Need Plumbing Technican Help!

[NeoStarO1]

Well got a situation with out bathtub.
If I take a shishabob stick and stick it in the drain I can clearly feel that the drain plug is not moving at all.

So I decided to unscrew the lever thingy that you close and open the drain with.

it feels loose.

So I keep pulling. No force was needed and out comes the entire gadget.

Its long and then at the end of it looks like what is suppose to be a magnet or something (its round and cyclider shaped/hollow) looks like it suppose to act like a magnet to either lift up and push down the drain plug with the action of the lever.

Is this thing suppose to pull out all the way?
Is this a magnet like thing?

How do I go about fixing this?

Cuz I can't take no bath nor can the kids without being a speedy gonzalus (ya know the cartoon mouse) cuz the water doesn't stay put in the tub. it will stay but it leaks out through drain pretty fast.

So is this fixable? or will i just need to get one of those hole plugs for the bottom of the tub?

TIA

You seem to be missing the drainplug that goes with the tub! You might better get "one of those hole plugs."

The lever connects to a drain plug which is visible, not hidden inside the drain pipe. I guess it's not there?

BTW - New house?

[NeoStarO1]

I don't know. i put the thingy back in. now when it is closed it doesn't drain as much as it did the other day, so im wondering if the kid's didn't try to stick a penny or something in that slot just under the lever and it got wedged in there somehow and by my taking it out did something to it. I am not sure.

Im just as baffled. I am guessing that one round cyclindar shaped thing at the end of the arm from the lever acts as a magnet.

Well, I haven't seen any magnets in plumbing yet.

The slot you're talking about - It's a few inches down from the top of the tub? Above the drain? That's the overflow. When you run the tub full of hot, steamy water and then hop in, the excess will go down through the overflow down the drain. The lever is right above the overflow slot, right? The lever connects to the drainplug. There is supposed to be a plug connected in this whole thing. You can see whether it's working or not, just by looking. My guess is that it's missing. I know that messing with the lever will change the flow of water, but it won't stop it without the plug. That's why I'm saying you'll need one of the old style rubber stoppers. Unless it's a different type of drain and we're miscommunicating...

[gjimene2]

It's not a magnetic type thing.

since you pulled it out. I recomend that you add a bit of grease to the cylinder. The cylinder is what holds your water.

Since you say that it doesn't stay in the tub, the solution is simple.


Turn that little cylinder counter-clock wise, and you will see it that the rod that it's on gets longer. well, experiment. Increase the bar's length, and put it back in, and see if it will hold. Keep increasing the length of the bar until you see that the water holds.


Now wasn't that simple? Generally I charge $45 for something like this But since this is to help peeps out. Go spend that cash on your family


btw, I'm also a master plumber, been at it for years

[John Prophet]

Rubber stopper, flat piece of rubber about 4" circular.

JP

[NeoStarO1]

Hmmm I didn't get to playing with it that much! Thanks fo rthe info, I will play with that tommorrow and see what i learn. I did find out today that my daughter did stick a penny in there. Kids man! I tell ya, they do the darnest things.

Rubber stopper is next options.

[Brainchild]

You might be surprised how much money is down the drain Neo

Now can someone help get a PB&J sandwich out of my VCR????

[gjimene2]

rubber stopper....... suck. in time they warp. rubber plug with a chain, now that's the chitz.

hey BC, have you tried the eject button? lol

[NeoStarO1]

those are the ones I was thinking of, the ones with the chain on them, Didn't know they made any other kind.


BC can't help with the pb&j thingy, I have been through NUMEROUS vcrs due to the kids little shanagians. Money, Toys, butterknife with pb al over it. legos, you name it. Glad they don't do that with vcr now.