Watts Trip Lever Bath Drain Installation

This tub drain kit with included bushing adapter is designed to fit 1 1 2 in.

Watts trip lever bath drain installation.

Tub drain shoe sizes. The linkage in a lever style drain attracts dirt and hair like a magnet and must be cleaned regularly in order to keep the drain working properly. Sometimes however the trip lever operates a horizontal rocker arm that works a pop up drain plug that fits into the bathtub drain opening. Simply lift up on the trip lever to close the drain to fill the tub with water and push down on the trip lever to open the drain.

When the stopper in your lever style bathtub drain won t pop up anymore because the linkage is damaged or clogged replace it with a much simpler lift and turn style tub drain. In this case the plunger device may be a type of spring that connects to the horizontal rocker arm. Bathtub drain trim kit. Overflow plate replaces 2 hole overvflow plates.

Keep in mind the linkage rod catches hair and other debris so it requires regular cleaning. If you re installing a lever style drain insert the plunger and linkage into the hole in the tub wall beneath the faucet. Feed it into the overflow pipe screw the overflow faceplate onto the opening then screw the new drain plate onto the flange. No problem new trip levers fit perfectly just an extra part purchase.

Universal bath tub bathtub drain trip lever overflow face plate need to disassemble the connecting ball rod from below the sink to install remove the stopper. The 2 hole face plate includes pin to attach to the tub drain linkage. The spruce 2018 6 types of bathtub drain stoppers. Threaded flange and stopper cap design allows effortless replacement to upgrade finish.

In this video you will learn step by step on how to replace a bathtub trip lever or bath tub. You raise the lever on the other hand to lower the weight into the drain opening on a drain without a stopper. Same as this one but with old style chain stopper instead of the trip lever. This d i y video how to replace a bathtub drain or remove and install bath tub drain shows step by step in details how to remove or change an old bath tub dr.

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