Repair a pop up tub drain stopper with help from a.
Pop up tub drain stopper removal.
To remove an old style bathtub pop up.
Set drain stopper lever to open set the drain stopper lever in some instances this is a rotating dial to the open position.
A pop up tub train stopper can be replaced in a couple of minutes so long as you know what you re doing.
The drain stopper is the part of the drain that opens and closes to either empty or fill the tub.
This style can have a trip lever or turn style mechanism on the overflow that moves an internal push rod against a rocker arm attached to the stopper to raise or lower the stopper.
Removing this type of stopper is slightly different than for the other pop up stoppers since it is attached to an articulated linkage arm that must be extracted as you remove the drain stopper from the opening.
Bathtub drain removal starts with identifying the type of drain stopper your bathtub has so that you can use the proper removal technique.
If there is no screw on your plug stopper.
By hunker team a pop up bathtub plug can be unscrewed and removed.
Pop ups have a visible stopper in the tub drain and cannot be covered by a strainer.
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Step by step instructional video on how to remove a moen tub drain stopper to unclog the drain.
Removing a pop up bathtub plug and unclogging the drain can be done with simple tools that virtually everyone will have.
Many times when you are trying to remove a tub drain assembly with a pop up drain to install a new tub.
Simply grip the stopper body and pull it out of the drain along with the hinged rocker arm.