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Old 08-18-2024, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by daniel200 View Post
First check to see if your sink overflow is even functional. None of the sink overflows are functional (they do not drain) in my 2005 built house. I had a plumber look at it and it seems none of the drain holes have any possibility to be plumbed or drain. I discovered this when I purchased the home in 2018.
I just tested my mine and they function perfectly. They don't need to be plumbed. The overflow is built in to the fixture. Note that in plumbing lingo, I was taught that the "sinks" in the bathrooms are called "vantities" because they have an overflow. But the "sinks" in the kitchen and laundry are called "sinks" because they do not have an overflow. I have noticed that, in some of the older Villages houses, the vanities and bathtubs do not have an overflow. I think this may be a plumbing code violation today, but I am not certain.