I would like to add that it is commendable that you get right to the point without a bunch of unnecessary words in an attempt to impress your audience with your knowledge. Good for you sir.
I couldn't agree more with Byron Young's and Wolfgang's comments. Straight to the point. Very good camera work. No music or rambling. Great video. Thank you very much.
Thanks Terry! I spent 30 mins spinning the top of the stopper but it wouldn't come out. I was making progress but never could get it all the way out. Frustrating. Then I thought there had to be a trick so I went straight to TH-cam. I had to put a needle nose pliers under the silver cap of the stopper to hold it while I turned the sliver cap/top off. Once the cap was off I saw the brass screw hidden under it .....now I'm home free. Thanks again!!
Thanks for the help! My shower wasn't draining and it was gross, and I lived a sad life taking sad gross showers. Now it flows freely again thanks to your shared wisdom. You're the man.
For all you folks who can't get the top cap unscrewed, try turning it backwards. A lot of plumbing stuff is threaded backwards.. A bit of common thought tells ya; if it don't go one way, try the other. I viewed Terry's video and it was a BIG HELP to me. I've got the tub emptying and will go get a new drain valve when I can. No baths for a few days, but showers can still happen. No biggie! Thanks Terry !!
I followed the video instructions and it worked fine to replace (not repair) a broken drain. It took 5 minutes. However, you do need the correct tools to make it that easy. A special device to help unscrew the old broken drain (by friction) and a different tool to make it easy to snugly tighten the new drain without scratching it. My wife thought it would take hours. With the time I saved, I am going to have a couple beers.
Great video and specifically in the “short and sweet” -ness of it. Thank you for NOT having 10 mins of irrelevant info mixed into the 2 mins of relevant info. that I actually need. Great video again!
U evil man for not telling me the stuff I pulled out was going to be that gross. But got the drain out and cleaned it well and works like a charm. Thanks bro
I was about to call a drain cleaner expert because my tub was draining super slow... I saw your video and took off the part to discover how much crap was trapped! Cleared as much as I could out of it and its flowing well again! Saved me a Benjamin for sure
I was watching this on a friends account and had to take the time to log onto my account to say this is a good video, It has been extremely useful and to the point with plenty of light and good sight. you have my thumbs and subs. Thank you
For anyone reading who may have trouble with the flat head bolt not budging, I was able to push down the plastic spring part enough to get vice grip around the bolt head and that did the trick!
Awesome! Was able to take out the stopper system to clear YEARS of hair. Needle-nose pliers pulled up all the junk that existed prior to us moving in, plus some of my own hair. THANK YOU. Saved me hundreds!!!!
Thanks Terry! Once I got the screwdriver portion out it turned out that it was just my fiancé' hair that was clogging the drain. Easy fix that I wouldn't have found without learning that a screwdriver took the cylinder section out. Great video, especially for a DIY beginner like myself!
Ive had a jacuzzi tub for approximately 48 hours in my new bathroom remodel and I love everything except for this stopper which has the kids and wife fighting... lol... I just wanted to get a drain cover and remove this. Thanks. Why make simple things like water going down a hole complicated... Form and function seem to lose each other sometimes
Saved me some money today! thank you so much! all that was wrong was the little rubber seal had slid down around the barrel of the spring loaded mechanism and wasnt popping up with the rest of it when pressed! I moved the seal back to its original position as shown in your video and Voila!
My stopper (toe touch) seems to have a different design. I couldn’t unscrew the cap. It doesn’t seem to be screwable. But I was able to unscrew the whole stopper as one piece with a big plier. There is a screw at the bottom of the stopper assembly. Basically, the whole stopper was sitting on a screw. It was very tight and took me a while to unscrew the whole thing. Anyway, just want to share my experience as it might be helpful for some people.
I realize that this is an old post but for the rest of you folks out there... If you use needlenose plyers and slide them under the rubber washer, you should be able to hold the plastic stem from turning as you unscrew the cap.
