How to Remove Bathtub Drain Stopper

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How to remove bathtub drain stopper fast. Several common styles are covered. Pop up & Lift and Turn are shown in detail.
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@bakthavatsalamn3792 21 день назад

None of the videos cover this topic so straight forward and clear. Thank you, I managed to clear my bathtub clog in 5 minutes with your help.

@ChintanCG Год назад

Went through 5 different videos, this is the only one that helped.. Thanks!

@basicworks1 Год назад

Great to hear!

@user-im6ik5bx9c 4 месяца назад

This is the first comment I have ever left on a channel, but I must thank you tremendously helpful

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Thx! Much appreciated! Glad it helped!

@user-xp8vj3xc9s 5 месяцев назад

Clyde, I do appreciate the fact that you took the time to cover all common drain stoppers. I have already been on here for 40mins looking for my particular style stopper and have seen every stopper except the one I have...and then this gem. THANKS CLYDE!

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@ACTuber135 11 месяцев назад

This was very helpful and to the point. Exactly what I needed to get inside the stopper and remove the clog.

@basicworks1 9 месяцев назад

Thx! That's awesome!

@aarontruitt 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! This was so helpful. I am a relatively new homeowner and did not realize that my drain could have a set screw. It is a black screw, so it was really hard to see if you weren't looking for it! Saved me a lot of headache! Tub drain is fixed!

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Nice!!!

@janetannerevans2320 3 месяца назад

you are the only one of the many I looked at that showed the flathead screwdriver method. Which as it turns out is the one I needed! I tried several of the others to no avail. Thank you!

@basicworks1 3 месяца назад

Thx!! Glad I could help!

@julievlahos6455 6 месяцев назад

Thank you, Thank you! We had to hold the main shaft part with pliers and unscrew the round knob and then use a flat head screwdriver to remove the shaft. So glad we didn’t have to call a plumber!!! Drains beautifully now. 🤠

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Nice!!!

@RiazMotlagh Месяц назад

Thank you for covering the various kinds of drain stoppers including mine that has a side screw underneath. None of the other videos that are supposedly more popular had a clue!

@goodguy2244 5 месяцев назад

Very helpful and detailed information. I had a nasty clog full of hair, and I spent 1 hour trying to figure out how to remove the drain plug. This video nailed it, and my tub works excellent now.

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Awesome! Mission Accomplished!

@ViggiMariedeZerne-gb5gm 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much for this video! I have been wrestling with my drain stopper for a month now, and just resolved it! Many Thanks!

@basicworks1 Месяц назад

Glad it helped!

@JasonAnarchyGames 25 дней назад

Quick video that solved my problem immediately, thanks! I had a really weird drain cover, did not expect to need 3 tools to remove it.

@phillipk.brodie9662 9 дней назад

I had the third type stopper where the top know had to come off first. After that, getting it off was pretty much easy. Thank you. 🙂

@colouasha 3 месяца назад

Finally I got it!! The information and display tutorial was on point. Ours had the screw on the side and I was twisting counterclockwise for a long time 😂 before I came across this straight to the point and extremely helpful video. Thank you x100000

@basicworks1 3 месяца назад

Awesome! Mission Accomplished!

@BrandonNelson-vr7cf Месяц назад

Thank you. Worked like a charm. I would have never figured out there was a little screw if not for this video. Much appreciated 🙏🏾

@user-tc3nu9zc2b 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for a short and very informative video. I love short and straight to the point videos.

@basicworks1 8 месяцев назад

Thx! That's My Goal !!

@robertpohladvclasstech 7 месяцев назад

Such a great video, I appreciated seeing all of the variations in such a short time.

@basicworks1 7 месяцев назад

Thx! Glad you enjoyed it!

@goldenarm2007 3 месяца назад

Excellent. I had to hold the shaft with pliers to get the knob off (using another set of pliers) and then take it out with a screwdriver. Thank you.

