[bbaicad]

I have purchased a nice new acrylic soaking tub. The actual, measured drain opening is exactly 2" in diameter. I'd really like to use a pop-up drain (push to close, push again to open), but all I can locate anywhere is a pop-up drain that's 1.5" in diameter. My plumber is afraid that installing a drain that's a half-inch smaller than the opening is very risky.

What do you think? Search more or take a chance? My concern is that if it starts leaking in a month or two, extracting the drain (the tub sits flat on the floor and is sealed with caulk) will be very difficult. Thoughts? Advice?

[massplumber2008]

Hi Bbaicad

You're getting hung up on the 1.5", but that number speaks to the tubular metal sizeing...not the drain assembly itself!

Here, the strainer threads on a typical pop-up drain measures 1-7/8" across with a strainer trim size of 2-3/4" so any pop-up drain assembly will fit your tub perfectly! I'm sure of it!

Good luck!

Mark

[bbaicad]

Very helpful! Thanks very much. BBAICAD