Comments on: How to Clean Out a Tub Drain

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:23:15 +0000

This was very helpful!! We followed the instructions and pulled out a rat sized ball of hair! No joke….It was gross…seriously…yuck!

By: Toronto plumbing

Toronto plumbing — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:57:24 +0000

Thank you for these explanations. Everyone should be able to do that kind of job. And in my opinion, this job should be done once a year.

By: Don Porter

Don Porter — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:56:23 +0000

December 20 ,2008 tring to replace the overflow stop, it doesn’t want to go all the way back into the drain

By: DIY: Repairing a Bathtub Drain - Danny Lipford

DIY: Repairing a Bathtub Drain - Danny Lipford — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:01:25 +0000

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By: Brad Davis

Brad Davis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:07:40 +0000

Steve,
IMO,
If your tub’s WASTE AND OVERFLOW has a “trip” lever then indeed there should have been at the least a cyliner attached to it. If you unscrewed 2 screws and pulled out a danging rod only then I would surmise that the plunger has disconnected from the trip waste linkage thus causing your “some” of your issues. Steve if the Waste and Overflow assembly is greater than 20 years old I would NOT attaempt any band aid repairs or attempts, just replace this assembly AND ITS ASSOCIATED P-TRAP Steve.
Steve, a waste and overflow, takes a real plumber to install correct. I have made THOUSANDS of dollars repair these items. A W/O is very difficult to install correctly and when complete one should be able to fill the tub to OVER THE OVER FLOW and still have no leaks ANYWHERE therein.
Steve I always recommend replacing the associated P-Trap w/ the W/O for they used to be installed w/ a very tight pattern’d / radius’d p-trap and the new designs are muuch more “snake” freindly. Old style is difficult AT BEST to cable. Remember to rod out the horizontal pipe extension from the sanitay tee as well! ALWAYS look GOOD inside old drain pipes when you open them and CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN / or replace them, they do NOT last forever.

By: Steve Sunderhaus

Steve Sunderhaus — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:44:07 +0000

If I unscrewed the tub drain screws, pulled the section out and it didn’t have the bail on it, how can i get it out? Drains very slow and standing in water during a shower.

By: john bogos

john bogos — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:50:15 +0000

need to replace tub drain and outer ring.

By: chargerplates

chargerplates — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:31:51 +0000

A two-foot long flexible rod with tiny bristles on the end, known as a drain stick, is used to remove any additional gunk from the drain.
I can’t see the pics??!~