thank you! I had just installed a new tub. A Month or two after install the stopper stopped working. [the spring/screw had shortened to the point it wouldnt catch the drain.] Soon as I saw this video, I fixed it within 30 seconds. By taking the top off, and giving that flat screw a couple twists. Thanks again!@
@@withfootnotes haha! Constantly need to grow and learn how to fix things. Back to the rag again actually because I think the seal broke so I’m needing to put in another maintenance request
To keep this in place in the proper adjustment height, use a little Teflon plumbers tape. That way every time your foot hits the drain you don't loose your adjusted height. This also allows you to put the gasket on the metal part where it doesn't flip the wrong way. If I put the gasket where it belongs it just inverts. Thank You for the video
Thanks. Turned out nothing was wrong with mine except a lot of dog hair that was in the drain. Once that was cleaned out works like new. I don’t like to f with things without knowing for sure what I’m doing and your video confirmed what I thought was the way to do it
try pulling on the silver top piece and turning counter clockwise sometimes the whole stopper comes out from bottom of drain which is fine because you can now turn the top outside of drain using rubber lined gloves for gripping as to create tention enough to loosen the top in order to expose the screw undernieth
these pop up stoppers are a lifesaver if you have osteoarthritic knees and can't bend well! I replaced my worn out lever/plunger type with one and love it!
That was helpful. Our water kept draining even though the plug was down. Removed it and someone installed the rubber stopper upside down. Easy fix thankfully.
Thank you a million times. I'd tried using a screwdriver but it wouldn't turn right away so I stopped for fear of breaking something! Now it's out, gone and I removed the wicked, nasty hair clog that was slowing our drain down to the point where our ankles were having a bath while we showered!
Thanks a million. I am so unhandy but this showed me how to take out my stopper so I could clean out a plugged drain with my zip device. It was so much easier to clean out the massive amount of hair plugging the drain once I got the stopper out.
I couldn't figure out how to get that cap off. Thanks for the video. It was a great help. I did disassemble the popup mechanism by mistake but figured it out. it would be nice to have a video on how that goes back together.
I have two of these that stopped "popping" up. Now that I know how to disassemble them (thanks to your video) I'm on my way to getting them fixed. Thanks
Thanks! I wasn't sure if the screw slot was going to take apart the whole device, good to know it only unscrews it from the drain! Fixed my slow drain! Thanks!
I was having trouble getting the silver top off but I used a pair of needle-nose pliers to stabilize the white plastic part while twisting the silver top - that worked. NOTE: if the screw is locked up (seized) by gunk something that helped me was putting baking soda down the drain then pouring in distilled white vinegar - on my second tub that didn't quite do the job so I poured a little boiling hot water down after the baking soda and vinegar which did the trick. Darn that shower grime! Disgusting. Good luck everyone!
I should have looked this up weeks ago and saved myself a lot of frustration from prograstination. The part itself is an easy replace. Though the corroding and breaking mount to the actual tub is a different story which I might have to deal with. But if that becomes a problem, that will be the landlord's problem
if anyone is struggling to remove the cap you can unscrew the entire drain by gripping it firmly and unscrewing, after let it sit in hot water and some dish soap! mine was cemented shut with old conditioner and other residue but some dish soap and hot water did the trick
Thanks, Kerry. Very straightforward explanation. I only needed to disassemble to get a wad of hair out (yecchhh), but wanted to make sure I was doing that correctly.
Use a multi speed drill set it in reverse and set it to one and slowly go up until it hits the force threshold Edit further more look up penetrating oils and if all else fails you could get some bits and drill it out
Thank you for your video. Once the tub drain was removed, I was able to simply remove the hair particles. I'm also reading the comments below. People, for gods sake, If you can't fix it, if the drain is stuck, call a plumber. Don't be a hero and get hurt. Trust me..!! Secondly, what answers are you looking for? He specifically TOLD us how to remove the drain if it is broken, go to your local Hardware store for replacement. no thing to fix. Happy 4th !!
Thanks for this video. I needed to clean mine as it wasn’t draining. Thais showed me not to remove it and errr clean out all the kids hair from the plug. Cheers
I would like to add that it is commendable that you get right to the point without a bunch of unnecessary words in an attempt to impress your audience with your knowledge. Good for you sir.
I couldn't agree more with Byron Young's and Wolfgang's comments. Straight to the point. Very good camera work. No music or rambling. Great video. Thank you very much.
Thanks Terry! I spent 30 mins spinning the top of the stopper but it wouldn't come out. I was making progress but never could get it all the way out. Frustrating. Then I thought there had to be a trick so I went straight to TH-cam. I had to put a needle nose pliers under the silver cap of the stopper to hold it while I turned the sliver cap/top off. Once the cap was off I saw the brass screw hidden under it .....now I'm home free. Thanks again!!
Thank you! Your comment helped me figure out the same problem.
