Bath tub trip lever/ bath tub stopper replacement or adjustnment.
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- For more information or a written out step by step you can stop by www.thediyguy.net/2012/11/bath... Learn how to properly replace or adjust a bathtub trip level or stopper. Replacing a corroded bathtub trip lever can give a new look to your tub for not a lot of money. In this video you will learn step-by-step on how to replace a bathtub trip lever or bath tub stopper.
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My husband ( now deceased) fixed everything and showed me nothing. Thank you! Thank you! 1000 thumbs up!
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Well he may not have shown you how to do it if it ever had to be done again, but at least he did it. That's more than a lot of wives get.
@@PapillonOne oh my gosh! I did not realize I sounded ungrateful. My heart aches for him even after 5 years. He took such wonderful care of me for 35 years! I'm grateful for all the wonderful guidance I receive through youtube!
@@nancy28352 sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound like a personal attack. It's just that most men felt a lot of pride if they could take care of everything that one's homestead needed so their wives wouldn't have to worry about such things. Plus honestly, most women aren't interested in seeing the particulars of a household repair job. Most women just wanted it done. LOL
I am a 66 year old woman who has never been married & whose father wasn't particularly good at fixing things around the house. He didn't seem to have much mechanical talent but he was a very hard worker & normally had three jobs going so that he could afford to pay a repairman for anything that needed doing. (Plus he had 5 kids to feed & clothe.) Since I was very mechanically inclined & interested in everything going on around me. I'd be looking over the repairmans' shoulders paying attention to everything he was doing and everything he was saying. Confident, competent repairmen never seem to mind having an audience even if it was just a little tomboy. 😀 Obviously I wasn't able to learn everything as a child so you tube is the next best thing!! I love it when I find a nice, articulate, confident, , competent repairman like this gentleman! 💖 ☺️
Women always find a way to talk trash, glad hes now resting from this demon
OMG! So easy this 63 yr old grandmother fixed her tub after a day of yard work and was able to soak ...Thank you
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I just did it and I am so proud of myself. You are a very good teacher. Thanks a million. You are the best.
I was always afraid to tear into my tub drain, but after watching your video I had mine fixed in 5 minutes. Thank you very much.
Thank you for saving me a great deal of headache, not mention potential expense. It’s remarkable about easy these things can be as long as someone shows you how it works first, so you’re not flying blind. Thanks a lot.
+C. A. G. You're welcome, Glad we could help. Yes it is much easier when you can either follow along or at least have an idea on what you will encounter or run into. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment.
Oh my gee! I owe you one! My shower clogged but there was no hair or anything. I was just gonna wait for maintainance tomorrow but I saw your vid so I did it myself & found it was the stopper that got loose thats why the water wont go down the drain. Thank you so much. You saved my day today. God bless you :)
Thank You for posting! I thought I was in for a mess! The stopper handle had actually snapped off and there is no access panel behind the tub.I thought I was looking and replacing the entire pipe assembly. Thankfully, this is a Delta Faucet setup so after watching this video I’m hoping I can find the exact replacement assembly (as shown in your video) at my local hardware store.
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No problem, Glad we could help. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment and good luck with getting it replaced.
Watched this video yesterday. Bought the parts and completed the change today. Took all of 5 minutes.
Thanks!!
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This was extremely helpful. The lever on my stopper broke so i had to replace the entire mechanism. Luckily home depot had everything i needed. Thanks man
Your video really helped and it's straight to the point. I don't like bothering plumbing but I was able to do it with your help. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for the detailed instruction that you offer! Your videos are all meat and potatoes with no unnecessary fluff. Thank you for giving me the clear instruction necessary to repair my shower/tub!
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Thank you so much, so proud of myself for being able to fix this myself with your help, the hanger worked really well to get the tub stopper!!!
Your welcome.
Very helpful. Friday night I had no idea. Saturday, after watching this video, I had the job done.
You, Sir are a ROCKSTAR! Thank you for this awesome tutorial! Problem solved in mins...
+LivingLifeVividly Your welcome, glad we could help and thanks for watching.
wow!! I did it Thanks so much
LivingLifeVividly I second that! Thank you!!!
LOL, glad to hear we could make you a hero for a little while. Glad it took you only 5 min and then you could get back to doing what you wanted to do. Your welcome!
this saved my life today. we have had our since i was a baby and never changed it. well its been a awhile since i took a bath due to we or a shower kinda family and i went to filp the lever and it broke due to all the water build up over the years. i didnt even know where to start until this video. :)
hurray!!
