Timeline for How can I make a sink drain slowly on purpose?
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| Jan 18 at 14:31 | comment | added | Aloysius Defenestrate | Or maybe leave the sink alone entirely: sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Geo_p049/… | |
| Jan 17 at 22:23 | comment | added | crip659 | I would suggest making a cheap drainage system to experiment on instead of the house plumbing. As long as no nasty stuff is put down, can have the system drain into a big enough bucket/container. Just need a cheap vent going up, a few feet of main drain and some connecting pipes from a cheap sink/tub. Have him build it. | |
| Jan 17 at 22:20 | comment | added | Tim | Oh, and thanks everyone for such a positive response to my question! | |
| Jan 17 at 22:12 | comment | added | Nuclear Hoagie | @Tim That stopper need not be completely open or completely shut, you can pull the lift arm partway up to close the drain partway. Or, re-seat the pop-up arm lever where it attaches to the stopper so that the drain is partly closed when the pop-up is all the way down. I've definitely reinstalled the arm lever in the wrong hole before, which made it impossible to open the stopper all the way and caused slow draining. | |
| Jan 17 at 22:02 | comment | added | Tim | @NuclearHoagie Most of our sinks have this style lowes.com/pd/Keeney-Chrome-Bathroom-Decorative-Sink-Drain/… "Pop up assembly with plastic body and polished chrome top. Complete with lift rod plunger and linkage." I don't think just putting in the plug is going to keep him happy for long. Or are you and AloysiusDefenestrate suggesting something more creative with the stopper? | |
| Jan 17 at 21:59 | comment | added | Tim | @crip659 My kid wants the drain clogged. Even better if it makes a gurgling sound. I think we've done something like what you're suggesting already. But I might try it again. Oh, and he's been watching a lot of plumbing videos on YouTube! We don't have any clear pipes though, I should look into that! | |
| Jan 17 at 20:39 | comment | added | Aloysius Defenestrate | Depending on age/maturity, I’d encourage you to figure out a slow drain with a perfectly functional overflow. The idea of adjusting the rod on the stopper makes sense if you have that kind of stopper. | |
| Jan 17 at 20:23 | comment | added | crip659 | There probably are youtube vids showing how plumbing works, some should also have clear/transparent pipes. Plumbers also make good money. | |
| Jan 17 at 20:19 | comment | added | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | Come over to my house and pull the gunk out of the drain I have that's running slow. Win for both of us! | |
| Jan 17 at 19:57 | comment | added | Nuclear Hoagie | Partially closing the stopper that's typically installed on most drains seems like the easy and obvious choice, is that not an option? | |
| Jan 17 at 19:52 | comment | added | FreeMan | Kid sounds like a kid - interested in the world around her. | |
| Jan 17 at 19:50 | comment | added | crip659 | Something simple like small flat dish(cup holder/saucer) will stop/slow down draining. Can also be moved a bit to speed up/slow down draining. A glass type will let them see the water draining. Kid sounds like me, weird. | |
| Jan 17 at 19:47 | answer | added | ickybus | timeline score: 3 | |
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| S Jan 17 at 19:42 | history | asked | Tim | CC BY-SA 4.0 |