Washer For Pop Up Kitchen Sink Plug

[chokkie]

Hello ABers, wonder if you can help. We need to find a new flexible gasket/washer for the pop up plug/strainer to our 20+ year old kitchen sink (manufactured by "Astracast"). The company tell me that they no longer stock spare parts for this particular sink because it's now obsolete. So we have been traipsing round quite a number of plumbers merchants in our area (Wickes, B&Q, Plumb Centre, etc) and just get a shake of the head from the guys in the store. Hmmm ....

Anyway, we're looking for this round shaped flexible black rubber washer/gasket ....

It's a flat disc shape, and the diameter of the whole thing is 5.5 cm, and the diameter of the whole in the middle is 3.5 cm. The width of the rubber itself is 1.00 cm and the thickness of the rubber is 1mm. The gasket itself slips into a groove on the inside of the pop up plug, so it generally stays put althoug, because it's now worn quite a bit, it's a bit loose and the gasket sometimes stays in the plug hole and you have to pick it out.

I was just wondering if any of you out there have got any bright ideas about where I can get one of these, anywhere else than the above-mentioned stores.

Hope you can help, many thanks, Chox.

[The Builder]

... to add to Scriv's post ................. a pair of scissors and an old inner tube, and it's easy to cut one.

Or ............. actually, you don't even need one. A good 3mm thick bead of sanitary silicone sealant will do fine. If you go for silicone, remember not to tighten it up too much. The sealant will all squeeze out. Just hand tight, then leave for a few hours to cure before running water through it.