Thanks for the help! My shower wasn't draining and it was gross, and I lived a sad life taking sad gross showers. Now it flows freely again thanks to your shared wisdom. You're the man.
Same. EW. Fixed. Nice, clean tub. Yay!
For all you folks who can't get the top cap unscrewed, try turning it backwards. A lot of plumbing stuff is threaded backwards.. A bit of common thought tells ya; if it don't go one way, try the other. I viewed Terry's video and it was a BIG HELP to me. I've got the tub emptying and will go get a new drain valve when I can. No baths for a few days, but showers can still happen. No biggie! Thanks Terry !!
Short and to the point. Wish more TH-cam videos were like that. Thank you
thank you
10 years later and still helping
35 years in HVAC and I couldn't figure out how to remove this simple little popup drain. Thanks for the video!
I followed the video instructions and it worked fine to replace (not repair) a broken drain. It took 5 minutes. However, you do need the correct tools to make it that easy. A special device to help unscrew the old broken drain (by friction) and a different tool to make it easy to snugly tighten the new drain without scratching it. My wife thought it would take hours. With the time I saved, I am going to have a couple beers.
Great video and specifically in the “short and sweet” -ness of it. Thank you for NOT having 10 mins of irrelevant info mixed into the 2 mins of relevant info. that I actually need. Great video again!
U evil man for not telling me the stuff I pulled out was going to be that gross. But got the drain out and cleaned it well and works like a charm. Thanks bro
I was about to call a drain cleaner expert because my tub was draining super slow... I saw your video and took off the part to discover how much crap was trapped! Cleared as much as I could out of it and its flowing well again! Saved me a Benjamin for sure
Just what I needed. You saved me a call to the plumber. Thanks so much!
I was watching this on a friends account and had to take the time to log onto my account to say this is a good video, It has been extremely useful and to the point with plenty of light and good sight. you have my thumbs and subs. Thank you
For anyone reading who may have trouble with the flat head bolt not budging, I was able to push down the plastic spring part enough to get vice grip around the bolt head and that did the trick!
I was not so lucky. My plastic piece does not move down far enough.
How the hell did you manage that
Thank you so much!!!
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OMG! FINALLY! I have been trying to remove that thing all day. Thanks!
Awesome! Was able to take out the stopper system to clear YEARS of hair. Needle-nose pliers pulled up all the junk that existed prior to us moving in, plus some of my own hair. THANK YOU. Saved me hundreds!!!!
Thanks Terry! Once I got the screwdriver portion out it turned out that it was just my fiancé' hair that was clogging the drain. Easy fix that I wouldn't have found without learning that a screwdriver took the cylinder section out. Great video, especially for a DIY beginner like myself!
the screw on mine is stuck it isn't moving any idea?? love the video exactly what i needed to know
I put some muscle into turning mine with a big headed screwdriver and finally got it off
@@trackstar33 yeah, I had to match a wood chisel to the size of the slot and it worked.
Perhaps using a portable screwdriver with a large bit on low speed to get the torque needed- I saw that on TH-cam. .
can always use a drill or a stripped screw head tool
Ive had a jacuzzi tub for approximately 48 hours in my new bathroom remodel and I love everything except for this stopper which has the kids and wife fighting... lol... I just wanted to get a drain cover and remove this. Thanks. Why make simple things like water going down a hole complicated... Form and function seem to lose each other sometimes
Saved me some money today! thank you so much! all that was wrong was the little rubber seal had slid down around the barrel of the spring loaded mechanism and wasnt popping up with the rest of it when pressed! I moved the seal back to its original position as shown in your video and Voila!
I’m going to give this a try! The water keeps draining from our tub while we’re using it, which is pretty annoying!
...TY...helped a lot...used a plier to get the silver top off...refused to just simply twist off without the plier...job done...TY
Thank you, I was unsure how to proceed and didn't want to break anything. Perfect help from someone who knows what they're doing.
My stopper (toe touch) seems to have a different design. I couldn’t unscrew the cap. It doesn’t seem to be screwable. But I was able to unscrew the whole stopper as one piece with a big plier. There is a screw at the bottom of the stopper assembly. Basically, the whole stopper was sitting on a screw. It was very tight and took me a while to unscrew the whole thing. Anyway, just want to share my experience as it might be helpful for some people.
I realize that this is an old post but for the rest of you folks out there... If you use needlenose plyers and slide them under the rubber washer, you should be able to hold the plastic stem from turning as you unscrew the cap.
