Hi All,
I tried to take off the U/bend drain under bathroom sink and the connector pipe broke. Prefer to get it fixed/replaced today, rather than monday morning rush to jumbo before rushing to work.
Searched google already. Blattner.ch does not seem to carry what I am looking for.
Are there any hardware stores in zurich that are open today that might have the (extension) pipe on the right? Internal diameter is 3cm. The lip is cracked.
As a temporary fix you could try wrapping tape around the pipe or thick rubber bands.
Good luck
The Old Bogger
good call. thank you.
if I did that, I would need to take it apart again and take with me to the hardware store for ‘exact’ match. Also run risk of leaks between now and until fixed, while enjoying the comfort of the bathroom sink …
I have to flip the coin now. LOL
Those plastic parts are made in standard sizes (40mm and 50mm) so it should be easy to match.
If you are really worried it is probably long enough that you can cut a slice off as an example.
Thank you marton.
This is quite old stuff and the person who put it in place cut that connector pipe too long, i my opinion. It’s a tight fit. It’s easy to install. But a) taking it off makes it difficult because of very little tolerance for movement specially given the length of the connector pipe, b) it reaches almost to the bottom of the U; when water tries to drain, it creates a feedback, pushing water up, c) lets gunk collect on the incoming side of the U. I think this is what caused the gunk buildup and Drano was not so effective.
I flipped The Coin. Head Lady starred back at me… Ran to action. Applied some duct tape around that crack and put it all back together. there is a small leak - need to replace the gaskets; they are all kaput.
For now, have a slightly leaky drainage (with towel under it); will enjoy a less stressful monday am … mosey on to the week peacefully …
Thanks every one!
Duct tape and chewing gum was the technical term when the security engineers at my last employer did a review on some software stack (often an acquisition) that didn’t look particularly robust.
I would have also recommended this approach for the broken connector pipe.
One can get a special tape, better than duct, made specifically for water pipes in any doit. Usually for such I go to a normal plumber business and they have just about anything in stock dealing with Swiss plumbing. Often they are also eager to give advice.
if nothing works, a 5L bucket underneath will do the trick temporarly 
. Lack of clearance necessitated the rag. Jumbo does not have the pipe. Have to go to sanitaire troesch.
Ouch, Trösch is expensive.
Had to replace one bathroom next-to-the-sink Zahnputzglass years ago when moving out, drove to their shop in Kreis 5 in Zurich IIRC, left with about CHF 20 less or so …
Any other sanitaire shop recommended in zurich? I simply need that pipe and some gaskets …
… and the right size diameters for the connectors. If they’re “standard size” – whatever that means – you’re golden and probably even Ikea or Bauhaus or Jumbo has your thing.
If not, mentally prepare to pay up. I last summer had to replace a ripped Anschlussschlauch for the kitchen faucet, the one that you can pull out of the faucet holder that retracts back in with a weight attached to the Schlauch below the sink, kind of like this one:
The Schlauch:
Our faucet is not as fancy as pictured above, but the Schlauch still needed a replacement. First started with Fust, as that is what the kitchen was labeled with. Started measuring the diameters of the connections with my good old Schubleere, had to rule out all the standard sizes, ended up – with guidance from Fust – having to buy one from KWC’s local store in Zurich with both ends meeting my connector size needs and length. Shelled out CHF 89.
Felt like a king because I bought the last one they had in store with ordering waiting time of 3 weeks.
Cursed like a peasant when replacing the Schlauch under the kitchen sink, removing the weight, threading the replacement Schlauch, reattaching the weight, etc.
Of course I could have asked a professional plumber to do this more me, couple of days waiting time, 300 CHF bill (if lucky).
Well, the solution was a trip to Bauhaus at Schlieren. The head plumbing/kitchen/bathroom guy was super helpful.
Unfortunately, they did not have just the connector pipe I needed, but only as a component for a whole U/shaped drainage. Jumbo only had similar in metal, but not in plastic. So had to buy the whole unit, just for the connector pipe and the washers. CHF 40 for a piece of plastic plumbing pipe 
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What is cool at this bauhaus (i have not seen similar in Germany) is that just past the check out counter, they have a workbench against the wall with various cutting and sizing equipment like a wood saw, hacksaw, hammer, screw drivers, table mounted adjustable jaw vice and a few other bits and bobs - all for customer use (at their own risk:). Promptly used vice and hack saw to cut pipe to size and scraped off the rough plastic bits at the cut end, against the wood table.
new washers/gaskets stopped all the leaks. it’s all now installed and working …
N.B. Sanitair troesh was a no-go. they were reluctant to sell me even the whole new replacement piece. they also were pushing to send a plumber to come and do the installation ($$$). waste of time for me. For small plumbing stuff, they are not the place to go.
