Are all Tub Overflow Valves the same

[Chefwong]

Are all Tub Overflow Valves the same.....or are some just WAY better than others.
Pro's, chime in.

I like this Kohler one I am seeing...however, eons ago, the local shop I bought from strongly steered me towards a Gerber unit.

Once the tub is laid, and the floor/walls are tiles, it's in there forever.....
Let me hear it. Fashion vs. function... ?

 

[ckl111]

They both make several waste and overflow kits so I think you will need to be a little more specific.

 

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[hj]

Essentially, they are all similar as long as they are using the same mechanics. They are push/pull, lift and turn, trip lever pop up, trip lever plunger, or cable operated. Each has it advantages and disadvantages, but in the long term, the direct operating ones, i.e., push/pull or lift and turn, give the best service. In most cases, when you buy the more expensive ones, you are buying the name, not the quality.

 

[Chefwong]

Kohler Clearflo series. I've yet to see this in person so they state no *internal* linkage.

 

[hj]

They are pop-up drains so they do have an internal linkage, usually terminating in a "spring" which accumates hair.

 

[Chefwong]

Here was the one I was looking at.

http://www.us.kohler.com/us/Clearfl...&hash=id=filters&startIndex=80&scrollTop=2364

I've haven't come alot of overflow valves with similar aesthetics.
Care to share of any brands/models similar with a better *guts* design ?

 

[BobL43]

Here was the one I was looking at.

http://www.us.kohler.com/us/Clearfl...&hash=id=filters&startIndex=80&scrollTop=2364

I've haven't come alot of overflow valves with similar aesthetics.
Care to share of any brands/models similar with a better *guts* design ?

That one has a pretty overflow, but the drain itself looks like a "toe" operated stopper; is it?

 

[Kreemoweet]

Why people feel the need to spend good money on those contraptions, I'll never know. There is absolutely nothing made
that can beat a rubber plug on a chain for reliability, longevity, simplicity, and economy.

 

[Chefwong]

Fashion vs. Function. Aesthetics .....

Some care. Some care less....

 

[BobL43]

Why people feel the need to spend good money on those contraptions, I'll never know. There is absolutely nothing made
that can beat a rubber plug on a chain for reliability, longevity, simplicity, and economy.

Some men need beautiful babes, some don't care, as long as the girl is a nice person, some guys like fat ugly chicks. Whatever floats your boat.

When it comes to home goods, I like function and fashion both.

My new clawfoot tub, by the way, has a rubber stopper on the end of a chain. The rubber will probably dry out and crack long before a regular drain will fail, as it is Chinese made rubber

 

[Chefwong]

See the 2 sheets attached.
These look like POTENTIAL nightmares if things go bad from a service standpoint.

A regular *bucket* trip lever or pop up would be good prudence to look for right.
No internal/eternal linkage that allows no service access just short of gutting the wall right ?
http://www.pingable.net/images/diy/over1.pdf
http://www.pingable.net/images/diy/over2.pdf

 

[Chefwong]

See the 2 sheets attached.
These look like POTENTIAL nightmares if things go bad from a service standpoint.

A regular *bucket* trip lever or pop up would be good prudence to look for right.
No internal/eternal linkage that allows no service access just short of gutting the wall right ?
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