Bathtub Drain Mechanism

Partially fill the tub and check to see if the drain holds water.

Bathtub drain mechanism. Reinstall them into the overflow drain. Here are a few bathtub drain schematics and bathtub plumbing diagrams. Lubricate the plunger and linkage. How to remove a bathtub pop up drain stopper.

Some kinds of drain stoppers can make it rather tricky to routinely clean out the drain of hair and debris. 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. You can replace just this plate at your hardware store for a few dollars. Fairly simple drain system.

You ll encounter a couple of different types of bathtub pop ups. If you have to hold your drain lever down for the tub to drain it is more than likely the tension spring on the back of the overflow plate. Identifying which type you have will help you when it becomes necessary to fix or replace your drain stopper. Rinse with boiling water.

Now that you ve replaced the trip lever on your tub drain you notice it isn t properly stopping the water. Any bathtub drain stopper that doesn t do its job is an annoying inconvenience. Usually the problem is easy to fix though the procedures vary depending on what type of tub stopper you have. Bathtub drain assemblies are mysterious things.

It s easy to remove a tub stopper to check it for mechanical problems or blockage. Somehow a lever placed well above the bottom of the tub controls whether the water stays in the tub when it s wanted and then allows it to drain when bath time is over. Watch this short video how to adjust the lever me. An old style bathtub pop up is raised or lowered with a lever at the tub s overflow plate.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Westbrass universal tip toe tub drain trim kit in matte black model r931k 62 69 30 69 30. Flush the tub drain and overflow drain with a solution of 1 cup of vinegar and 1 cup of baking soda. If you can see a stopper in the tub and raising the lever raises the stopper the mechanism is probably spring operated.

Premier copper products tub drain trim and 2 hole overflow cover for bath tubs oil rubbed bronze model d 302orb 39 99 39 99. The most common types of bathtub drain stoppers are lift and turn push and pull pop up toe touch flip it and trip lever. Video shows how to remove and replace a bathtub drain stopper.