Brass Pop-Up Basin Waste

The waste is the detail people forget when they replace a basin tap, and a shiny chrome plug under a matt black spout ruins the whole thing. This one is offered in eleven finishes precisely so it can be matched properly - chrome, brushed and polished golds, rose golds, matt black, bronze, oil-rubbed bronze, antique and stainless. Get it right and nobody notices, which is the point.

The body is brass, which matters for something permanently wet. It will not corrode from the inside the way a thin plated zinc fitting does, and the threads stay usable if it ever needs removing. The mechanism is a simple push-to-seal pop-up: press once to close, press again to release. There is no lift rod running behind the tap, so it suits a countertop basin where the back is visible.

Two versions are offered here. The slotted version, with an overflow hole cut into the side, is what most standard basins will need - if your basin has a small hole near the rim, choose this one. Unslotted suits basins with no overflow, which is common on stone and countertop bowls. Check yours before ordering, because fitting the wrong type will either let the basin overflow or stop it draining properly.

• Solid brass pop-up basin waste
• Eleven finishes to match modern tap ranges
• Push-to-seal mechanism - no lift rod required
• Slotted version for basins with an overflow
• Unslotted version for basins without an overflow
• Check your basin type before ordering