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    YARNMAN Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 22, 2007, 05:36 PM
    Vessel Sink--Draining
    We have a vessel sink, installed by a plumber and the sink fills half way before it drains, and it drains with a lot of suction after it fills half way.
    The plumber tells us this is normal, I can't believe it
    Can you please confirm that he is right, and if not how I would go about fixing it
    Thank you
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    Jun 22, 2007, 08:47 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by YARNMAN
    We have a vessel sink, installed by a plumber and the sink fills half way before it drains, and it drains with a lot of suction after it fills half way.
    The plumber tells us this is normal, I can't believe it
    Can you please confirm that he is right, and if not how I would go about fixing it
    Thank you
    This is normal -- And the only real fix is to replace the grid or pop-up drain assembly with a flip-top drain assembly.
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    Jun 23, 2007, 06:31 AM
    Follow Growlers advice and install a flip-top vessel sink drain,(see image).
    Good luck, Tom
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