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Article: PLUMBING Kitchen sink overflow guard requires second thought
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 24, 2005
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Q. I have noticed that kitchen sinks don't have overflow
protection like bathroom sinks. When I asked my plumber about this,
he said it was not necessary but could not tell me why. I think it
would be a great idea if manufacturers would start adding this
feature to all kitchen sinks. What do you recommend as a solution to
prevent a kitchen sink from overflowing, and why has it not been done
already?
A. At first I was like your plumber and thought overflow
protection for a kitchen sink was really not an issue because I don't
ever remember installing a residential kitchen sink that had overflow
protection. Then I started thinking about your question, and it is a
good one.
The first obvious ...