Big thank you from my household. Our trip lever completely rusted away and the bottom of the plate basically shattered. As I'm not exactly mechanically inclined thought it was going to get expensive, but thanks to the video was able to replace it myself with no problems.
Your welcome, Glad we could help, That's why we started this channel to help people fix things around the house thus saving a service call and the price tag that goes along with it. Thank you for taking the time to drop us a comment.
Two fascinating things I learned here. One was what this part that my bathtub didn't have is called (there was just an opening from a previous owner that took it off and never put it back. lol) and the 2nd one was how that piece that you put inside the hole connects to the parts on the bottom where the water drains out. Which is doesn't!! I never knew it was a simple "float" at the bottom that stopped the water.
Ah,I love when something is so simple to fix,after someone shows me how.
Thanks!
You're very welcome, Glad we could help explain it to you a bit there pretty simple once you see it out. Thanks for taking the time to drop us a comment.
Easy-peasy. Its been bugging me for years and now it's fixed
You are welcome! Glad we could help. It's much easier to fix something when you can follow a clear video.
Thanks for this. My lever broke internally on the piece that has holes along it; one side snapped in half and so the bath water wouldn't drain. This video showed me just what to expect when I took the lever out.
Great video! I've been needing to install one for a while and couldn't find the right video, I know I need linkage now. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video! Worked like a charm at my cabin in the mountains of Oregon
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I am a female who has NO plumbing experience. You make me think I can do this. It looks that easy. THANK YOU for this video.
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Thank you so much for a nice concise and clear video. I know exactly what I need to do now and what to buy. You Rock!!
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Thanks! Just fixed my stopper. It was cruddy so I took some fine sandpaper to clean it up and it worked great.
+itsmeFredd You're welcome, Glad we could help. Thanks for watching.
My wife asked me to try to fix our girls' bathtub drain while she was gone because it wouldn't hold water in the tub for their baths...I'm thinking "I have NO IDEA how to do that!", but I said "Sure thing!" Thanks to your video I now get to be a hero LOL! 5 minutes and it now holds water like a champ. Thank you!!
Thank you so much. I did not realize the linkage just came right out. Fixed in 5 minutes!
+Mark Cohen Your welcome, Glad we could help. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment.
Thank you, mine wasnt draining well. Raised the stopper and it worked.
Thank you! My drain wouldn't stay open. It just had a lot of corrosion, so a little Bar Keepers Friends and it works just fine now. I had no idea what I was doing until I saw this video.
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Haven't fixed it yet but I'm on my way to Lowes or Home Depot. Looks pretty simple. Thanks for the video, makes a huge difference
Good luck with the repair. Your welcome glad we could help.
Thank you for the comment, Your welcome, glad I could help and good luck!
Thank you for the video. My wife never needs the water to collect in the tube, she needs it to drain. From what you said I will spin that one piece to raise it up. It appears the round tube device slides down the overflow pipe.. I pulled this whole thing out and said on my goodness. Let me look on TH-cam what to do. Your video popped up first in line.
Very enlightening. Thanks for doing the video! Do you have any tips for removing the screws when they are stuck?
THANK you for adding that the end of the cotter in should be bent over to hold it onto the linkage. I had no idea what to do with the darn thing.
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Exactly what I needed to know. Thank you very much!
Short and to the point. Greatly appreciated.
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Glad we could give you the confidence to get the job done. That's why we started this TH-cam Channel / website. Your welcome.
Exactly what I was looking for...Thanks!
Thank you for your video, mine was even more gross and crudded up than yours (45 years old it is) and installed a new one and viola' working perfectly :)
thank you , your video was quick & simple . that's want we need..
Thank you so much! From one single, laid-off mom!!!
Ty for this video I was able to save both invasion of the lousy maintenance man that never seems to fix a thing and also monies bless you
You made this look incredibly simple. However, I'm finding that the water will drain even if the lever is lifted. I've tried lowering at the level of the bolt below the cotter pin all the way down and raising it up as well. It seems no matter the depth it always drains and never holds water. Is there a secret to getting the plunger part aligned properly to hold water?
Thank you very much for this video... it was very helpful!
How you know you're getting old? These videos excite you.
lol
why isn't shit like this taught in school
Thanks do much. Saved me a ton of aggravation/money. I was just going to call a plumber until I watched this.
