How to Remove any Bathtub Stopper, Pop-up, Grate, or Plug
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2020
- Bathtub not draining anymore? Here's a quick video on how to remove any bathtub pop-up stopper, grate, or plug with minimal tools.
Materials List:
1) Philips Head Screwdriver
2) Flat Head Screwdriver
3) Pipe Wrench or Pliers (only needed if the knob on the stopper has been screwed down too tightly to loosen by hand.
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this is why I love UA-cam. minute and a half video that shows me exactly what I need to know and saves me from having to call maintenance
Thank you for turning what was becoming a little frustrating into something super easy!
Thank you. My shower would fill up and take half an hour to drain; it looked like a mess and I didn’t know how to remove the stopper. You saved me and explained it so simply. You’re amazing, thank you again
Excellent job! Great explanation - quick and to the point without the all the unnecessary intros, graphics, and music that make countless other videos tiresome to watch.
This video is a godsend. I've recently moved into a apartment that uses the type with a philips screw to hold the plug in place and I would of never of thought to look in the drain until I watched this
University of UA-cam saved the day again. I could not figure out WHY the damn popup wouldn't unscrew. You were the first (after about 8 tries) video to show the SETSCREW! It took 30 seconds to open it, replace the rubber O ring (there was NONE, no wonder it leaked). Saved me a plumbers call. Thank you for the $75.
Your welcome!
Thank you. 3 birds with one video, BAM! Love the back drop.
Oh thank God! Never in my 32 years of life have I lived in a home with that last stopper until now, so I was completely baffled as to how I could remove it and stop the slow drainage. Thank you!
I installed that type of stopper in my tub about two years ago and even I couldn't remember how they worked lol. what did we do before youtube
Thanks for a great video, you helped me realize why it was free wheeling and wouldn’t unthread. A pair of long needle nose pliers came to my rescue. Thank you for sharing!
For sure!
You’re a life saver i just wasted 35mins before coming across your video and fixing it in 2.
Great video: Quick, complete, and accurate!
THERE ARE NO VIDEOS ON THE 2ND STYLE OF DRAIN STOPPER IN MY RENTAL. thank you for giving the name and the extremely simple way to remove it. who knew i just had to twist it lmaooo!
BINGO... you had just the answer I was looking for. Every other video said "just push the stopper inward a bit and start twisting" or "look for the screw"... not a single one mentioned holding the stopper and unscrewing the pull-knob itself. Once I removed the knob, I stuck a flat had screw driver in and gave it a firm twist to the left and everything came out without issue. The blockage was right there underneath the stopper and I didn't even have to snake the drain. Everything is as good as new, thanks!
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Yours was the third video to watch and you win. Yours had the type I needed. I have the type that has to have the little top knob and screw off the cap and I didn’t realize a screwdriver would take out that center part afterwards. Thanks!
I can’t believe how excited I am about this! 😂 saw one of your TikTok’s and went to order some for our house. Genius!!!!
dude......you're the man. I have that last option in my tub and I am usually witty and handy with home repairs, but that thing perplexed me. Thanks again.
THANK YOU!! I appreciate you making this video and making it so easy and concise. Praying blessings on you.
I might be in love with you. I have been uselessly messing with this for ages and it needs to be cleaned so bad
I needed help with the last one - I didn't see the slot for a flathead. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I have a pop-up stopper and tried the first two methods, but nothing was working. I thought I was going crazy. So glad to have found your video!
for sure!
Thank you. You saved me unclog my bathtub. Saved me $ calling a plumber. Didn't know I could do it myself. Yay!
Thank you! I have to get mine off and it's not just unscrewing but I'll keep trying
I like how this video is short and to the point 🌸
Thanks for showing me how to remove the grate. I hope this works.
U helped me in under 2 mins thank you
Great video helped me clean my bathtub clogging!!
I appreciate you so very much!
This video showed me what I needed to know in one minute!
Well done, simple! thank you
This was exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much
This is the all-in-one solution, thank you!
