Thank you for taking the time to walk us through this, I was uncertain about turning the top part but you encouraged us. needed to pull out the popper and clean out the yuckky hair, but no popper disassembly required this time. However, I now feel confident that I will be able to do that when necessary. Super that you cared enough to share.
Thanks for this! After my first attempt the the stopper wouldn't stay closed- I think the wire clip didn't set correctly. But I just kept redoing the instructions in the video until it finally worked.
I used one of those suction cups that holds a mirror in the shower..attached it to plug and came up easy peasy.. the video was awesome..got me to figure out what was going on..
Fantastic, you are the only one on uTube to show how to disassemble the piston and clear it, lubricate it, before replacing it. The Villeroy & Boch vanity sink we had, you couldn't buy a replacement piston that fitted, except in a whole new pop up unit. My husband followed your instructions and now we have a pop up piston and sink, working perfectly....thank you thank you :)
Thanks man! I just moved into a house with one of these pop-up stoppers and it got stuck this morning. I've only ever had the lever stoppers before so I was kinda lost and upset ;D I really appreciate your help.
Thank you SO MUCH for this. Mine is only a year old but it got stuck because we have very hard water here and the mineral deposits make things seize up. I needed to know how to take mine apart and get it working again. I used marine grease in mine -- meant to work in wet environments. Also had to clean the parts with vinegar -- I had to use pliers to twist the piston apart! Now it works great and looks like new again.
Exactly the fault. Exactly the fix. I remember asking the bathroom fitter for an old-fashioned rubber plug for the sink just because I knew this would happen - 4 years later it did. Thanks for helping me fix it. -Tom, UK.
Your instructions were great. One added finding; the cap(plug) has a rubber sealing washer, this is where the sticking was. I removed that and cleaned away sludge then put the cap back on. Thank you
Thank you! That worked really well. I just sprayed the citric acid solution I use for cleaning over all the parts in a cup and they looked like new in seconds. a small pair of pliers is definitely recommended.
Mine was really jammed. After unscrewing and removing it from the drain pipe, to dislodge the insert I put a narrow hex key into the hole in the bottom of the housing and gently hammered on it to push the insert out from the inside. I used a pencil with sandpaper rolled around it to smooth out the inside of the housing so the insert could move freely when inserted. Thank you for the helpful video!
Sir, On just a pull up drain, I have encountered the metal shaft is usually so long it hits the wall. I assume you just cut the shaft, or am I missing something with it? Thank you, Glenn
Thank you! For my situation, it was actually easier, because I didn't have to take it apart. All I had to do was spray the inner column with WD-40 and it worked like a charm. Thank you for the advice about using it often! BTW, I wasn't even able to get the column out with a wrench, but that's ok!
Thank you from a grandma who always goes to RU-vid. Diagnosed my For F-150 truck problems. I am a RU-vid mechanic, no a RU-vid plumber! My daughter thanks you for your video!
Thank you for the super helpful instructions! Was nervous about this, but your steps explain it very clearly - managed to get the shaft out but when I replaced the clip it doesn't seem to catch. Meaning even when I press the cap down it won't stay down. The screw is rusted so I can't even open it up to check. Seems like a new one is probably going to be the solution but it's always good to understand how these things work ;)
Hi Kim, I just bought the whole shaft mechanism from local hardware store for $7, so once the cap was off, could just remove the shaft and replace with the new one. Super easy. Hope it helps.
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Thanks. I did as you said and now mine works just fine.
Hi I've had this problem a couple of times before and fixed it successfully, and have since then been dismantling the stopper mechanism regularly, adding a small amount of light engine oil as a precaution. This time it seized up for good! Nothing would remove the inner piston until I had filled it with WD-40 and left it overnight. Even then I had to prise it out by screwing a little nut on the top of the shaft and levering it with a small tyre lever. Then - could I get the little piece of bent wire to seat properly inside the cylinder? I must have spent the best part of an hour trying until it finally seated itself for no reason I could observe. Screwed the assembly back into the sink and pushed it up and down a couple of times to test it and ... voila! The plug and the piston shot up in the air. Turned out the tiny retaining screw had stripped its thread, so goodbye pop-up stopper! Local hardware store (regional Australia) had never heard of pop-up stoppers. Down to the plumber who enquired "What the hell's that?" Back to eBay...such a waste of time!
RU-vid saving the day again. Thanks for the tip. Had to search for a heavy duty grippy piece of rubber (no thick rubber gloves in the house, used a rubber jar opener) and it popped out. Cleaned out the funk and it pops up and down smoothly.
My sink didn't drain very well, and if you put the stopper down it was almost impossible to get it back up. I managed to get the stopper out and there was so much gunk on it. I cleaned it out and reinstalled it, and now it works perfectly!
Thank you so much for this , I used the wooden stick idea worked a treat as mine was very stuck, cleaned all the muck out as it was disgusting, no wonder ot was stuck, and Thankyou for being easy to understand and didnt go on forever before you got to the point 😀
I tried the rubber glove, the WD40, and the chop sticks to no avail. What worked was using the Duck tape and just twisting it off counter clockwise. I did not disassemble the complete assembly I just lubed the heck out of it. Thanks so much.
Thank you, thank you! I didn't have rubber gloves, but I _DID_ have a jar-gripper, and that worked too! Part of your barrel disassembly portion is a little off screen, but other than that, I learned a lot, THANKS very much!
Thank you! The instructions worked well. I found that it also helps to remove any standing water with a sponge and get the sink and stopper really dry. Helps you to get more traction on the stopper when turning left. Also, the video instruction for disassembly of the piston is out of view. For putting all parts back together, common sense guides you to assemble it in reverse order, but a close up of how the pieces fit back together would be helpful. I removed a second working stopper I have to see how it looked. Again, the video was super helpful and saved me the cost of a plumber as well as possibly purchasing a new piston. Thank you!!
Thanks for your tutorial. Followed all directions and thought I was crossing the finish line, but the piston doesn’t ‘catch’. I rewatched the video and don’t think I missed a step. What is causing it to not ‘catch’ when compressed in hand or installed? Thank you!!
I stepped away and returned for another attempt. I took apart the piston and reassembled…2 or 3 times. The pin FINALLY latched on, and now it ‘catches’ as it’s supposed to. Maybe it just wasn’t hitting the dpring right…until it was! The stopper is fully installed and works great. Thanks!
Hi. This was, almost helpful? My fault, not yours though. I took my drain apart. The popper with the piston mechanism was the same as the one in your video. In the course of trying to fix it, I broke it. I need a new one! I've looked at some hardware stores but can't find one. What exactly is it called so I can search for a new one on the internet? Thanks!
This video worked wonders, but now it won’t stay closed haha. A better problem to have - I don’t fill the sink frequently - but any idea what I may have done wrong? I followed the steps closely by taking it apart, cleaning/greasing it, and thought I was on a roll… until it just wouldn’t stay closed once reinstalled.
I was soooo hopeful untill I got to the part where the screw came out and you're saying "now this should be able to come apart no problem". But yes, there is my problem. No matter what I try, it does NOT come apart. Not even moving a little bit. Not after WD40 lubrication stuff, not even after anti-limescale. Crying my eyeballs out, because I would be the hero today hahaha.
Thank you, I now have my sink draining. Now I just need to find a pair of plyers that will grip that damn shaft. I know Dad had everything, but now that he's gone and I only have me to rely on, I can't find anything. 🛠
Where did you lose the shaft. Which shaft are you talking about? You can also going underneath your sink and undo the P trap and place something long enough up the drain pipe and push the stopper up and out.
