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How do you get a strainer out of a combination drain?
I have a strainer in the tub/shower drain that I don't know how to get out. It is the type that twists between completely shutting off the drain and leaving a small opening for water to get through. No matter how I twist or pull at it... it won't come off. Am I missing something easy or is the strainer (if that is even the right word for it) not supposed to come off?
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This is going to take some close inspection with a flashlight and a screw driver. Put your head down on the tub floor so you can look at the stopper from the side, rotate it and look for a small set screw, unscrew that screw and lift off. |
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Hi all:
There are a few different kinds of lift and turn tub stoppers. The most common type, that Ballengerb1 mentioned, will have a set screw under the lid. As he said, get down close and inspect under the lid for that screw... see image. Another type, is called a roller ball drain. Here, you would need to take a pair of needlenose pliers and hold the bottom/underneath stem part of the assembly and use another pair of regular pliers to loosen the top... see image. Try these things and let us know how you make out... MARK . |
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