Kitchen sink overflow cover

[Rachel Wainfur]

Hi. The cover has come off the overflow pipe on my kitchen sink. It was looking very tarnished anyway, so needs replacing. Can I buy any cover or does it have to be a certain type?
I have attached a photo of the overflow in question. Many thanks Rachel

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Probably something like this: McAlpine Kitchen Sink Overflow Chrome Grid - 74000014 - https://www.plumbers-mate-sales.co.uk/mcalpine-kitchen-sink-overflow-chrome-grid---74000014-4218-p.asp

 

[Rachel Wainfur]

Probably something like this: McAlpine Kitchen Sink Overflow Chrome Grid - 74000014 - https://www.plumbers-mate-sales.co.uk/mcalpine-kitchen-sink-overflow-chrome-grid---74000014-4218-p.asp

Thank you so much. Ordered

 

[Ben-gee]

You will probably need the two ‘related products’ pictured in that link too.

 

[Rachel Wainfur]

You will probably need the two ‘related products’ pictured in that link too.

Hi Ben-gee. I ordered the seal to go with it, but not the elbow. That explains why we can't get the cover to screw into our existing pipe. Can I please ask, how does that elbow fix to our existing pipe?

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Usually pushed in, so if you’re renewing elbow as well, then you will need to just pull the other one out.

 

[Rachel Wainfur]

Usually pushed in, so if you’re renewing elbow as well, then you will need to just pull the other one out.

I'm sorry for so many questions, but if I'm going to pay another lot of postage I want to get it right. The diameter of that elbow looks wider than our existing one, or are they universal? I can't see any dimensions anywhere in the description.

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Quite a few are universal, but not all. Any reason why the new one won’t fit? Too loose, for example?

 

[Rachel Wainfur]

Quite a few are universal, but not all. Any reason why the new one won’t fit? Too loose, for example?

Quite a few are universal, but not all. Any reason why the new one won’t fit? Too loose, for example?

The cover doesn't screw in to our existing elbow. It just keeps turning. I think the threads have gone on our existing one looking at it

 

[Ric2013]

Easiest way short of calling a plumber out (sorry to say) will be to buy a new waste and overflow kit and all the parts will then necessarily be compatible. (Which is what I'd do unless I happened to have odd parts kicking about in the van). Then you'll be asking what kit you need, sadly. Perhaps find a seller with a good returns policy and post back the unused bits.

Or buy from a traditional shop, B&Q, Charlies, or plumbers' merchants - not so cheap, but there when you need them and you can look and measure to your heart's content.

 

[Deleted member 120897]

It might be that the new one is too long. Might be best as Ric says.

 

[Rachel Wainfur]

Easiest way short of calling a plumber out (sorry to say) will be to buy a new waste and overflow kit and all the parts will then necessarily be compatible. (Which is what I'd do unless I happened to have odd parts kicking about in the van). Then you'll be asking what kit you need, sadly. Perhaps find a seller with a good returns policy and post back the unused bits.

Or buy from a traditional shop, B&Q, Charlies, or plumbers' merchants - not so cheap, but there when you need them and you can look and measure to your heart's content.

Yes we're going to Screwfix on Saturday so we can ask if we are not sure Thank you though!

 

[Ben-gee]

You just need to get equivalent of what you have now; specifically either 1 1/2” plug or basket strainer type waste and round not rectangular overflow.