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Bathtub drain blues!

My bathtub no longer holds water - it slowly seeps down the drain. How do I fix this?


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If I am up early, I am going to get more than just your worms.

There are several types of bath tub drains. If you have the type has a lever that flips up or down to either hold water or drain the water. Then I would recommend buying the new kit that goes in the drain. This usually comes with a plate and then a long rod connected to a drain plug. When you move the lever up the plug moves up out of the way of the drain. When you move the lever down the plug moves down to block the drain. So, getting the correct distance in the adjustable rod is critical so the drain will drain and stop the water. So buy the kit, hold up the new drain plate, connecting rod, and plug to the tub and estimate the length. Then install the plug down into the drain and attach the plate. Then test it. You may need to take it out to adjust the length up or down.Kohler Drains for an Examplehttp://designerplumbingoutlet.com/koswbadr.html
Posted 2008-10-01T10:24:13Z
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Hi Eric,

 

Thanks so much for answering. I only got half the response, though -   "There are several types of bath tub drains. If you have the type has a lever that flips up or down to either hold water or drain the water. Then I would recommend buying the new kit that goes in the drain. This usually comes with a plate and"...

Maybe I am not doing something correctly on this blog (I am a new Yedda member, so am still learning). I am sure you typed more in the sentence, but I couldn't see it.

Yes, we do have the lever that flips up... 

Thank you so much!

Nancy

 
Posted 2008-10-01T15:52:43Z
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There are  at least 4 types of tub drains. The "toe touch" has a replacable gasket. The strainer bodies are replacable on most of them. The variations are huge. Email me a response and I will explore them with you.

zelskid@hotmail.com
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eric gave a very good answer, but when you put the plunger back into the overflow...put some plumbers grease on it, that will give a more positive stop.
Posted 2009-02-01T11:31:34Z
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