View Full Version : Metal blocking my bathtub drainage?
 
 CaitlinHalperin
Nov 30, 2011, 12:02 PM
So I was pulling hair out of my drain earlier today, and a metal flap type thing came up with the hair (I have no idea how) anyway, it's now blocking my water from draining out of my bathtub and I have tried a screwdriver and a hammer to move it but failed, how can I fix this problem?
 speedball1
Nov 30, 2011, 01:31 PM
I was pulling hair out of my drain earlier today, and a metal flap type thing came up with the hair   I have no idea what it might be.   Was the metal silver like steel or tin or was it yellow like brass?
Your tub drain's a simple affair ,(see image) so let me show you how to open it up to remove it.  I have put up a cutaway of the tub shoe and drain. You may have to purchase a tub tool, (see image) to  remove the drain lip to  access the tub shoe.  Unscrew the drain using the tub tool and take a coathanger with a hook on it to pull the hair and metal piece out.  Before you reinstall the drain lip you must take plumbers putty or Silicon Jel and form a ring under the drain lip.  This is your drain seal.  Tighten the drain lip down, wipe off any excess seal and you should be back in business.  Good luck,  Tom