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Removing a sink pop-up plug

Remember the old-fashioned plug on the end of a chain that you used to put into the plughole?

Many of us regard them as unsightly and inconvenient.

Unsightly, because the plug’s got to be put somewhere on or in the sink when it’s not in use, and an ugly lump of rubber or black plastic detracts from what could otherwise be a beautiful bathroom. Plus, of course, the chain traps hairs and collects limescale like nobody’s business – and has to be attached somewhere, unless you’re going to leave it dangling uselessly, getting in the way when you try to put it in the hole.

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