Kitchen sink plug won't stay open!

[els76uk]

Hi everyone, my kitchen sink plug won't stay open! It’s really frustrating. It’s held up by a little plastic hoop around the shaft, and friction is supposed to stop it closing. But it’s too easy to close – just running water will close it, and I have to hold it open all the time I want to empty water out of the sink. My kitchen supplier suggested I put a little bit of matchstick under the plastic hoop to make it slightly wider and increase the friction, which works for a short time, but the stick soon gets lost 🙁.

My question is – do these hoops come in different sizes, and if so what are they called and where can I buy a replacement? Or does anyone have any other suggestion how to keep the plug from closing when I don't want it to? There's no adjustment that I can see under the sink.

Thanks!

 

[Aquarius]

Not sure what that would be called, or indeed the size. A lot of these plugs are available as a separate part, so if you know the make it shouldn’t be much of a problem.

 

[els76uk]

Not sure what that would be called, or indeed the size. A lot of these plugs are available as a separate part, so if you know the make it shouldn’t be much of a problem.

Thanks; I tried that already. The manufacturer gave me a bunch of different plastic thingies to try and even a new plug, but it’s just the same as the old one. It was them who told me to try a bit of matchstick 🙂

 

[Ben-gee]

Remove the ring, wrap a few turns of ptfe tape around the recess where it goes and then re-fit the ring.

 

[els76uk]

Remove the ring, wrap a few turns of ptfe tape around the recess where it goes and then re-fit the ring.

Thanks, that worked 🙂

 

[Gasmk1]

try some different sized o'rings

 

[els76uk]

try some different sized o'rings

Thanks, that was part of my question... I didn't know what they are called! Where do I buy them? Do you have a link? When I Google, all I can find is the larger rubber rings.

 

[Gasmk1]

Thanks, that was part of my question... I didn't know what they are called! Where do I buy them? Do you have a link? When I Google, all I can find is the larger rubber rings.

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