Whatever.....

[boris1gary]

no more lazy headline

whatever were bath makers thinking when they decided not to put flood holes in australian baths.

[i-need-a-martini]

I've never seen a flood hole in a bath either here or overseas. An modern sinks (including all the ones that come from Europe) no longer have them either.

But on saying that, in Australia all wet areas have to have a floor drain by law. So in theory if anything overflows (and it is most likely to be your toilet) the floor drain takes care of it.

In the UK and in Europe they don't the same laws. And more people live/d in apartments so perhaps flood holes in the sanitaryware is more appropripriate?

[lane-ends]

The flood hole drains down the back and connects to drain just below plug hole. It is an integral part of the fitting rather than add on plumbing.

Draw back is its a crannnny that can't be cleaned effectively. 

The reason it was more traditional in UK and Europe in general is due to the fact that upstairs bathrooms are tradional with consequence of flooding more serious. Australia was originally a nation of mainly single storey houses.

Building regs have greatly improved in regards to waterproofing and tanking of bathroom floors.

Not sure if they are available in Aus, but it might be worth it if you have an upper storey bathroom

[boris1gary]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

I've never seen a flood hole in a bath either here or overseas. An modern sinks (including all the ones that come from Europe) no longer have them either.

But on saying that, in Australia all wet areas have to have a floor drain by law. So in theory if anything overflows (and it is most likely to be your toilet) the floor drain takes care of it.

In the UK and in Europe they don't the same laws. And more people live/d in apartments so perhaps flood holes in the sanitaryware is more appropripriate?

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everywhere I have been outside of australia they have the hole in the bathtub, my sink has one - but I did just look at their website and yes they seem to have vanished. We don't have a drain hole in our toilet room That's another "whatever", why do people put toilets right next to bathtubs? Some are so close you could wash your feet while.... 

[lloydslights]

I agree with you, Lane-ends.  We had a Belfast sink in a cottage.  It was a Fowlerware made in England.  Yes, the overflow section got yukky.  I can remember Mum using a longhandled bottlebrush to clean it.

In my opinion, an overflow sink should be mandatory in a kitchen.  

Someone mentioned above, about a Laundry HWS overflow draining towards an exterior doorway which I believe, is acceptable Building Code practice.

DEB

[lloydslights]

In some of the older houses,  a toilet bowl was "squeezed" into the bathroom when the outhouse was relocated indoors due to the sewerage being connected.

Cleaning the nooks and crannies in a compact bathroom would annoy me

DEB

[lane-ends]

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@lloydslights wrote:

I agree with you, Lane-ends.  We had a Belfast sink in a cottage.  It was a Fowlerware made in England.  Yes, the overflow section got yukky.  I can remember Mum using a longhandled bottlebrush to clean it.

In my opinion, an overflow sink should be mandatory in a kitchen.  

Someone mentioned above, about a Laundry HWS overflow draining towards an exterior doorway which I believe, is acceptable Building Code practice.

DEB

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A HWS drain is from a relief vale, in case you boil the water. It's a safety issue not an overfill drain

[lane-ends]

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@boris1gary wrote:

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everywhere I have been outside of australia they have the hole in the bathtub, my sink has one - but I did just look at their website and yes they seem to have vanished. We don't have a drain hole in our toilet room That's another "whatever", why do people put toilets right next to bathtubs? Some are so close you could wash your feet while.... 

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Toilets are next to the bath to make plumbing easier & cheaper. Likewise in two storey houses it is common to put the bathroom above the kitchen so the plumbing is all close to one stack. In the UK without laundries it is common to put the washing machine in the kitchen for the same reason.