Plastic Vs Metal Bathroom Sink Drain

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Plastic vs metal bathroom sink drain.

In theory pvc should be more resistant to chemicals and rust while metal is more resistant to heat. Unscrew the compression nut from each inlet and remove the plastic washer. Understanding a sink drain will come in handy when it s clogged needs to be repaired or its parts need replacement. Oct 7 2010 location.

If you need to cut to size a fitting all you need is a pvc cutter for plastic. Bleach will stop it for a while. Hi i bought a kohler lavatory faucet and it came with a plastic pop up drain assembly. Discussion in plumbing forum professional diy advice started by kenfused oct 7 2010.

Most people would go for the hack saw because the pipe cutter is very e. But most drain cleaners don t contain lye any more and nobody in their right mind dumps 500f fluid into a sink. No matter how well the owner takes care of the plumbing in his or her home eventually the time will come when the entire plumbing system will need to be updated and replaced. Also the drain stopper plastic pipes are covered with black mold that i can brush out.

Cons metal pipes plastic plumbing pros. Delta bathroom sink metal pop up assembly in chrome model rp5651 39 57 39 57. Over the years i have converted all my bathroom lavatory drain pipes to plastic and have noticed a strong odor from them. Slide the nut up the tailpiece and fit the washer onto the end.

I recently replaced a corroded metal kitchen sink pipe with pvc but in the store i noticed that metal downpipes are still available. The traps are full of water so it is not sewer gas. Should i install metal or plastic sink drain. Plastic 2 piece pop up assembly chrome model c756 1 7 65 7 65.

Plastic is easier to work with overall. Plastic vs metal pipes. Vigo vessel bathroom sink pop up drain and mounting ring in brushed nickel model vg07000bn 29 90.