Paul Gorsky thanks! Just cleaned mines.
thank you!
I had just installed a new tub. A Month or two after install the stopper stopped working.
[the spring/screw had shortened to the point it wouldnt catch the drain.]
Soon as I saw this video, I fixed it within 30 seconds. By taking the top off, and giving that flat screw a couple twists.
Thanks again!@
You’re my hero! This video just saved me a call and the headache of dealing with my landlord. Thanks again.
Thank you bro much for this video!! It helped when I needed to clean my drain from hair! Will keep this video in my favorites
Great video! Simple and concise. Exactly what I need. Video quality was excellent too.
Thank you so much for this. Eight years later, and this was incredibly helpful to me. Cheers.
Terry’s my hero! Finally figured out what was wrong with our drain! Thank you!
Thank you for this!! haha left it "broke" and was using a rag for like 2 months, literally took 2 minutes haha silly but super appreciate this!
Same! I never even noticed it said push on top and thought there was a major clog deep in the pipe.
@@withfootnotes haha! Constantly need to grow and learn how to fix things. Back to the rag again actually because I think the seal broke so I’m needing to put in another maintenance request
To keep this in place in the proper adjustment height, use a little Teflon plumbers tape. That way every time your foot hits the drain you don't loose your adjusted height. This also allows you to put the gasket on the metal part where it doesn't flip the wrong way. If I put the gasket where it belongs it just inverts. Thank You for the video
Thanks. Turned out nothing was wrong with mine except a lot of dog hair that was in the drain. Once that was cleaned out works like new. I don’t like to f with things without knowing for sure what I’m doing and your video confirmed what I thought was the way to do it
try pulling on the silver top piece and turning counter clockwise sometimes the whole stopper comes out from bottom of drain which is fine because you can now turn the top outside of drain using rubber lined gloves for gripping as to create tention enough to loosen the top in order to expose the screw undernieth
Thank you, exactly what I needed and prevented me from resorting to harmful chemicals!
Thanks so much for showing us how to deal with this pop-up tub drain stopper.
Terry. Thanks a million. Couldn't"t get the old one out until I watched your video.
these pop up stoppers are a lifesaver if you have osteoarthritic knees and can't bend well! I replaced my worn out lever/plunger type with one and love it!
Just the video we need. North Perth plumbers look for exact solutions for your plumbing problems. Great info.
That was helpful. Our water kept draining even though the plug was down. Removed it and someone installed the rubber stopper upside down. Easy fix thankfully.
EXCELLENT Terry! Best repair video I've seen! You need your own Mr Fix-It on Good Housekeeping Channel. I give you a 5 star rating. Many thanks, Carol
He didn't repair anything! 😂
Thank you , I couldn't keep bathwater in the tub , At 65 I still learn that things wear out ! And faster now than they used to .
Thank you so much for sharing, you helped me unclog my jet tub. I still have to get a rubber washer. But we found some nasty gunk in that drain
Thank you a million times. I'd tried using a screwdriver but it wouldn't turn right away so I stopped for fear of breaking something! Now it's out, gone and I removed the wicked, nasty hair clog that was slowing our drain down to the point where our ankles were having a bath while we showered!
Thank you Terry! Fixed it in a snap. And to think, I was going to hire a plumber to put in a new drain!
Thanks a million. I am so unhandy but this showed me how to take out my stopper so I could clean out a plugged drain with my zip device. It was so much easier to clean out the massive amount of hair plugging the drain once I got the stopper out.
Thank you! we need to remove ours to clear a hair blockage and had no idea how to get this one off (we recently installed a new tub and fixtures)
Thank you. My son popped one off and you helped me fix it in minutes
i didnt make it 42 sec into this video and it solved a 3 day problem where i have been crawling under the house..... thanks!!!!
THANKS.....Once removed I had a huge hair clump, not allowing proper drainage. Easy fix and problem solved.
I couldn't figure out how to get that cap off. Thanks for the video. It was a great help. I did disassemble the popup mechanism by mistake but figured it out. it would be nice to have a video on how that goes back together.
Quick and right to the point. Thanks, brother!
I have two of these that stopped "popping" up. Now that I know how to disassemble them (thanks to your video) I'm on my way to getting them fixed. Thanks
Great video! Short and sweet and to the point. Clear video and explanation. Thank you.
Thanks for this. .. 7 years later still helpful
Thanks! I wasn't sure if the screw slot was going to take apart the whole device, good to know it only unscrews it from the drain! Fixed my slow drain! Thanks!