@basicworks1 3 месяца назад

Very Nice! Glad this can Help!

@josephpulsifer1003 7 месяцев назад

Your video was a hit for me, I thank you very much, I needed it, and I hope the other folks come up with a solution.

@basicworks1 7 месяцев назад

Thx! Glad You Like It !

@californiapapii322 2 месяца назад

This was the right video! Pressure counterclockwise. Thank you very much

@xochiltrodriguez176 Месяц назад

THANK YOU! Mine had the screw variation. Your video helped so much!

@Aro9313 3 месяца назад

Short and straight to the point. Thanks Clyde!

@basicworks1 3 месяца назад

Thx! Glad You Like It !

@douglaspurcell5825 9 месяцев назад

yes, helpful...kept at the pressure and turning counter clockwise, it eventually came loose and wulla...thank you for your post

@basicworks1 9 месяцев назад

Thx!! Glad it helped!

@valricojoe7659 2 месяца назад

Thank you for the information, mine had a Phillips head set screw. Made clearing the years of accumulated hair very easy, now the drain runs beautifully. Should have sought this out, wasted money on,over a half dozen super drain cleaner treatments that did little to nothing.

@basicworks1 Месяц назад

Thanks and welcome!

@eped9294 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much. Mine had the set screw inside. You saved me. I was ready to give up.

@basicworks1 Месяц назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@raulnario9555 14 дней назад

I’m really thankful for this video.

@kristinmedley2573 Год назад

Saved me a headache!!! Thanks!!!!

@introvertedweirdgirl2687 Год назад

Thank you so much your advice helped me get my stopper off in less than one minute

@basicworks1 Год назад

Glad it helped!

@10com40cal 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! I have the first kind of stopper you showed. Mine was pretty stuck. I grabbed the pliers and holding it vertically, I grabbed the large round part, twisted it counterclockwise a little and it came right off.

@basicworks1 8 месяцев назад

Very Good !! Thx for posting !!

@georgemyth 4 месяца назад

You are a master ❤️ just tell them they may drip the screw inside the sewer if it is too loose ... Thanks for the tip for they second type.

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Ohhh Yeah Thx!!!

@anfrohq 8 месяцев назад

Thank you. You covered the type I have. Thanks for making this video!!

@basicworks1 8 месяцев назад

Thx! Glad it was helpful!

@mMU4aCpVq-j 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much. Your video was so helpful. I did not know that there is a rotate screw below the top. This seems to be too difficult to get it out. Want to replace with an easy top rotate type.

@basicworks1 9 месяцев назад

Just check the thread size & get any type you like!

@Maverick-nb3rg 8 месяцев назад

I live alone and i have to be my own man. This video really help me how to fix the basic problems in bathroom. Thank you. Now i can remove all the gunk in my bathtub.

@basicworks1 8 месяцев назад

Very Nice! Glad this can Help!

@Supersoccerchic 22 дня назад

Okay, I'm going to try this! I have one where there's a screw under it and I've already tried unscrewing it a little but I'm going to replace it because I'm tired of getting clogs so, I bought a TubShroom plug so, we'll see how it works.

@jds6014 9 месяцев назад

Thank so much, I was going crazy trying to get the first one off

@basicworks1 9 месяцев назад

Thx! Glad I could help!

@miguelvelez8802 3 месяца назад

Thank you. Very helpful

@jamesbussard2376 10 дней назад

Thank you much! Very helpful!

@briggan007 3 месяца назад

You’re a god send man, appreciate this video!

@basicworks1 3 месяца назад

Thx! Glad it helped!

@KimaAli Год назад

Thank you. Your video actually helped me. I had to get some pliers

@basicworks1 Год назад

Glad I could help!

@professional21121 4 дня назад

Thank you for this video!

@paulh2913 7 месяцев назад

Thanks!! This helped knee remove my popup one in the tub. I assumed it was stripped because I couldn't untwist it. I removed the decorative cap and used a screwdriver. Then I was able to clear the drain of hair and gunk. Probably solved. THANKS.

