Slotted or unslotted — get this wrong and it leaks · review
A chromed brass pop-up waste sold since 2012, aimed specifically at replacing an old rod-operated waste with something you press.
The bottom line The right part for the job most people are actually doing. It says nothing about the linkage you have to remove first.
A pop-up basin waste in solid chrome-plated brass, at the standard 1¼ in fitting, for a basin with an overflow, dismantling completely by unscrewing the top.
“Replace your outdated rod waste.”
That is the honest description of this purchase. Rod wastes — the lever behind the tap, the linkage under the basin — fail at the linkage, and once they do the plug stays put. A pop-up removes the mechanism entirely.
Getting the old linkage out. The rod passes through the back of the basin behind the tap, the pivot is under the basin, and after two decades both are corroded into place.
The new waste goes in easily. Removing the old one is the job.
The top unscrews and everything comes apart. That is what keeps a waste working: hair collects around the stem, invisibly, and a waste that opens up is a waste that gets cleaned.
Slotted only. If your basin has no overflow — most countertop bowls do not — this is the wrong part, and one waste in this hub is the unslotted alternative.
On sale from 19 € to 24 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.
Also on sale on the British Amazon store, in the local currency: the range above is measured on the euro stores only.
Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 5 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Thread size | 1¼ in — stated as the standard fitting on all common basins |
|---|---|
| Slotted or unslotted | Slotted, for a basin with an overflow — stated |
| Operating mechanism | Pop-up, pressed by hand — stated as a replacement for an old rod-operated waste |
| Height under the basin | Not stated by the maker |
| Material and finish | Solid chrome-plated brass — stated |
| Amazon reference | B009AUVETW (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 4260323010018 |
The older design: a lever behind the tap connected by a rod and a linkage under the basin to the plug. It works until the linkage corrodes or the ball joint drops out, and then the plug stays wherever it was. Replacing it with a pop-up removes the whole mechanism.
The waste itself is simple. What the listing does not mention is that the old rod linkage has to come out from behind the tap and through the basin, and after twenty years those threads are corroded. Allow more time than the waste alone suggests.
Pop-up waste · 1¼ in stated · slotted, for a basin WITH an overflow · push-push · chrome-plated brass · plug and strainer lift right out · 5-year warranty
A chromed brass waste whose plug and strainer pull out completely — which is the difference between cleaning it in ten seconds and not cleaning it.
Best for: A basin with an overflow in a household with long hair, where the waste actually has to be cleaned.
≈ £20 / 19 €
Pop-up waste · 330 g solid brass body stated · click-clack · gold finish · overflow type CONTRADICTED in the listing
A brass waste that publishes its own weight — 330 g, which nothing else here does — inside a listing that says both "with overflow" and "without overflow" in the same title.
Best for: A gold-finish basin scheme, once the overflow question has been settled directly with the seller.
≈ 12 €
Pop-up waste · unslotted, for a basin WITHOUT an overflow · 41 mm standard size stated · push-push · stainless steel · double silicone seal
A ten-euro push waste that states the one thing most listings hide — it is the unslotted kind — and asks you to measure your basin before ordering.
Best for: A countertop bowl with no overflow — which is most countertop bowls — where the old waste is being replaced.
≈ 10 €
