Kraus deep drain - smell issues?

10 years ago

I am nearing the end of my kitchen renovation - cabinets, counters and appliances are all in. I have a new single bowl Kraus sink (KHU100-30), and right now it is temporarily installed with the Krauss deep drain that came with the sink. We do not have, and will not have, a garbage disposal.

The plumber has recommended swapping out the Krauss drain; his experience is whenever he gets called back for a smelly sink it is a drain with a two piece design like the Krauss. He believes the two piece design (see pic) of the metal drain housing that then sits inside another plastic housing (first image) causes a build-up gunk, and results in smell issues.

If you have one of the Kraus deep drains installed, it would be helpful to hear your experience with it. I love the deep basket, and how easy the Krauss basket is to keep clean, so would like to use the drain. I have searched the web, as well as threads here, and the only hits I have gotten are issues with trying to retrofit it into existing plumbing.

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javiwa

10 years ago

lisa7242: We have the same drain/basket setup (Kraus 104-33) -- been using it for almost a year (minus periodic down time when the countertop guys were trying to figure out issues w/ the stone and sealer). We've had zero issues with odor. DH did the installation (so I don't have firsthand knowledge), but I'd think that if the SS/top portion was installed properly, no gunk should be seeping under that lip and into the space of the plastic housing. Good luck.

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pippiep
10 years ago
My plumber wouldn't install the Kraus one... He couldn't bring himself to do it. He installed a stainless one, but it is still deep. We've only been using it for a day, so I don't know about smell yet. No disposal here, either.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
If you've got smells coming from a kitchen sink, it's not from a little crud in a basket, it's a vent issue. And quite serious.

Tell him to put in the Kraus and if it doesn't work out for whatever reason, you'll pay him to change it. He can't lose.
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Lisa
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
If you've got smells coming from a kitchen sink, it's not from a little crud in a basket, it's a vent issue. And quite serious.

We actually had both issues in our kitchen when we bought our home last year. A month after we moved in I started occasionally smelling a nasty smell near the sink. My SO took apart the entire sink drain and when he did that the smell was really pronounced. It was not the vent drain smell (which I became familiar with during our kitchen remodel when we had to open it up.) The part where the drain was attached to the sink was disgusting and the source of the smell. He cleaned it all up and carefully reinstalled everything and we never had that smell again.

There was also an occasional smell that we would notice maybe once a month that we could never pinpoint. It actually wasn't noticed in the kitchen, but more in the basement right underneath the kitchen. When we tore out the old kitchen we found the source of the smell, and it was a venting issue. When the previous owners had put in an outdoor sink, they had cut the pipe for the kitchen sink and they had used a smaller pipe to make it work, but never sealed the connection properly. We fixed that as soon as we saw it and all smells are now gone thankfully.

I would probably try swapping the drain first to see if that solves the problem. Hopefully it does!
User
10 years ago
I've had it since last Feb. or so. No issues or smells. I also love the deep catch basket.
mabeldingeldine
10 years ago
I had a similar deep drain in my silgranit sink for years and had no problems.
jim_1 (Zone 5B)
10 years ago
I have that sink and my contractor refused to use what came with the Krauss sink. His comment was something along the line, "I don't do plastic in that location." I thought the concept was great, he didn't. He has the experience, so I went with his plan.