When the stopper in your lever style bathtub drain won t pop up anymore because the linkage is damaged or clogged replace it with a much simpler lift and turn style tub drain.
Trip lever tub drain stopper.
Any bathtub drain stopper that doesn t do its job is an annoying inconvenience.
A bathtub with a trip lever drain stopper works using an internal plunger that moves up and down inside the waste and overflow tube to pivot a drain stopper in the drain opening.
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Keeney 1 5 in oil rubbed bronze triplever drain with brass.
Repairing the stuck bathtub drain lever requires removing the entire mechanism from the tub.
This is usually due to the spring mechanism behind the faceplate.
When the plunger is down it presses down on the stopper lever and forces the stopper up into the open position.
When the plunger is pulled up it levers the drain stopper down into the closed position.
Some people refer to the system of adjustable rods that connects the drain stopper of a bathtub to the trip lever as the guts of the bathtub.
If you have not used the lever in a while you might find that it is stuck.
How to repair the trip lever in a tub drain.
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The lever on your bathtub operates the hidden stopper in the drain.
Bathtub drain trim kit.
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Simply lift up on the trip lever to close the drain to fill the tub with water and push.
The linkage in a lever style drain attracts dirt and hair like a magnet and must be cleaned regularly in order to keep the drain working properly.