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Need assistance installing pop-up drain
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Posted by californiaplaya (My Page) on Thu, Nov 19, 09 at 8:46
| I am in the middle on installing a Price Pfister pop-up drain that was included with a faucet I purchased. There is one thing I'm not understanding. Going by the included instructions, once the pop-up is attached to the ball rod, it can't be removed without either breaking it or removing the drain, unless there is something I'm missing. So, if it can't be removed, how is one to go about cleaning out the hair and other fun stuff that gets trapped down there?
In the past, pop-ups I've seen just sat in the drain, but weren't attached to the rod, so they could be removed, unless they were broken that is. The one I previously had I had to break off because the drain became very slow from all the hair that got caught on that pop-up rod. |
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RE: Need assistance installing pop-up drain
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| I don't know what the design of it is but, yes, for some sinks you have to unscrew the nut that holds the lever assembly to the drain to remove the popup. |
RE: Need assistance installing pop-up drain
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| It's easy to reach underneath and unscrew it when you need to, provided the other end of the rod is not almost against the wall. I don't know about your particular pop-up, but some are lightweight junk that need the rod to pull them down all the way. Some don't work well even when properly installed, so it can be worth it to get a good drain assembly and install it separately. About $10-12 from a plumbing supply. |
RE: Need assistance installing pop-up drain
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| Interesting. Didn't realize the proper way to get the stopper back out was to disassemble the rod. Thank you! |
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