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Well I couldn't pull it out all the way but I managed to change the face plate. I can't believe the both males in our home thought that it was a drain clog. Really???? Couldn't they tell that the lever was broken!!!
Thank you for demonstrating this. Aloha
+keale reeves Glad you got it fix and back up and working. Thanks for watching.
SO EASY!!! Thank you!
Thank you for your video. I followed your instruction and bought a new face plate and tried to fix it. , but the linkage seems got stuck too. My bathtub is only about 5 years old and the condo building was newly built 5 years ago. I watched other video saying the recent year model can not be pull out directly from the opening. But I don't see anywhere in the tub can be accessed to it. Any idea?
Thanks
Thanks for the help. We got it fixed!!!
Thank you! You've saved us $$$
This video is great! I got lots of hair out of my pipes thanks to it. Saved a call to the plumber. Yay!
Thank you. Ya its amazing how much hair can be in there. Glad we could save you that call to the plumber. Thanks for watching and taking the time to drop us a comment.
If anyone is dealing with a house as old as time, replaces all the parts and finds that the lever won't budge, add more grease to the plug (the big thing at the end of the apparatus). I also poured some CLR down the pipe where the plug goes in. I don't know if that helped, but layering grease on the plug as if I was buttering a tasty slice of toasted rye bread for breakfast definitely worked for me. I used product called super lube, just make sure it says "marine" on the tube, so you know it will work for water applications, at least I think that's what it means. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I have an old 1970 house with the tub sandwiched in between two closets. The tub would not drain, so I took off the stopper lever plate following your excellent video. When I tried to pull out the barrel, it came all the way to the top but cannot clear the outlet due to some cement type substance that was apparently put in at the time the tub was installed. I suppose I could take a chisel to get this out, but that is not my real question here. BTW, I also noticed the spring was corroded and broken making replacement mandatory of at least the top section.
My real question is; Why is the tube still not draining when the barrel has been pulled all the way to the top? Is there still something else causing the drain stoppage? Hopefully I won't have to access the trap as it is totally inaccessible short of blasting the whole tub out, as viewed through a door cut through the sheetrock in the closet on the fixture side.
TIA
Straight to the point!!! Thank you!!!!
You have an incredible skill set here. I especially love your mastery of the screw driver. (just kidding) Thanks for the share!
You did an excellent job explaining how to replace this - thank you !!
I had one question . You mentioned that the plate had to be reinstalled securely to prevent leaks . However earlier you said that this was the over flow as well . If so , why would a leak matter ? Wouldn’t it just go into the over flow . I might be missing something.
Regards
You're welcome. Glad we could help. Yes it is the overflow pipe for the tub but the part/ pipe right behind the tub has a rubber gasket that is used to seal it to the back of the tub. So when the face plate is tightened it pulls the back part of the pipe and the gasket to the tub to seal it. So if water does go into the overflow pipe it will continue down to the drain and not leak down the outside of the tub. amzn.to/2X9yTFt if you click that and look at the second item picture you can get an idea of what I am talking about and hopefully that answers your question. Thanks for watching. Don't forget to give the video a thumbs up/ like. Thanks
@@TheDIYGuyDOTnetis that something that we can replace also? The seal? If so, can you please provide a link?
Yes sometimes they are already broken or they brake as your trying to get them out. If you go to my website using the link in the description and then scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says *NEW* someone else had the same problem and I wrote out a step by step with a picture. Next time I come across one where it is stuck I will try and make a video. That should give you the basic idea. Hope that helped.
Very helpful -- thanks!
Great video. I have a question. My stopper is stuck inside the tub is there a trick to getting it out? It’s still hooked to the level I removed the two screws and I pull out but the linkage won’t come out with the stopper it appears to be stuck down there and the tub is not draining? Thanks for any help.
I had a kitchen drain like this last weekend. Locate the pipe under the house there should be a clean outs somewhere farther down line try snaking those 1 by 1 until you reach the clog... Or you could try and take a plunger and plunge the tub slowly a bunch of times to push the liquid plumber farther into the line and closer to the clog. Sometimes just plunging it will get it to release. For the kitchen I had I plunged it and then let it sit overnight came back in the AM and it had let go..
Thank you. Truly helpful!
My assembly is exactly like yours and the issue is the lever not staying in down position, so it won't drain at normal rate unless someone is pressing on it. Will replacing it solve the problem or is it related to the float? Thanks for the info and video.
