Fontaine Porcelain Vessel Sink Pop-up Drain and Overflow

THIS IS A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO THE STANDARD LAVATORY POP-UP DRAINS. BEING A PLUMBER I HAVE PURCHASED MANY PLUMBING PRODUCTS FROM OVERSTOCK. ALL ARE OF GREAT QUALITY AND VALUE BUT THIS ONE WAS EXEPTIONAL. I PRICED SIMILAR PRODUCTS ELSEWHERE AT THREE AND FOUR TIMES THE PRICE.

Good craftmanship, very pleased, but was suprised at the size. It is more the size for a roman tub than a sink, but fit nicely, and holds water and seals well. Due to the size I was concerned, but I should not have been. It works wonderfuly. If you want the standard smaller size you see in most vessel sinks, I would not purchase this one.

We bought 2 of these Pop-up drain assemblies at the exact same time. Neither was the same out of the box. One has a very poor design and inferior quality workmanship. The extension pipe threads internally into the pop-up assembly. It has poor workmanship and it is nearly impossible to stop water leakage from this connection point. The other problem is the O ring in the pop-up assembly. It leaks and prevents the vessel from holding water. You can't just go down and replace the O ring either because they are specific to the pop-up assembly. BTW, the other assembly is a completely different design that works perfectly.

I too am having problems with the seal below the sink. The silicone rubber gasket just does not want to stop water from coming through the threads. A very nice piece that is cheapened by a 10 cent gasket.I am going to try some plumbers putty to seal it and if that doesn't work I will use a bead of silicone caulk and seal it up permanently.