Thanks Terry, you were right to the point.
I was having trouble getting the silver top off but I used a pair of needle-nose pliers to stabilize the white plastic part while twisting the silver top - that worked. NOTE: if the screw is locked up (seized) by gunk something that helped me was putting baking soda down the drain then pouring in distilled white vinegar - on my second tub that didn't quite do the job so I poured a little boiling hot water down after the baking soda and vinegar which did the trick. Darn that shower grime! Disgusting.
Good luck everyone!
Mine wouldn't stay down so having watched this, I called the plumber. He told me to remove it and spray with WD40. It worked immediately.
Thank you so much! I was dreading doing this till I watched your video! Worked like a charm!
Thanks! Was struggling because I had the drain out somehow but didn’t realize the cap came off!
I should have looked this up weeks ago and saved myself a lot of frustration from prograstination. The part itself is an easy replace. Though the corroding and breaking mount to the actual tub is a different story which I might have to deal with. But if that becomes a problem, that will be the landlord's problem
Thank you for providing this. I was able to figure out my issue with the tub
This video is very helpful. I wonder...how do I know if just that black rubber seal part needs replacing or if I need to replace the whole unit?
Thx so much, I could not for the life of me figure out what was wrong and 1.5 min later, I was all set!!!!!!!!!! :) Super, much appreciated.
Excellent, very well explained. Thanks a million
if anyone is struggling to remove the cap you can unscrew the entire drain by gripping it firmly and unscrewing, after let it sit in hot water and some dish soap! mine was cemented shut with old conditioner and other residue but some dish soap and hot water did the trick
thank you. all the other videos were done by nimrods who knew nothing. you saved me much displeasure.
Thanks, Kerry. Very straightforward explanation. I only needed to disassemble to get a wad of hair out (yecchhh), but wanted to make sure I was doing that correctly.
Thank you for this video, you saved me a plumbers bill and it was an eary fix.
Man That was simple! Thanks! I was about to buy an entire system, instead I just need to get That Pop up Piece...thats Cool
Bro you saved my life. Thank you
Thanks. Saved me some $, frustration and time. Good quick tutorial 👌 👍 👏
Thank you! My stress level is much lower now.
Thank you, bath water kept escaping but followed this and realised the rubber seal had slipped, working again 👍
So what do we do if that flathead slot WON'T BUDGE.
Use a multi speed drill set it in reverse and set it to one and slowly go up until it hits the force threshold
Edit further more look up penetrating oils and if all else fails you could get some bits and drill it out
Wd-40 that sucker
Yep, same issue here lol. Damn flat head is fused.
Same here. Has to turn both directions to get it loose
Thanks! Awesome instructional video!
Thanks for easy to follow instructions on replacing drain stopper. Too bad you got immature comments from TROLLS who dislike your video.
Thank you so much. I fixed mine thanks to your video. 🌟🙌😊
Excellent video ,
Thank a ton!!!! My drain was plugged and I couldn't figure out how to get drain out!
Thanks you just saved me some money
Thank you. I have no idea it was loose and I was about to break it. Thanks. Easy fix.
Thank you. Short and informative.
Great job. I had a different mechanism but this helped.
Thanks you guys just helped me fix the tub in my hotel room, bathtime!
Thanks man the vid helped a lot for the rubber part
Thank You, I had to use pliers on the bottom side, after that everything came apart exactly as shown.
Easy peezy. Thank you
Fantastic!! My old pop-up unscrewed as one whole piece so this one had me stumped until I saw this one had two pieces. Thanks so much!
Cant wait to check mine out, good video
Thank you for your video. Once the tub drain was removed, I was able to simply remove the hair particles.
I'm also reading the comments below. People, for gods sake, If you can't fix it, if the drain is stuck, call a plumber. Don't be a hero and get hurt. Trust me..!! Secondly, what answers are you looking for? He specifically TOLD us how to remove the drain if it is broken, go to your local Hardware store for replacement. no thing to fix.
Happy 4th !!
thanks for your video it help me a lots
Good video--exactly what I needed to know.
Thank you for the video. I was able to repair my stopper with your help, YIPPEE!
Thanks for the video. Really helpful 👍
Thank you for your video and your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You solved my problem! Woot! Thank YOU!
Thanks for this video. I needed to clean mine as it wasn’t draining. Thais showed me not to remove it and errr clean out all the kids hair from the plug. Cheers