My bathtub won t drain due to a stuck lever type drain stopper.
Trip lever drain stopper stuck.
I removed the face plate and tried to pull out the rod and stopper but it will not budge.
This is usually due to the spring mechanism behind the faceplate.
Usually the problem is easy to fix though the procedures vary depending on what type of tub stopper you have.
Bathtub trip lever stopper stuck in overflow pipe.
If you have not used the lever in a while you might find that it is stuck.
Can t remove trip lever drain stopper in bathtub.
Repairing the stuck bathtub drain lever requires removing the entire mechanism from the tub.
Hiram oh the trip lever waste and overflow drain plunger will not come out of drain pipe.
The lever hooks onto the stopper through a hole or hook on the bottom of a long plastic flange that s attached to the stopper.
Any bathtub drain stopper that doesn t do its job is an annoying inconvenience.
It s probably been many years since it was used to stop the water in the tub.
Some drains have stoppers that are spring loaded operated by a push of the toe or by hand while others use a trip lever mounted on the bathtub s overflow plate.
It moves the stopper in the opposite direction to the lift rod.
A sink stopper mechanism isn t difficult to understand.
After watching a few videos on the internet it seemed pretty simple.
It can be pretty annoying when you take a shower and the water starts puddling around your feet.
The lever on your bathtub operates the hidden stopper in the drain.
Unscrew the plate pull out the mechanism untangle or replace it and screw the plate back in.
I ve tried lubricant hot vinegar and muscle.
If it won t go down you probably thought it was clogged with hair or something.
When you push or pull on the lift rod it activates a lever the extends through the drain tailpiece.
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