Help needed with strange looking (to me) Bath drain connector

[gcgold]

Failing that look at some small sensor that can be fitted to detect level of water and sound alarm or cut water off

I personally would drill overflow and plead ignorance,women only sulk a while before they find something else to cause problems over

IMHO


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Good idea about the sensor I will look into that - cheers

Not too sure about "I personally would drill overflow and plead ignorance,women only sulk a while before they find something else to cause problems over"

I often plead ignorance to her but it never works. She is an Interior Designer so spoiling the look of this bath would never be forgiven and I would die as a result (albeit a very slow, quiet and painful death) :coolgleamA:

Sensor and / or floor waste seems to be the only option

 

[JCplumb]

Well it sounds like a fair old project, good luck with it.
Keep us updated and post some pics if you can

 

[ecowarm]

Have a look here http://www.ideal-standard.hu/letoltheto_katalogus/first_bath_2008.pdf not sure Ideal sell separate from bath but would meet your needs page 5-6

 

[gcgold]

Have a look here http://www.ideal-standard.hu/letoltheto_katalogus/first_bath_2008.pdf not sure Ideal sell separate from bath but would meet your needs page 5-6

Many Thanks ecowarm - I cannot get over how many of you are prepared to help.

I had a look and thought how clever but fairly simple. However it relies on having somewhere (a broad rim) to have a control to open & close the waste and guess what ? the monster hasn't !.

Boss lady has googled "what do you do if bath does not have an overflow" the first result is a very interesting wikianswer .

whilst this has been written by an american and he refers to the US rules he basically is saying what I suspected - that an overflow is as much use as a chocolate fireguard if the bath taps are left running full blast.

So back to the waste drain in the floor and a search for a water sensor that will activate some powered valves that I found on t'interweb.

Hope the BCO is in a good mood when he does the final inspection :cool3:

 

[JCplumb]

Ooh that's clever, I like it a lot
(The ideal standard overflow that ecowarm linked to)

 

[ecowarm]

Good luck with the challenge gc

 

[GQuigley67]

easiest option would probably be leaving the wife !!

i wouldnt trust a bath without an overflow anyway, but then again if its a wet room with a gully on the floor with a run in the floor then it would be hunky dory i'd imagine

 

[gcgold]

easiest option would probably be leaving the wife !!

i wouldnt trust a bath without an overflow anyway, but then again if its a wet room with a gully on the floor with a run in the floor then it would be hunky dory i'd imagine

Leaving the wife would only solve some of the issues ::

having read the wikki answer I am now more comfortable that a gully / floor waste is probably going to be more efficient than an overflow - just hope the BCO will accept it.

 

[Mike Jackson]

I doubt building control will even notice the bath, let alone an overflow.

 

[bennygas]

that's the thing I was on about ecowarm - nice one for finding it, i had no joy at all.