@basicworks1 7 месяцев назад

Very Nice! Glad this can Help!

@Canyster 7 месяцев назад

This helped in a bind, thanks!

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@LiLxGomi 3 месяца назад

YES!! THANK YOU !!!!!!! My bathtub always got clogged taking a shower, girls hair was all in there!

@Derek-gh8jq Год назад

Thanks for the info. I’ve been trying get my pop up stopper off for a year . After seeing this it came off in less than a minute

@basicworks1 Год назад

Thx! That's awesome! Glad this helped!

@catfish24 4 месяца назад

A very helpful and informative video thanks for posting.

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Thx! Glad it was helpful!

@kpizzle79 2 месяца назад

Thank you, I was so ready to call maintenance because I thought my stopper was too small

@basicworks1 Месяц назад

Thx Glad to hear it !!

@jeffcobb-bz4wf Год назад

Great instructions!

@basicworks1 Год назад

Thx! That's awesome!

@arishem555 2 месяца назад

Thank you, sir. You saved my day today :)

@ATrainToAfrica 4 месяца назад

Brother you are a life saver thank you!

@basicworks1 3 месяца назад

Thx! Glad to hear it!

@stevieTX Месяц назад

Goodness, you're an insanity reliever🥹 I keep kept performing the first solution at the advise of other YT videos, and I kept spinning the cover and knob like I was trying to save my life 🤯 All along it was the second solution on your video that stopped me from crying. Thank you 🤗

@kevinhale4921 Год назад

I was 30 seconds away from calling a handyman I F@@@ with this POS design for 20 minutes until I ran across your video. I used a pair of channel locks to hold the big part of the stopper and another pair to unscrew the little part of the stopper and there was a flat head screw under that little stopper Wala, it came out. Thank you, Clyde.

@basicworks1 Год назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@SakibLH44 3 месяца назад

Awesome, thank you!

@basicworks1 3 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@panchoblack2155 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, this help out a ton.

@basicworks1 9 месяцев назад

Thx!! Glad it helped!

@jeayess 3 месяца назад

😀Thank you! Finally a video that helped!!!

@roylara4831 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this! 🙏🏼

@basicworks1 9 месяцев назад

You're so welcome!

@user-sr9nu1bo7h 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, this was helpful!

@basicworks1 9 месяцев назад

Kewl Thx!!

@chintasrvvegankitchen7761 7 месяцев назад

Oh, I'm going to try that, I think mine is on 0.52 seconds. I'll try! Thank you so much!

@basicworks1 7 месяцев назад

Kewl Thx!

@Greanestbean 7 месяцев назад

thank you never would’ve known about the set screw

@basicworks1 7 месяцев назад

Thanks and welcome!

@ashannet7265 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much! ❤❤❤😊

@basicworks1 3 месяца назад

Any time!

@user-pb5gt6zh9r 5 месяцев назад

Thank you - this helped!

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Glad it helped!

@exarah Год назад

Thank you!

@basicworks1 Год назад

You're welcome!

@nadogrl 8 месяцев назад

THANK YOU!❤

@basicworks1 8 месяцев назад

You're welcome 😊 Thx for watching !!

@devoabrown Год назад

excellent!!!

@basicworks1 Год назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@cottagedwelling8283 7 месяцев назад

Yay! I didn’t waste my time to get it off!!

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Kewl!!

@marturquesa77 5 месяцев назад

Thanks ❤

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

No problem!

@101vagabondgal Год назад

Thank you Sir! Problem solved.

@basicworks1 Год назад

Great!

@senorchopstixs Год назад

Thanks

@basicworks1 Год назад

Nice! Welcome!

@krishp1104 Год назад

Finally worked

@basicworks1 Год назад

Nice!!

