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stefang_143219 Jan 2014 21:15Hello everyone,
We bought our kitchen in 2010 and installed a LAGAN sink (now called Boholmen).
Meanwhile, the rubber gasket of the drain stopper has apparently deformed so much that in the "open" position, almost no water passes through. I wanted to replace the sink stopper, but during a recent visit to Ikea, I learned that the head of the Atlant siphon was changed some time ago (2011?), and therefore the (new) sink stopper no longer fits.
The recommendation to replace the entire siphon seemed rather... well, inappropriate to me. Because the siphon is not the problem—plus, I’m glad everything is watertight (and stays that way). Following the motto: "Never change a running system."
Has anyone experienced a similar problem and found a solution? That is, installed an alternative sink stopper or adapted the "new" stopper to the "old" siphon (by cutting, etc.)...?
Stefan
We bought our kitchen in 2010 and installed a LAGAN sink (now called Boholmen).
Meanwhile, the rubber gasket of the drain stopper has apparently deformed so much that in the "open" position, almost no water passes through. I wanted to replace the sink stopper, but during a recent visit to Ikea, I learned that the head of the Atlant siphon was changed some time ago (2011?), and therefore the (new) sink stopper no longer fits.
The recommendation to replace the entire siphon seemed rather... well, inappropriate to me. Because the siphon is not the problem—plus, I’m glad everything is watertight (and stays that way). Following the motto: "Never change a running system."
Has anyone experienced a similar problem and found a solution? That is, installed an alternative sink stopper or adapted the "new" stopper to the "old" siphon (by cutting, etc.)...?
Stefan
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Nordkäppchen20 Jan 2014 02:01Hi
You don’t need to replace the entire trap, just the top part of the drain, basically the counterpart to the plug. It’s easiest with two people: one holds the trap firmly against the sink from below, while the other carefully unscrews the strainer on top and replaces it with the new one.
As far as I know, the strainer isn’t sold separately, but the complete set costs only about 10 euros, which isn’t much. The picture shows quite clearly what you need. I think only the screw changed, which would make it even easier.
However, I’m not completely sure.
I had a similar issue. I have a Domsjö sink, which comes with a longer screw for the basin... and when I moved, I replaced the trap, but the screw didn’t fit anymore. The new screw has a hole inside where the plug fits; I got that from customer service.
Best regards
Nordkäppchen
You don’t need to replace the entire trap, just the top part of the drain, basically the counterpart to the plug. It’s easiest with two people: one holds the trap firmly against the sink from below, while the other carefully unscrews the strainer on top and replaces it with the new one.
As far as I know, the strainer isn’t sold separately, but the complete set costs only about 10 euros, which isn’t much. The picture shows quite clearly what you need. I think only the screw changed, which would make it even easier.
However, I’m not completely sure.
I had a similar issue. I have a Domsjö sink, which comes with a longer screw for the basin... and when I moved, I replaced the trap, but the screw didn’t fit anymore. The new screw has a hole inside where the plug fits; I got that from customer service.
Best regards
Nordkäppchen
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