Thanks, this helped a lot. I appreciate that you showed all types. I had the set screw one which was still difficult to access with a 6x screwdriver and a flashlight! After removing the top, a dental explorer worked well to remove the hair clog.
I "liked" this for its brevity, even though it didn't work on my drain.
I couldn't find another video where someone explained the last one, so thanks for helping. It seems obvious now that you have to stop it or it will just freely spin but I just didn't put it together
Thank you so much. Exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you! Very helpful. I had the third variant of stopper.
concise. complete. answered my question quickly. Thank you!!!
Thank you!!!! I had the second type. This helped so much. Had no idea LOL
THANK YOU MR. PERSON ON MY PHINE I CAN FINALLY CLEAN MY BATH TUB OUT!!! my sister has long as heck hair and it gets clogged a lot!
Thank you! I had the last one.
Thank you! You saved my tub!
Amazing how helpful this was lol thank you!
This was so helpful!!! thank you
Awesome. Thank you!
Thank you very much!
Extremely helpful for me!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Thank you
I think it needs to be said- that's a cool shirt!🤟
AMAZING GUY!
Thank you, you were able to help me figure out how to get mine off lol :)
Thank u
thank you, helpful.
Drain stopper on mine that requires a flathead screwdriver was made of flexible materials like rubber or silicon. As a result, I had to close the drain and get it off with an adjustable wrench and applying some raw force.
Thank you!
I guess I have the only drain in existence that isn’t any ANY of those types. I’ve been trying to remove it for an hour now. Ugh!
I have the same problem. So frustrating...looking everywhere for a video showing my plug. Hate to call a plumber for something that should be simple. 😮
Same here! I have the third one but no flat head screw under the knob and no screw on the inside. I’m going mad. Any luck figuring out yours?
@@mhurricanes28 correction: wrench to hold the nut. And vise grips to turn the top.
Sorry was in a rush to shovel snow.
Hopefully this will help.
Sincerely
JR
Anyone figure this out? I'm going crazy.
Yep! I also have a horrible stuck trap in the bath (wet room). 🫣
Exactly what I wanted to know..
Thank you!!!
Great info
I ran into another variation of the knob stopper. The knob unscrewed pretty easily but there was no slot for a screw driver. Turned out I needed a pair of needle nose pliers to hold the shaft while unscrewing the stopper to remove it. There was then a colar with 2 flat sides which the shaft moved within which needed to be turned with a wrench or pliers to remove it.
Thanks for letting us know and hopefully helping someone else out!
Thanks a lot👍👍👍🤜🤛
Thank you. Had to screw off the top and use a hex wrench. Poor design but glad it was easy enough once I learned what to do!! Now no more slow drain plus I like to avoid using harsh chemicals when I can!!
Thanks!!!
Thank you!!!! :)
Much appreciated
Thanks for showing the 3 variations. I had kept the paperwork that came with the installation and that paperwork did not show me what you did.
Same here. Thanks
I unscrewed the topper and there’s a sort of half moon bar with a slot for a flat head but it will NOT budge. I’m not weak by any means so I’m worried that forcing it will break it. Any tips?
I have a flat toe step stopper like the second one shown. I cannot get the top part unscrewed. Any tips?
Sorry, just saw this. Did you ever figure it out?
@@TheHillsten hi. No. I could not get the stopper off.
@@sesuda1017 If you want to send me a video of it at justin@drainfunnel.com I can see if I can help
Yeah mine has none of these. It has a removable knob, but there is no screw inside it for a flat head or Philips head. There is also not any set screws under.
Did you figure it out?
@@drainfunnel Same issue. My stopper had a set screw I loosened and took off the stopper, but stem will not come off. I am able to turn the stem with difficulty using pliers, but the stem just spins. It is not threaded. I had the same issue at another house too. Sounds like my only option to get rid of the stem is replace the drain. :(
After I remove the top thumb screw the stopper is loose, but there is a D washer on the brass stem that holds the stopper. The brass stem is flared so the D washer can't be removed. The flare has a small slot on each side and the D washer can fit into one side or the other, but still can't be removed without prying it off. Is that how it's done, prying it off?