@ariya5231 2 месяца назад

Hi! for the second variation with the set screw is there a way to get the shaft out or is it supposed to stay there? I’ve been trying to twist the shaft out so I can add a hair catcher but it doesnt seem to work…

@luismejia6817 6 месяцев назад

Thank you, because of your video I became a better husband today. The amounts of hair I saw in the tub it’s incredible. This reinforces how much I love my wife after seeing an equivalent of a wig worth of hair haha.

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Lol Nice!!

@Chrisflowgrows 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! Extremely helpful and kept me from having to call a plumber

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Kewl!!!

@goldenfarms 3 месяца назад

Tried and failed so many times but the Alan wrench was the winning tool!

@basicworks1 3 месяца назад

Kewl Thx!!

@anthonyprescott7678 2 месяца назад

Thank you very much just fixed mines just now I had to use the flathead to take mines out lol😅

@TheBlarghaflargh 5 месяцев назад

Drain broke off at the base of the stem following these instructions

@Sissi1830 3 месяца назад

Maybe you didn’t follow as well as you think you did 🤔

@richward2288 11 месяцев назад

My tub drain unscrews at the top but when that is off there's a D washer underneath. The D washer is preventing the stopper from being removed because the top of that stem is flared, holding the D washer. The flared stem has a groove in it, so you can slide the washer underneath the top but I still don't see how to remove it. Do you pry off the D washer? I'm afraid it will bend/damage it.

@joeysplats3209 11 месяцев назад

Yep I felt the flat spots and figured I'd have to grab it with pliers but I was hoping it was something simpler. Thanks!

@basicworks1 9 месяцев назад

Thx! That's awesome!

@teresarbess 9 месяцев назад

The first one displayed was mine, and it came right off. Thank you! I've subscribed!

@basicworks1 9 месяцев назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@24JohnE 3 месяца назад

Clyde, I tried turning my drain stopper counter-clockwise and it did not come out. I viewed it close up and determined that there was no set screw. I tried to remove the knob with a pair of pliers and it did not turn. Do you have any recommendations? Thanks. John

@brianbissland 6 месяцев назад

FYI I had the same issue with the damn flat head that is immovable under the little twist off top, but you can stick some needle nose pliers down into the drain and twist out the ENTIRE drain. May not be the “best” way, but it worked for me…

@julianwells4055 4 месяца назад

How do you get the rest of it out

@alexoborne5419 7 месяцев назад

The rubber thing that’s underneath the stopper keeps on plugging my tub . I don’t have a lever to keep it up from plugging the tub up. Is it safe to remove the rubber so it won’t plug it up

@Chenfordlover_4eva 9 месяцев назад

What about the one that says open and close on the sides

@happyayden9698 Год назад

Some people may need to twist it down then hold it down and twist it up counterclockwise While holding it down!

@basicworks1 Год назад

Thx for the comment!

@meetontheledge1380 Год назад

Thank you! Who would of thought there could be such variation? I can't afford (either monetarily or the embarrassment) of ''around the house'' maintenance and repair evading my ''skills''!

@basicworks1 Год назад

Glad I could help!

@michaelkitchen6000 4 месяца назад

Make a video on how to remove stubborn bathtub foot drains where the crossmembers are broken off

@isaiahmeadows9350 29 дней назад

What if I broke the screw part and now there is no rod connected to the drain in the shower I pulled it out with the stopper.??

@lizparadise5123 8 месяцев назад

I need the cap with the set screws in them at marker :22-:33 (where the shaft stays in the cross bar). My cap is missing so I need to find a replacement so I can actually plug the drain to give kids a bath.. where can I get those and what are they called? Please help!

@basicworks1 8 месяцев назад

Ok..... amzn.to/46m8Zkm The Fast way! Or ..Remove the post with pliers...Take to Lowes...Get the right thread ..and buy a replacement ....

@basicworks1 8 месяцев назад

The fast way is a flat stopper above the drain plug...This site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links.