Awesome video! ❤
Some people have gotten them with a pair of angled or a regular needle nose pliers or a metal coat hanger and bend a hook into one end and try and fish it out. Most likely when it's not attached it's because the barrel or stopper part is stuck within the pipe. If you click the link in the description it will take you to my website and the write up on this and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and there will be instructions on how to remove a stuck linkage or barrel/ stopper.
Great video. I just wrestled one of these last week. I won..lol
I bought the replacement lever because the older one seemed frozen.The problem seems to be at the stopper at the end of the linkage that through gravity sits..When I make sure it is seated at the bottom, the tub still keeps draining out as if there were nothing stopping it. The stopper itself seems to be made of brass. So it isn't the lever that is the main problem. Thoughts?
Very helpful! Thank you
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thank you and your welcome.
Could really use your help. The linkage connecting to the float rusted out so I decied to replace the entire stopper assembly from the faceplate to the float. Problem is, when I try to insert the new assembly into the drain, something seems to be keeping it from going down any further. So when I reassemble the entire thing, the lever on the face plate doesn't even budge.
Video very helpful. Thank you
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Hello, Yes replacing your faceplate should fix that problem as there is a spring on the back of the faceplate that holds it in the fully up or down position. So it is either getting weak or has broken altogether.
Thank you!!!!!! You are A-1!!!!!!
+huddlpj You're welcome, Glad we could help. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment.
wow - I had no idea so easy
love it. too easy.
Good video, thanks
Very informative, but that thingy you pulled out isn't in my bathtub drain. The kohler face plate came off with nothing attached. Also, there's a metal rod in the drain that flips around, but I can't control it. The water sometimes pushes it and the bathtub fills up. I have to jiggle it to make the water drain. And it takes a very long time to drain! Any ideas? Thank you!
Hello, Did the cotter pin break on the back side of the face plate thus leaving the linkage in the overflow? Is there a lever on the face plate? Some are just an overflow with a toe-tip style stopper. Some of the kohler overflows had an external linkage. It's had to give you a good answer without seeing it. If you click the link in the description then scroll to the bottom you could upload a picture and I can give you a better answer. Can you gain access the under side of the tub?
TheDIYGuyDOTnet Thank you for your response! I unscrewed the faceplate, and felt around, discovered that the 'guts' were there, but it is a straight rod -- doesn't have a hook on it that I can latch on to. The lever is missing, anyway. It feels like the weight is all the way on the bottom, thus restricting water flow. I've been sticking my hand into the drain, pushing up the metal rod to increase water flow. After last night's shower, I just let it drain on its own, and it took almost three hours to drain! I emailed my landlord, and he's sending over a plumber. Had it not been for your explanation, I wouldn't have been able to sound coherent when describing the problem to him. Thank you so much for your help!!
Your welcome, glad we could sort of help you. Hopefully they can fix it for you with little trouble but I am guessing they will have to pull the trap apart. Good Luck.
it worked!!! mine just needed an addjustment...
Great! Glad we could help.
Sometimes they do become jammed. Corrosion builds up on it not letting move freely. You can try some PB Blaster let it sit for a bit and then try and remove it with a pair of pliers. If that doesn't work you will have to remove the trap and remove the stopper. If you click the Link in the description and go to the bottom of the page you will see a picture and a written out step by step to walk you throw getting it out. Good Luck.
My wouldnt come out that easily 😂 i’ve been stuck here for hours trying to loosen it.
Finally noticed i was tightening it 😂
ahh that's to bad. Glad you finally figured it out..
Thanks, my switch spins in ways it shouldn't. I think this part is broken. Now that you showed me how it works, I'm going to attempt to take it apart & see if I need a new one or if the linkage thing just came apart.
You're welcome, Glad we could help. Hopefully it will/was be an easy fix by just replacing the face plate. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment. Don't forget to give the video a thumbs up/ like if you haven't already. Thanks
@@TheDIYGuyDOTnet
Actually it did help me fix it. Once I got the plug out it turned out the hook that attached to the switch popped out of place. I took a set of plyers, pulled the hook open so I could put it back into place & then used the plyers to bend the hook closed again. Works good as new.
Thanks a lot. Probably saved some $ on getting a plumber for a very minor repair.
@@yodaflyz Glad to hear it was a quick and easy fix and tha we could save you some $$.
THANK YOU!
Thank you!
nice work. where did you get the replacement parts
Thanks. I get them from a local supply shop. Any Lowes, HD or hardware store should have them as well. I think we have a link to them on our website on Amazon as well. Click the link in the description and it will take you to our site. Thanks for watching and good luck with the repair.
