In general do you prefer using a push down drain (the one that you push down to open and push down again to close) or the traditional lift rod - pivot - pop up drain?

I am going to be installing a new faucet (Kohler) on a pedestal sink, and I can use the lift-rod pop up drain that comes with it. However, I also have a few push down drains laying around that I could use. Which is better?

if you are buying a kohler bathroom faucet it will come with a pop up assembly. it should be brass and a decent quality. i would use it.
100 % silicone under the flange and around the rubber gasket below. you do NOT want a slight leak under a pedstal.

packy,

if one buys a kohler 'off the shelf' at a big box store it probably will have a 'cheapo' flat PLASTIC drain assembly including the piece which mates to the basin



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When it comes time to remove the accumulated hair, the pop up will be easier.

I prefer the pop-up because I don't like sticking my hand in whatever was collected in the bowl to release it to the drain.

bernabeau, i don't mind using the cheap plastic pop-up assembly on a vanity. it is easy to change in the future.
BUT.. on a pedestal.. NEVER..
kohler, a once great quality company has sadly fallen by the side of the road.

packy, it does come with a brass drain assembly. I just thought the lift-rod pivot mechanism may be outdated. Some time back I bought a few push down lav drain by Decolav, thinking of using those instead of the pop up drain assembly that comes with a faucet simply because it is less cluttering under the sink, and sometimes those lift rods come loose and you need to get under the sink to tighten.

oh I wasn't thinking about cleaning the hair out. That's a good point.

How would you remove the push down drain stopper? There must be a mechanism?

sum,

go pop-up

if this is for YOUR use don't 'trap' the pop up with the rod, merely place it ON TOP of the rod

the 'rod through the hole' design was an 'anti tamper/loss' design

look at the bottom of the pop-up piece and you will see the 'curve' designed for resting on top of the rod

(unless it is a 'twist and remove' type)



packy,

the plastic drain has a 'flat' top which will trap a puddle on 'thick wall' basins

the brass is the 'old school' curve design

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bernabeu I have never tried not threading the pop up through the rod. I will try it and see how it works, thanks.

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