Can you get a "click clack" drain? You push it down to close it , and push it again to pop it up. We just had those installed in our Lacava sinks. Only had them a week, but I really like the way they work. After all, what do you have in a sink, that you cannot put your hand in to touch the drain to let the water out? Then you don't need the pull up jobbies on the faucets. Probably the best bet is to check with the sink manufacturer. -Babka

We just remodeled our master bath and installed the California Faucets ZeroDrain Pop-Down style sink drains in the two sink. really happy with the way it looks and works. The faucet I used did not have a built in lever or pull up drain, so I knew I was going to use the pop-down type. I am the one in my house that fixes clogged sinks or the broken lever drains. I hate hate hate getting under the sink and undoing that whole lever mechanism ... it will be so easy with the pop-down to clean out the hair clogs. Will use these again when we remodel the other bathrooms.

Correct. But it also depends on the sink. Anyway, here's the apparent solution. I went to 3 plumbing supplies today, and finally found a pop-up drain that has side overflow holes that are "square" and "low" enough. Turns out they all differ somewhat(some round, some higher, etc.). (Delta's holes are round and too high, for example) The bottom edge of the side square holes seem to suitably line up with the bottom of the sink, which will be safely just above the rubber gasket/washer. Therefore, not much water or gunk to be caught and get skanky over time. The drain I found has a "K" on the brass and seems to be of solid professional quality.

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