A sink stopper with a push pull rod control at the faucet is a great modern convenience.
Sink stopper not sealing.
Remove the old seal and slip on a new one if needed.
Inspect the rubber seal on the bottom of the stopper head.
The lever hooks onto the stopper through a hole or hook on the bottom of a long plastic flange that s attached to the stopper.
Clear the stopper and rocker arm of hair and debris.
When they do they are often unsightly and an irritation.
If your bath clicker drain is not clicking or sealing properly refer to the following troubleshooting information.
Lift the stopper out of the drain.
Simply grip the stopper body and pull it out of the drain along with the hinged rocker arm.
But sink stoppers fail.
A sink stopper mechanism isn t difficult to understand.
If the seal is cracked or brittle the stopper should be replaced.
If it s still in good condition you can reuse it.
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Reinstall the stopper and rocker arm.
Move the linkage up or down to a different hole to adjust the stopper movement.
It moves the stopper in the opposite direction to the lift rod.
Start with the stopper on the clicker mechanism and make sure it is tightened down all the way.
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Remove the clip that holds the link in place by squeezing the clip ends together.
1 shows the threads from the clicker assembly.
A seal made with plumber s putty may fail down the road if the putty becomes brittle and it cracks apart allowing water to pass through the seal.
Fix a sink stopper.
Putty installation when you are installing a sink drain and decide to use plumber s putty you must wrap the putty around the sink s drain opening before you install the drain body.
If the drain stopper is not moving or closing check the adjustable link.
If a sink won t hold water look up behind the sink with a flashlight if needed to identify the following parts.
Make sure the flange is tightly.
It s easy to fix a bathroom sink drain plug that s leaking.
A pivot rod that connects to the back of the drain pipe a perforated strap a clevis and a screw that locks the strap onto the stopper rod.
Simply remove the plunger clean and if necessary replace.
