Tub stopper will not hold water
I have a brass stopper with linkage that will not hold water in my bath tub. I removed the linkage and stopper and found no problems with anything. I removed the stopper from the linkage and tied a string to it to try and see if I could get the tub to hold water while I played with the stopper. It seems like when I get the stopper in place to hold the eater in the tub the water is bypassing the brass stopper and drain into the overflow. The drain is not clogged it's draining better than ever. I though maybe the drain had a break somewhere but at this point I would be flooded out on my first floor. Help please!!