Open the stopper. If your tub has a trip lever, you may be able to simply lift the stopper out of the drain. Or it may be connected to a rocker arm. If so, lift the stopper about an inch above the drain and then move it horizontally toward the center of the tub to pull the ro...
Open the stopper. If your tub has a trip lever, you may be able to simply lift the stopper out of the drain. Or it may be connected to a rocker arm. If so, lift the stopper about an inch above the drain and then move it horizontally toward the center of the tub to pull the ro...
If your tub has a trip lever in the place where the overflow plate usually goes, it operates either a pop-up stopper or an internal stopper. A linkage runs inside the overflow pipe to the tee, and on the end of the linkage is either a weighted metal cylinder that blocks the drain whe...
Lift-and-turn drains will also have a stopper in the center of the drain, but will be activated by grasping and turning them. Trip lever stopper Remove the faceplate of the trip lever drain. Set your tub to the “open” position, if it has a visible stopper. Remove any screws you see...
jam or other jar lid over the drain upside down. Turn the water on to fill the tub. Once enough water fills the tub, the suction from beneath the drain and the weight of the water should keep the lid against the drain enough to keep water in the tub when the stopper doesn't work....
1. Open the Stopper Open the stopper. If your tub has a trip lever, you may be able to simply lift the stopper out of the drain. Or it may be connected to a rocker arm. If so, lift the stopper about an inch above the drain and then move it horizontally toward the center of the...