HOUZER 190-9180 Sink Basket Strainer for 3.5-Inch Drain Openings, 3.5 inch with EZ Grip, Stainless Steel

When I discovered these about 10 years ago after 30 years as a professional plumber, I was delighted. EVERY other sink strainer design I've installed has a shortcoming either in installation ease or usability. Basic post strainers will spin and drop closed when you don't want them to. Most use a large 3 1/2" nut that's difficult to tighten properly. This unit cleverly solved all of my previous pet peaves with sink strainers. The threaded center post mount makes it ridiculously easy to hold the lower cup and gasket in place and drop the upper cup and post in and spin the post into the lower half with 2 fingers till snug. Then center it and finish tightening from top with a screwdriver and then snug the post tight w/ pliers. You can use the included thin rubber gasket or putty to seal in stainless steel sinks. Any sink with a tapered opening needs putty to seal. Don't make the most common DIU error and use too much putty. Just barely more than needed to fill the gap between sink and strainer. Just a thin skin w/ stainless sinks. Only sinks w/ a flat surface under the lip of the strainer will seal w/ the thin rubber gasket. 5 stars for usability, as the spring-loaded ball in the post keeps it up and open till you push it down to fill the sink. The abundant length of the center mount post makes this suitable for paper thin steel up to 3/4" thick iron or composite sinks. The brushed finish blends great w/ stainless, brushed nickel, or chrome faucets. Units I've installed 10 years ago still look and work good. The post and gasket will sometimes come apart from basket in shipping. I've included pictures of proper reassembly orientation of parts. And always when first installing grab the post w/ pliers as pictured and hold and spin the basket tight so it does not come apart with use. Enjoy!

It was easy to install and is working great.

This is a nice supplement to stopping this items to don’t want to go down the drain, such as wedding rings, or even clog up the works, definitely a wedding ring. Fits well , no regrets, easy placement, easy clean.

These strainers are excellent. They pass water even when they are nearly full of debris. The one I had in my sink was a plastic POJ that would hardly allow any water to pass, even with the smallest amount of debris in the strainer. I bought the plastic one because it was the only white one that matched the sink color.After repeatedly being frustrated with a sink that would not drain at an acceptable rate (extremely slowly), I bought this, my second one. The first one went in a utility room sink and works brilliantly! We use the utility room sink to wash the small dog, so it gets FULL of hair and still passes water easily.This one, in the kitchen, works brilliantly as well.Absolutely would buy again and for every such sink I had.

works better than any other one I ever purchased.

Durable steel and makes sink

The picture does not show the plastic housing which my plumber didn't recommend. It does state it in the details however. He had an all metal one which was used. Unfortunately I've had this over 30 days and cannot return it. Should have read the fine print!

I am recommending these for my customers. Even though it is a small thing, the fit and finish are superb, and the center post design actually works, holding the basket either tight or well above, for both good drainage or tight seal. It is less expensive than the typical fall-sideways alternative, and is far better in every way. Great way to add a useful and effective finishing touch to a kitchen remodel or bar sink.

Buen producto en general, he instalado 3 en mi casa y todos siguen funcionando a la perfección, son muy fáciles de instalar y de limpiar

Fit perfect , good quality, solidify built .. A+++

Se ve hermoso, de muy buena calidad y resistente.

I bought a Houzer sink and didn’t know it didn’t come with the drain, thankfully Amazon had this and it fit perfect, I believe it’s probbaly a pretty standard size, and is actually a really good quality item and looks much better than anything from a big box store.

The strainer rubber seal had worn out on our 13 year old sink. I purchased these expecting only the strainer, but I was pleased to find that it also includes the sink drain and rubber gaskets.