@jorgebadillo8755 3 месяца назад

U didnt do the open or close one

@MrFeric30 11 месяцев назад

So glad I wasn’t the only idiot who couldn’t figure this out

@basicworks1 9 месяцев назад

Lol Glad to Help!!

@lightarmy.888 6 месяцев назад

My cap unscrews but there's no screw inside to unscrew the white part from the bathtub.

@VexinZ_ Год назад

Hey guys what worked for me was to close it (all the way down: like when you don’t want water going through normally) and screw it off from there. It felt like it was going to break, but it came off

@basicworks1 Год назад

Nice! Thx For Sharing !

@clay8222 Год назад

Still can't get mine off. Top little know just unscrews and leaves me hanging with nothing. Hour later 4 videos still can't get it off

@angelportillo7771 Год назад

Same have you figured it out??

@user-mk4qk7rb1u Год назад

Same😭

@Killian665 Год назад

Same. I can unscrew the small part on top that you grip with with and that’s it

@cassandrax1512 Год назад

I figured mine out! That big flat screwdriver looking thing? It DOES twist with a wide enough screwdriver and enough elbow grease. Had I known in advance how gross my drain was I might've poured a little CLR down there first.

@kaylayarbrough2832 9 месяцев назад

Yes! There is a small screw underneath the drain. I would either use your finger to feel it or take pictures with flash! Get a screwdriver and unscrew it. It takes a bunch of twists so keep going! 😂

@_nellysunshine 10 месяцев назад

Awesome thanks “dad” lol❤

@basicworks1 9 месяцев назад

Thx!!! Any time!

@traciebecker6669 7 дней назад

I can't get the top part of the knob off and that is the only way I could get to anything else.

@mirovick Год назад

I was able to remove the stopper but the shaft stayed in the crossbars. Should it screw out? It doesn't want to budge

@sidthekid7321 Год назад

I’m having the same problem. There’s nothing to grab onto it, did you have any luck getting it out?

@mirovick Год назад

@@sidthekid7321 I sprayed some WD-40 on it and let it sit overnight and then was able to twist it out

@basicworks1 Год назад

You can clean it with the shaft in....If you are replacing it with a new one the shaft will come out...Like some people are commenting try WD40....

@sidthekid7321 Год назад

@@mirovick I took a 2nd look at it an hour later, grabbed onto it with a wrench and it came off! Cheers!!

@numny9721 Год назад

❤

@basicworks1 Год назад

Thx!!!

@MattKeller 4 месяца назад

I have the opposite problem. The lady of the house unscrewed it but now i cant get it to stay and spin, it just unscrews every time. Of course im out of threadlock but is there anything elsse i can try? The mechanism seems pretty stiff going up and down, maybe it just needs some grease so it doesnt stick so much? Its not even two years old it shouldnt be having any problems yet...

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

It should move up & down easy....if you can't free it...I would replace it...If you use threadlock it won't come out again...then that's another problem..!

@MattKeller 4 месяца назад

@@basicworks1 it's very stiff going up and down, way stiffer than it should be after twenty years let alone two. I'll try a few things to loosen it up like it's supposed to be and if those don't work I'll replace it. Thanks

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Sounds Good!

@sejobl 8 месяцев назад

Mine just keeps rotating. There is no horizantal screw and the shaft remains still. It has a ribbed knob at the top. I'm thinking it's the one on 0:52, but it's stuck.

@basicworks1 8 месяцев назад

Did U Check This Vid Yet ... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s60OWi6ZQwA.html Let me know?

@TheShellymay 3 месяца назад

Doesn’t work on mine 😢

@meisapieceapie 5 месяцев назад

I had the first kind of stopper but it was just twisting and not coming up. There was calcium that had stuck the bottom part to the drain, and it was just spinning. So I knocked it in the side a bit too loosen up the stuck threads and break up the lime, and then it twisted right out.

@basicworks1 4 месяца назад

Nice!!