What are the Parts of Bathtub Drain?

Bathtub drain consists of Trap, Drain & Cover

Plug and Chain Waste, Pop up Waste and Click Clack Bath

What is a Chain Waste Setting?

A plug and chain waste is a traditional design that is the most common type. A ball or link chain connects the bath plug to the overflow, and you put the plug in and out of the waste with your hand. Plug and chain waste kits have a pleasant antique charisma and give a vintage look to your bathroom.

What is a Pop up Waste?

Pop up bath wastes comprise a dial that is fixed over the top of the overflow hole. The dial is usually designed to have grooved edges to make it easier to turn, even with wet and soapy hands. Just below the edge of the bath, its position saves you from putting your hands into a tub full of water. It opens and closes the waste by simply turning left or right and is linked to the waste by a cord.

What is a Click Clack waste?

A click-clack bath waste is simple to use with just push on the waste and it raises slightly so that water can disperse out through the drain. This waste and overflow comprise of a click-clack bath waste and overflow which are concealed behind the bath. This complements a modern style of bath. Furthermore, the easy installation of a click-clack waste allows you to easily clean and maintain.

What is a Bath Waste and Overflow?

Q: What is a Bath Waste and Overflow?

Bath waste and overflow fitting are installed under the bath tap, preventing overfill and divert excess water through the overflow hole into the drain. Keeping a bath waste and overflow clean and functional is essential as it reduces the possibility of your bathroom flooding if you accidentally forget to turn off the water. This setting has a stoppable drain that allows the water to fill the tub, and an overflow positioned slightly under the rim to avoid water overflow. This overflow is connected to the waste pipes. A bath waste drains away any used water into the drainage.

What is a Bath Waste and Overflow?

09 March, 2021

Categories: Bathroom

bath and overflow

So What is One?

Usually when we are looking at bath tubs, we do not notice the waste or overflow. To be exact, the waste would be the drain in the bottom of the bath where water is dispersed from. The bathtub overflow is a hole on the side of the bath where any excess water can be drained from rather than overflowing the tub itself.

Location

Both of these are found usually just below the taps on the bath, which tends to be the steeper side. In single ended baths this would be on one end. For double ended baths, as both sides have a slope, waste and overflow would usually be found in the centre of the longest side.

Different Types

Bath wastes and overflows generally fall into three main categories

Plug & Chain

This is the most economic option, usually cost around £5 - £10 and what most of us are familiar with. The bath overflow is a round perorated disc screwed to the side of the bath to which a plug would be attached with a chain. To fill the bath the plug would be inserted into the draine, and to empty the bath the plug would simply be pulled out of it.

Combined Waste and Overflow

This type is becoming the most popular now. The drained and overflow part are linked by a flexible pipe hidden behind the bath. To open and close the drain, you simply turn the dial. Looks much neater and more contemporary than the plug and chain waste. Prices start from around £25 so are not too expensive.

Combined Waste and Overflow with Click Clack

This is the same as number 2 above though this time the bath is drained by pushing onto the chrome top of the waste at the bottom of the bath. A second press would close the waste. The name ‘click-clack’ comes from the sound that can sometimes be heard when this sprung mechanism is opened or closed. Prices are similar to the standard waste and overflow bath scene at round £25.