my death bed, I'll be able to
trade flappers with my neighbors to get them to bring me food.
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>> can I prevent hair from going in there and where can I buy a
>> dome drain cap? "
> Since the drain cap appears to have been sufficient in the past, why
> not just replace it? Plumbing supply or perhaps one of the big box
> stores.