Basin waste problem

[Cacknanty]

I am probably missing the obvious, installed a new basin complete with pop up waste.

Where the rod enters the waste I can't stop it dripping when water is released from the basin. I can make it worse but I can't get it to be completely drip free.

What am I not doing or doing wrong.

I have had the rod horizontal and at a slight angle so that water doesn't track down the rod. At a more acute angle, the waste can't be operated enough to allow the water to drain quickly.

It ain't half frustrating.

[Pierre ZFP]

On the rod that passes into the waste, it should pass through a plastic ball.  on either side of this ball there is a cup shaped washer. If one or both of these is missing then you get leaks.  also, you may need to wrap some PTFE tape around the threads before you screw it together.

I know this from the time I did exactly this a few weeks ago and got lots of leaks [:$]

 

[Cacknanty]

We only had one washer, so probably that is the problem.

Not going back till the summer so I'll have to try to remember this tip for then.

Thanks

[Anton Redman II]

Too many years visiting French hotels where they were normally bent incontinent or totally non functioning. I normally damm the expense and fit a bonde de clapet. Expensive but a small price to pay for knowing you will never have to grapple behind the basin again

http://www.bricodepot.fr/bordeaux/plomberie/evacuation-cuisine-salle-de-bain/evacuation-lavabo

 

[Pierre ZFP]

Wow - way to go. 

I wish I'd known about this before I installed a metal Bonde that cost almost as much!

 

[BIG MAC]

The one washer you have probably is correct and fits to the outside under the gland nut. To be fair if it does it sounds like a cheap thing anyhoo.

[Cacknanty]

It came with the tap. As the tap wasn't expensive, then perhaps the 'cheap' tag is correct. Even so, there must be a way of getting the thing set up so that it doesn't drip.

I shall try the additional washer tip next time out.