Hello, I have gotten a few stuck linkages out. If you click the link in the description and then scroll down until you see *NEW* it will give you a way to get the stuck linkage out.
So it’s that easy huh? To Lowes I go!! Thanks!!
ok... well, my stopper just broke off so, now I am trying to figure out my next step. It was NOT connected when I unscrewed it. Will prob need a new one just tryin to do it myself. Any advice?
How do you raise the stopper? My tub won’t drain unless I hold the lever down
Thanks for posting this, I had no idea it would be tis easy!
You're welcome, Glad we could help and give you the confidence to get it repaired yourself. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment.
I have the old school Dimond shape stopper how do you know what size to get ?
Can you do a video on how to replace the pipe on the back of the tub right there? It looks like you have the same style tub as me and my pipe rusted and broke and I have no clue how to change it.
Its not my tub just one I had worked on but most of them are this style amzn.to/2JO17PJ If you look at the link you will see a slip nut with a gasket. so in order to change just the top half undo the slip nut and slide in the new part. You will need access from either the bottom a little harder as you need to reach up. Its best to have access from the back side. Hopefully that gives you an idea on what you need to do.
Done!!! Thank you! 😎
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I liked it and also subscribed! Thanks again
@@lyngravel6487 Awesome, Thanks and You're welcome again.
after removing the trip lever I tried to remove the drain stop linkage but it seams to be stuck? any suggestions? I need HELP
If a lever is too old, can that cause a leak through the pipes below it (in my basement). This leak only occurs when the lever is up and the tub is really full. And even when the lever is up, the water is still draining. How do I go about lowering the stopper? Do I need a whole new stopper?
Its not that the "lever" or faceplate could cause a leak it would be the gasket behind it that seals the overflow pipe to the back side of the pipe. Is the water height over the overflow? water going into the overflow? You might be able to tighten the faceplate more to pull the gasket to the back of the tub to make it seal. You might want to look at it and see if its dried out. Might need to replaced. To lower the stopper you will need needle nose pliers and loosen the nut on the linkage then turn the lower part of the linkage to lower the barrel / stopper. Once you have lowered it tighten the nut back up to lock it in position. Clean the barrel off and inspect it to check for cracks or chips to see if you need to replace it.
How do you raise it up or lower it?
Got a problem the stopper has fallen off the linkage and I cant get it out. Water wont drain now. How do i get it out from behind the tub so the water will drain?
how does the lever connect to the actual stopper in the drain? the lever on my tub actually broke off, so I was wondering how that would affect the stopper in the drain.
The lever connects to the linkage on the back of the face plate with a cotter pin. Then there's the adjustment part that connects to the rest of the linkage with just a hook in the metal. At the end of that linkage there's another hook that holds the barrel / stopper onto the end of the linkage. If the stopper / barrel gets stuck and someone pulls it , then either of the hook parts could come a part and leave the rest of the linkage in the overflow. If it was in the down position ( stopper in the up position) it will drain normally if it was in the middle it will restrict the exit flow and it will completely stop the flow if the stopper is down. (lever up).
I'd really appreciate your help on this. Everything on my tub is fine up until the step where the plunger is re-inserted in the wall. It goes most of the way in (like, I COULD reattach the faceplate to the wall), but then stops as if it's hit an obstacle (meaning that the lever would be permanently stuck in the "down/draining" position if I attached it at this point). I peered down there best I could and it seems that the pipe to my tub doesn't just go straight down, it bisects. I presume the plunger is supposed to go in one side or the other of this bisection? Do you have any ideas as to how I should go about re-inserting it and making it go towards one side or the other? Up until this point, the plunger is the exact size of the pipe, so there's nowhere to push it until the very end.
Thanks!
What was your reason for taking it out, You did it to replace the face plate or to adjust it or was it stuck? Did get the parts out when you removed it? Maybe its as simple as turning the linkage the other way when putting it in or to adjust the linkage up a bit. Was the barrel part of the stopper clean?
I originally took it out to get a snake down the overflow. All of the parts came out properly, and to my knowledge, it was working fine before I took it out (though I never used it, so I'm not certain). And it was as clean as one could expect (some grime, but nothing big enough to affect its ability to fit; no hair or anything like that). I don't think adjusting it up would help, because then pushing the lever up (so the barrel went down) would just put it at the point its stuck now, which is a point too high to actually block the water flow.