A Draining Experience

 So, basically ever since I moved in I've been somewhat disappointed with the performance of the drain in the ensuite bathroom.

What's wrong with it, you ask? Well, let's just say that it's a wee bit difficult to operate.

And by "difficult" I mean "basically impossible". This is not ideal.

Of course, we already know that plumbing was not exactly a strong point of the previous owner's handyman skills, but just to underline that fact, we see the obvious giveaway.

Any time you see one of those accordion style p-trap hookups, you're basically guaranteed to find horrors lurking somewhere.

I did not have to look far to find those horrors. First up, they used caulking under the rim of the drain rather than plumber's putty. Secondly, the caulking was literally pointless because they used an overflow-style drain on a non-overflow sink. Again.

At least this time the skanky drain water wasn't soaking into the MDF top of the vanity, since the whole top of this one is porcelain instead, but still, what the fuck.

Anyway, installation of the new unit went nicely. This one is a push-up push-down clicky dealio which doesn't need the handle behind the faucet to operate it.

And would you look at that, it actually holds water.

I'm pretty sure this is the first time that this sink has ever been filled since the day it was installed.

One minor downside is that the flange on the new drain sits slightly higher than its ideal location, so it leaves a tiny bit of standing water at the bottom of the sink. I don't entirely blame this on the new drain though, as this sink has a peculiar cylindrical profile, so it doesn't really drain well anyway. (It was actually a problem with the old drain too)

It's not really a bother, though, I'll just have to pay attention to keeping it clean.