Does anyone else have a vessel sink?

[krichardson]

I have one of those sinks in my bathroom that are basically a glass bowl that sits on a platform with the cabinet and plumbing underneath,vessel sink I think it is called..I installed it myself and all seems fine except when the the sink is filled with water and then drained the water seems to empty out at a very slow rate...annoyingly slow.Its quite possible that I could have the plumbing wrong as I am no plumber but just wondering if anyone else has this problem?

 

[pops]

checked the P-trap? may need cleaning.

 

[pops]

also the stopper may be collected with hair if its a lever type that works off the top of the spigot. drains just a drain, nothing special there. if that aint it i would look further down the line.

 

[krichardson]

Not sure,it's been this way since it was installed about two years ago.Now,when I abruptly yank the stopper out the water empties like a toilet flushing but otherwise the water trickles down.....oh yeah,the sink only has a grate type of drain so the stopper is just one of those rubber disk types that I bought from the hardware store.

 

[pops]

P-trap, pull the p-trap and clean it out, sounds like it has gravel or sand in the bottom of it.

 

[krichardson]

Gravel or sand?....not in the upstairs bathroom,hair maybe,but I'll check it out.

 

[pops]

that would be the first thing i would do, slow drains are almost always build up in the p-trap. I have been a home owner for years with kids, be surprised what you find in them, let alone whats stuck in the toilet.

 

[krichardson]

Now what's the toilet got to do with this?...and thanks for your help by the way.

 

[Warborg]

Do you mean like this?



Almost bought a used house that had a half bath with one of these.

They should behave the same. They look as a normal sink looks except not sunk into the counter

 

[krichardson]

Yes Borg and mine is even dark colored like that one...I agree they should work the same as a regular sink.I'm thinking I might not have the p trap or some other part if the plumbing not properly installed which might be affecting the flow rate.I will have to check the trap though.