buckyswider
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Hi all, I have a tub which hasn't been used for a bath in a while. The kid recently tried that. The trip lever, although wonky, seemed to travel fully in both directions. So I pulled the linkage out and slopped some plumber's grease on the stopper (along with removing years of hair from the drain and seemingly clearing the entire lateral portion to the drain). Still would not hold water.
So I popped the access panel and removed the tailpiece (?) and lever plate and did my best at cleaning out where the stopper bottoms onto. Smeared some naval jelly and let it sit. Still nothing. I eventually, with the tailpiece removed, shoved the stopper down into its seat as firmly as I could without risking losing it for good. Then I ran water into the tub. Seemed to slow the outflow a bit, but not much.
I poked an observation cam down there...and it seems a little corroded, but not severely. So what's my next step? Does the copper stopper ever deform on its own, or is it always the drainpipe/receptacle portion? That part seems a little daunting for a DIY replacement. No markings on the drain grate nor the overflow plate. Faucet is a moentrol, so that's my best guess for the stopper.
Thanks!
So I popped the access panel and removed the tailpiece (?) and lever plate and did my best at cleaning out where the stopper bottoms onto. Smeared some naval jelly and let it sit. Still nothing. I eventually, with the tailpiece removed, shoved the stopper down into its seat as firmly as I could without risking losing it for good. Then I ran water into the tub. Seemed to slow the outflow a bit, but not much.
I poked an observation cam down there...and it seems a little corroded, but not severely. So what's my next step? Does the copper stopper ever deform on its own, or is it always the drainpipe/receptacle portion? That part seems a little daunting for a DIY replacement. No markings on the drain grate nor the overflow plate. Faucet is a moentrol, so that's my best guess for the stopper.
Thanks!