Trip Lever Drain Stopper Stuck

It moves the stopper in the opposite direction to the lift rod.

Trip lever drain stopper stuck.

Repairing the stuck bathtub drain lever requires removing the entire mechanism from the tub. Unscrew the plate pull out the mechanism untangle or replace it and screw the plate back in. If it won t go down you probably thought it was clogged with hair or something. Usually the problem is easy to fix though the procedures vary depending on what type of tub stopper you have.

Https amzn to 2yq7e9u order clr here. Have taken off overflow to try to remove the mechanism. This is usually due to the spring mechanism behind the faceplate. My bathtub won t drain due to a stuck lever type drain stopper.

A sink stopper mechanism isn t difficult to understand. 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. But after cleaning it and finding nothing you probably realized that it is just that the drain stopper is stuck in the closed position. It s probably been many years since it was used to stop the water in the tub.

I m trying to fix our stuck bathtub drain switch so we can give our dog a real bath but the switch is stuck. Here is a link to quicksilvers 2 4 c on amazon. After watching a few videos on the internet it seemed pretty simple. The lever on your bathtub operates the hidden stopper in the drain.

I removed the face plate and tried to pull out the rod and stopper but it will not budge. Hiram oh the trip lever waste and overflow drain plunger will not come out of drain pipe. Bathtub trip lever stopper stuck in overflow pipe. Can t remove trip lever drain stopper in bathtub.

It can be pretty annoying when you take a shower and the water starts puddling around your feet. I ve tried lubricant hot vinegar and muscle. 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.