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Continuing the analogy from the article though, the sink overflow doesn't go past the red arrow in their diagrams. It's there to solve the specific problem of "
by tonyarkles 3y ago
Continuing the analogy from the article though, the sink overflow doesn't go past the red arrow in their diagrams. It's there to solve the specific problem of "the sink drain is plugged, either because you left the water running with the plug in or because there's a ball of hair immediately below the drain".
- withinboredom 3y agoIndeed, if the clog is big/deep enough, the overflow won't work at all.[1] [1]: Flooded 4 floors of a five-star hotel by puking in a sink and falling asleep before turning the water off.