There is an average plug size for kitchen and bathroom sinks, but that doesn’t mean that your home is blessed with that size of plug and plug hole. For the home that does have a normally sized plug, you’re looking at 1.75 inches for the kitchen, and 1.5 inches for the bathroom.
Bathroom showers and bathtubs may have different sizes, too. It all depends on what was installed in that room. For example, there is some argument about what the standard size of a plug in the UK is. This isn’t helped by the variation in plug sizes.
Plugs are available in a range of sizes, usually from as small as one inch, and as large as 2.5 inches. Some specialist companies may be able to go beyond that range, but it’s not a common need in the world of sink plugs.
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Despite your sink hole being a circle, you do not need to measure the circumference of the plug hole to get the answer to your plug size question.
Instead, take a flexible measuring tape and measure across the widest part of the plug hole. You can also measure across the bottom of your existing plug – if you still have it somewhere. To confirm that: Measure the diameter of the bottom of the plug or the drain.
Using a flexible measuring tape in this situation is going to make your life a whole lot simpler. Sinks are not known for their flat surfaces, and it’ll be difficult to get a ruler to measure the diameter of the drain with any accuracy unless you have an amazing eye.
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Plugs break. That’s one of the main reasons that anyone goes shopping for a new plug. It’s more likely that it’s your bathtub or bathroom sink plug that has broken. It won’t be broken beyond repair, not at all, but something else happens instead.
When the chain of a bathroom plug comes off (we’re sure all of our readers have at least a handful of childhood memories where this happened), it’s rarely put back on immediately. Chains are then lost, and you’re left with a plug that has a small connector, making it harder to use.
Another reason plugs are replaced is rust or finish damage. Cheaper plugs are more prone to getting chipped or damaged finishes, which can make plugs look unsightly. In the case of rust, it’s easier to just throw away the plug and get a new one.
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Rubber plugs are just as easy to damage as cheap metal plugs, but cheap plugs are cheaper to replace, which is why they’re more likely to be purchased.Sink plugs can come in a few different sizes. They are not always universal, but some are much more common than others. If you have lost your sink plug, it happens, then you may not know which size of plug you need to buy. So you will have to measure, but how?
The new plug you buy will be sold with a radius measurement, not circumference, no one has time to go measuring their sinks circumference.
This makes it a lot easier for us, just measure across the middle on the drainage hole in your sink, bath, basin.
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Here we can see the sink is around 45mm. And what would you know, this happens to correlate to a common drain size.
This is one way you can easily sanity check your measurements. Look what’s available to buy. If there are endless 45mm plugs available, you thought your sink was 46mm and you can’t find any of those. Well, it looks like your sink is 45mm not 46mm.
There will always be some leeway with your plug size. These are cheap items and are not made to exacting standards. For this reason, the manufacturers put in a little bit of tolerance within the plug.
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Whether this is a large taper on the plug so it can fit within a range of sizes or a large rubber O ring.
There are a few reasons why you might need a new plug. If your plug has broken, but you still have it in your possession, look closely at the plug and see if it has any markings. The size is commonly printed onto plugs.
One of the most common reasons for needing a new plug is that the chain has broken off the plug. This can make it really tough to get the plug out of your sink once it is in.
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It is one of those problems where we will persist and allow it to be a pain in the arse for a lot longer than we should. I have done it myself, many times, even resorting to having a pair of pliers on standby to remove the sink plug.
It would obviously be so much easier to just buy a new plug but for some reason, we love to put off this job.
If you have lost your plug, and this does happen, then you will obviously need to measure as I have shown you above.
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Wood by name, wood by nature. I am a fully qualified, time-served, award-winning joiner with an NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry and Joinery as well as an HNC in Construction. Beyond my joinery qualifications, I have also earned a degree in building surveying. I believe these qualifications make me perfectly positioned to provide expert advice on many different areas of DIY as well as share all of the tips I have picked up in over a decade working on building sites!
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