Thank you so much I was about to throw my entire bathtub out the window lol
How do you remove a Mueller Canada branded and connected overflow controlled tub drain stopper?
Mine was none of these. I had to push it close to unscrew it.
my pop up stopper is not like any of those, much simpler, and no issues ever with it.
Which one is best to buy?
So I twisted the top bit off but there’s no slot to fit anything into. And there seems to be no set screw under the disc.
So, of course I am dealing with the last one. What do you do when that inner piece refuses to budge with the flathead screwdriver? Bout to lose it here!
What if there is hair in the grate inside not letting the screw come up
yeah, topper like the second one and it just spins, never unscrews.
Mine too
Did you figure it out? There are probably way more variations then what I could find at home depot and lowe's.
@@drainfunnel Yes, I ultimately did, and replaced the whole thing with a stopper I could pull completely out.
wait, how did you do it? mine is the same kind
@@MyceliumVeinsAudio I wasn't grabbing the wide part tight enough, apparently. The corrosion or buildup made it stick hard so I used channel lock pliers on the wide part and pliers on the small knob and it broke free. Probably ddmaged the thing, I don't remember. I replaced it wit one much easier to clean.
No screw on shaft to unscrew, like at my last house, so I tried the last option and it would not spin off, or won’t spin off the top knob either! Tried everything for 30 min! I had to use Drano. Never seen anything like it!
What if we have one that we have to unscrew but that now spin freely and wont unscrew
I've tried!!! I have a knob pop up stopper, no set screw, but the screw is stuck tight! How do I loosen it?!?!? Help!!!
So mine isnt any of those..? Still cant figure out how to remove.
Mine is weird, it’s like a flip one that flips sideway to stop water and flips vertical to allow water out. How can I take that out?
Did you figure it out?
I really have to wonder what moron decided sticking a screw under the stopper was a good idea. Probably the same moron that designed the hinges on my kitchen cabinets that keep coming apart. Appreciate the instructions and demonstration, looks like mine has the screw. Sigh.
Impossible to get screwdriver inside to loosen screw. 😞
What did you end up doing
@@Soulthief4056 Bought some Liquid Plummer or Drano to remove clog. 😕
Same here. In the past mine had just unscrewed on its own. Of course now that I want to get it off it will not unscrew and the set screw is at such an angle it is impossible for me to get a screw driver to set in enough to turn it, even with a long bit. Then they wonder why the whole world is suing over right to repair and easier repair. Whoever engineered this should be ousted from the industry.
what if the golden part gets stuck in bathtub
Stripped the set screw unfortunately. Now I’m hosed.
What if you can remove the knob its stuck
Did you figure it out? You can send a video of it to me on instagram and I will try and help @drainfunnel
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There is a 4th version... after removing the small "cap" from the top of the stopper, the stud HAS NO SLOT... I'm stilling trying to figure this #@()&?
Last type but none of the 3 ways to take it out works. Seems I need to unscrew the top nob but it won’t budge.
The pop up stopper is bullshit, after watching a different video on how to remove it, I was able to remove it, but after i put it back in, it wouldn't come out after all. I could do some damage to it in order to remove it and replace with a different type of stopper.
Mine is none of these
Mine has no set screw, no screw under the knob, it's not lift and turn you just lift. No part even remotely unscrews and I'm going mad lol
Why do they make them like this in the first place?!?!
Where's the pop up
Of course mine would be none of the above 😭
"Pliers." Those are wire strippers/crimpers
The screw so t even MOVE in mine… who designs these things?????😵💫🥴🙄
I’m a 14 year old girl just trying to take a relaxing bath but the water im won’t go down lol
Whoever invented the one with the screw inside is stupid...my screw is stripped so i can't remove it with phillips.