Trip Lever Drain Stopper Stuck

I m trying to fix our stuck bathtub drain switch so we can give our dog a real bath but the switch is stuck.

Trip lever drain stopper stuck.

This is usually due to the spring mechanism behind the faceplate. After watching a few videos on the internet it seemed pretty simple. I ve tried lubricant hot vinegar and muscle. Usually the problem is easy to fix though the procedures vary depending on what type of tub stopper you have.

When you push or pull on the lift rod it activates a lever the extends through the drain tailpiece. Bathtub trip lever stopper stuck in overflow pipe. Https amzn to 2yq7e9u order clr here. Have taken off overflow to try to remove the mechanism.

It s probably been many years since it was used to stop the water in the tub. It can be pretty annoying when you take a shower and the water starts puddling around your feet. It moves the stopper in the opposite direction to the lift rod. Any bathtub drain stopper that doesn t do its job is an annoying inconvenience.

My bathtub won t drain due to a stuck lever type drain stopper. 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. I removed the face plate and tried to pull out the rod and stopper but it will not budge. Repairing the stuck bathtub drain lever requires removing the entire mechanism from the tub.

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. Unscrew the plate pull out the mechanism untangle or replace it and screw the plate back in. If you have not used the lever in a while you might find that it is stuck. The lever on your bathtub operates the hidden stopper in the drain.

Hiram oh the trip lever waste and overflow drain plunger will not come out of drain pipe. If it won t go down you probably thought it was clogged with hair or something. A sink stopper mechanism isn t difficult to understand.