My friend woke in a panic attack. She noticed her hands were numb, and that made her panic worse. She ran water in the new vessel sink in her new apartment bathroom to soak her hand in, hoping to get the feeling back. Instead she panicked worse. She left the bathroom to call EMS for help, forgot to turn off the water. She went outside to wait for EMS and the police showed up first. Luckily, they took her back up to her apartment, saw the flood, and she turned off the water. Still, the downstairs apartment was pretty badly flooded, I hear. They were in the middle of remodeling. Her water got the new insulation (for sound between the floors) all wet. She also ruined about half of the drywall that was done downstairs. I can't imagine how a landlord would think to put in a sink without an overflow drain in any rental bathroom! In your case, putting in the drain that can plug the flow of water is asking for trouble unless you have an overflow. I would not do it.

I'm assuming this is a sink drain, correct? How high does the popup come up out of the drain hole? Without further details, I can only guess on a fix. If this is a standard popup controlled by a rod, you should be able to change the amount of travel by getting under the sink and adjusting the clip that attaches the lift rod to the lever arm. If you have a different mechanism, you need to provide some more info.

i went a web wending and i got results here is one link that works well http://www.designerhardware.com/Franke_Remote_Sink_Strainer_Basket_p/frk-900p.htm works well, because it includes a lot of explanation. and a diagram showing the sideways outlet. (BUt they didn't think to show the drain pipe coming out of it sideways so you would never know unless someone told you ... !) Alternative: Go to mountainplumbing.com click on kitchen click on the first link there. It's kitchen sink strainers. look at the options, and you'll see "Remote Pop-Up" Again it shows the thingie that sticks out sideways instead of downhill. Again, this is what the drain pipe gets stuck into. and that is how you get your kitchen sink drain to be redirected at a low cost. It actually takes up less space than the product called a drain elbow. So, if you want to save space, this is a solution. Compact plumbing. (compact DWV plumbing). it just so happens that a "remote drain pop-up" assembly gives you a tight-elbow bend without asking for it. It's an advantage they didn't ever think of showing. The manufacturers of this device have totally missed showing that it enables one to have a drawer base under the sink. They don't even think of showing you that the drain comes out sideways. on youtube they have bathroom pop-up videos, but nothing for the kitchen yet. Bathroom pop-ups do not send the pipe sideways. (And I don't know why not). here are some more web search results. searching using "elkay LKAD35" you get to see a complete Z-shaped drain pipe. I'm fairly certain that Once you've seen a photo of a drain pipe zigzagging like a Z (or half of a swastika) you'll wonder why in the world you needed to SEE the image. It is quite simple to imagine and to draw without any previous experience. Here it is on the ELKAY web site. This is the easiest way to get the P trap out of the way, without using a remote pop up device. http://www.elkayusa.com/cps/rde/xchg/elkay/hs.xsl/elkay-res-16470.aspx?pid=LKAD35 another web discussion concluded with "handicap sinks ... drain out the rear next to the back wall. Eminently legal also." more key words : Strainer with Remote Actuated Opening and Closing remote Pop-up Pop-up Basket Strainer franke pop up strainer franke pop up drain strainer franke pop up waste dual pop-up waste assembly Kohler has one: "... dry sink strainer dual cable drain allows you to open the sink drains without getting your hands wet. A simple rotation of the control dial activates the stopper(s) underneath the sink baskets." It looks like the Kohler one sends the pipe downhill instead of sideways. Great if that is what you want. Here is a link that might be useful: MT remote pop-up

Yes - of course you can. Most of the high end showers we build use German, Italian, french and English hardware. The fittings you seek something you need to know how to find and ask for. Here is a secret. Don't walk into the store and say "Hey - I bought the meat and potatos all ready over seas but really need the $20.00 fitting you sell to make it work". Find out who sells the high end stuff - go ask the questions in store. here in Vancouver the goto shop is Cantu. They are bomb barded with people shopping at Ikea and not being able to hook stuff up. I have heard from multiple people that Ikea sends them to Cantu. And Cantu asks "Where did you buy it?" Round and round you go. Companys actually make Euro to North American adapters. Some companys design their pieces top be cut and once cut the remeainder is NA. So many versions. The School of Hard Knocks is your friend.