I have one that came with my california faucet in the basement bathroom. I like it just fine. I never liked the look of having a faucet with a pull-up thing in the back anyway. I guess the only downside is if you fill the sink with water and are soaking something dirty, you then have to put your hand into the dirty water to push the drain down (so that it pops up) to drain the sink. Wouldn't bother me, but maybe might bother someone else?

Also, other faucet companies seem to make the same type of push-down pop-up drain, but different styling so the zero drain isn't the only option. For example, I had a Brizo Odin faucet (Brizo is made by Delta) ordered and installed in my hall bath recently. I knew it would have a press-down pop up drain and assumed it would look like the Cal Faucets zero drain which looks like a regular drain. Nope. I got a mushroom/dome shaped press-down pop up drain that I guess "goes with" the Brizo faucet. I'm still getting used to the look of it. Photos show it in the up then down position. I guess either I wasn't paying attention in the plumbing showroom or they had the faucet displayed with a different drain.

Pushed down position

Up position:

Yes mine is a Kohler one

Pop up drains are great for sinks, but DO NOT get one for a bathtub. We bought a very expensive Kohler cast iron tub that has a pop up drain in the middle. Almost every time I bath, I find myself accidentally sitting on it and opening it.

Thanks everyone. My Pop Down Drain is on it's way. My current drain is so ugly. I don't know how it even got installed LOL This sink deserves better! In case you can't see it very well, the drain stopper sticks up about an inch and a half. I think it's a bathtub drain :o

I have the Cal Faucet pop down drains and I was probably the one that recommended them on the forums! I put the first one in about 6 years ago and have added more as I remodeled the rest of the bathrooms. They work great, but I noticed that in the rarely used sinks the pop down mechanism becomes a bit stiff. It is easy to fix by removing the pop down part and pressing it up/down a few times on a hard surface, but I should probably go around to those sinks once a month and open/close the stopper a few times to keep it "lubricated".

We are building and I plan to use them again in the new house.

@chispa Have you used their zero drain in polished chrome. Planned to buy a california faucet in polished chrome but read some reviews where it flakes and not covered by warranty. Wondering if you had similar issues with polished chrome zero drain.

@HU-426144764, had no issue at all with the chrome zero drains in my previous house. I had 7 of them in that house and the oldest 2 were in use for 7 years when we sold the house. The finish showed no wear at all.

Just installed another 7 in the house we just built and the quality of the zero drains seemed to be the same as the ones we bought years ago. Still made of metal, unlike the standard drains that came with my Brizo faucets, which were plastic and got thrown out! My Brizo faucets didn't have a choice for a non pull up drain model, so my plumber siliconed the lever in place.

We love our Zero drains!

Also we have Tapmasters on our primary sinks (first pic) so we don't have to touch our faucets unless we want to change the water temp.

@adawn5, I should demand my commission from Calfaucet! 😁

I hated having to change out those pull/lever drains when the mechanisms rusted out after a few years, which is why I really like the zero drains.

Just make sure to push/pop them once in a while so they stay lubricated and don't get covered in mineral deposits. We hardly ever plug our sinks, so I have to remind myself to do that.

Thanks for the reminder about push/popping them every so often @chispa!

I have had them in both the full and half bath since July 2018. I have gotten them quite stuck and unable to move once or twice due to mineral deposits. Soaking in vinegar and water , rinsing well, and spraying them with silicon spray works if that happens. Now, I do more hand washing due to a silk pillowcase and cap, so I switch bathrooms to give them both a regular workout.

I have two Cal Faucet Zero drains in my kid's bathrooms and they are totally stuck won't go up or down. Any suggestions? I wouldn't recommend them at all. I prefer the old fashion kind that has a lever behind my faucet. I put that in my master bathroom and prefer it to these 100%.

Did you figure out how to release a stuck drain? 2 of mine are currently stuck down with liquid in the sink

Try vinegar in the water. Calcium deposits in the pop-down mechanism will get them stuck. Wash the thing with vinegar and water a few times a year, then dry and spray with silicon and they will remain functional for you.

I still really like the zero drains after putting in my first one about 11 years ago. Used them again in the house we built 2 years ago.

Most of us have minerals in the water, so the zero-drains have to be pushed closed/open every once in a while or they will stiffen up.

@Caitlin Kuzma, try a very small flat head screwdriver to try to release the "popper". Also press on it quickly several times, again to try to release the "popper".

Once you get it out, soak in vinegar. There is also a small screw that can be loosened to open the mechanism up, BUT be careful as there is a spring that can pop out. I would only loosen the screw if soaking in vinegar doesn't free things up.

This was a good reminder that I need to go around and pop my own zero-drains!