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popeyemth
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Aug 20, 2014

Sink Drain

Wife uses bobby pins and/or small hair clips and we have a 5 year old grandson and a 4 year old granddaughter that think they are too old for help in the bathroom :) .
The combination had me concerned about "stuff " going down the sink drain in the bathroom and since it's largely glued together I can imagine a big problem in the future.
The stopper does not work very well at anything but actually stopping water from draining and caused water to back up in the sink if used as a trap.
Wife is also a tea drinker so a solution presented itself- 1/2 of a tea "ball" available even at Walmart for less than $2.
Works great.



  • I had not been successful in finding anything to fit our drains at the stores they seem way smaller than anything you can buy.
    The "tea ball" halves fit perfectly .
    Good Luck, Mike
  • I love this idea! I have had to take apart the bathroom sink because my DD dropped an eyeliner bottle down there. Crazy, but it happened!
    Guess I'm going shopping again tomorrow.
  • These are even cheaper at the dollar stores, that is where we get ours.
    downtheroad wrote:
    Good idea or....
    Home Depot, lots of sizes and diameters. for different sinks (kitchen, bathroom, shower, etc.)

  • YUP X2!

    I found those while walking around in Lowes. I replaced ALL my sink drains with them. Priceless safety net when you are putting your contacts in also! :W
  • Good idea or....
    Home Depot, lots of sizes and diameters. for different sinks (kitchen, bathroom, shower, etc.)

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