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.
Repair bathtub drain lever.
Any bathtub drain stopper that doesn t do its job is an annoying inconvenience.
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.
Rotate the plug in opposite directions to release or hold water these drains have set screws under the lip of the drain.
Bathtub drain assemblies are mysterious things.
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.
Push the plug down to hold water and pull it up to drain.
Video shows how to remove and replace a bathtub drain stopper.
See below for tools subscribe to this old house.
How to repair the trip lever in a tub drain.
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.
Drains without trip levers.
This old house plumbing and heating expert richard trethewey shows how to adjust a leaky tub stopper.
Usually the problem is easy to fix though the procedures vary depending on what type of tub stopper you have.
To change the setting of the drain push it down with your foot.