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Fixing a Bathtub Drain?

I have a bathtub lever that goes up and down, but recently the lever won't lift up the drain cover to let the water run out. How can I fix this?

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January 29, 20120 found this helpful
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I just had this problem this morning and searched online for a solution, which is how I stumbled on this page. My lever would go up and down, but would not release the plug to drain the tub. I took the lever mechanism apart and the plug was not attached.

My grabber tool would not work, so I tried a c-hook and opened it a bit more using a pair of pliers. Then I wrapped the screw-end of the c-hook with string, and lowered it into the hole. Somehow I hooked the plug on the very first attempt, and it pulled right out. Before I reattached the fixture, I used the pliers to close the hook around the plug so that it didn't dislodge again. Good luck!

 
August 8, 20090 found this helpful

I just took mine apart, and it's not that hard, (although I'm not sure how to fix it. There's some interesting information at: www.lowes.com/.../RepTubDrn.html that seems to have an illustration of the drain.

 

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