I was thinking that the Drain was installed improperly, but after seeing the drain elsewhere, I don't thing that will be the problem. I really think it is an Air release problem. As I run my fingers over the drain itself and do a swirl then the drain works much better... Stumped!
Can anyone out there help me solve this problem?
Thanks, Jan :~}

Jan, common problem with a no overflow sink. Make sure the pop up goes as high as it will go. I believe they sell a vented popup to solve this problem too. Mark might see this and respond, I believe he did the previous post about this problem.

Hi guys...

Yeah, we've had more than a few complaints on this the last few years as more and more manufacturers seem to be making sinks without the overflow hole... not good!

Like Brian (ma0641) said, check that the pop-up assembly is extended to its maximum height to begin with. Here, the stopper rod holes can be adjusted to lengthen/shorten the lift of the stopper so check into that... see image.

Otherwise, I got to tell you, what you have there is a vanity sink that is designed as a VESSEL SINK and therefore your sink really needs to be treated as a vessel sink. A vessel sink is a sink that has no overflow... just a sink and a drain. The reason these sinks work well is only because they have a special drain assembly... called a vessel sink drain assembly.

There are a few different kind of vessel sink drains. The grid style (see image) is OK but not my first choice as I have installed a few and saw no difference between the old vs the new...

The other kinds, the mushroom or pop-up style drains both work great, but the flip top vessel sink drain is my favorite... see images. These vessel sink drains have a waste to air ratio that is manufactured into the mechanism so they drain really well.

Check the old pop-up assembly and make sure it is maxed. Out. If so, and the sink still doesn't drain well, consider installing a vessel sink drain and that should fix you up for good!

Finally, be sure to check that the drain isn't clogged in some way. I would hate to see you change out the drain assembly only to find out it was a clogged drain to begin with... ;)

Questions? Let us know, OK?

Mark