Sink plug stuck

[spiidey]

Sink plug has become stuck in plug hole. The mechanism that lifts it is broken and I can't seem to wedge it out. Any ideas how to remove this?

 

[JohnD]

small rubber sucker

Or dry it, press on blu-tak as a handle

 

[spiidey]

small rubber sucker

Or dry it, press on blu-tak as a handle

Will try the blu tak.

Where would we get a small rubber sucker?

 

[spm8]

Take trap off and push up with something from below

 

[JohnD]

bathroom accessories shelf. They are used for toothbrush holders etc that you can stick to tiles.

 

[Madrab]

Take trap off and push up with something from below

+1

 

[Dan Robinson]

Hoover

 

[Belboz]

Is it a push one or a 'lever type'??

Just asking because mine looks very similar and the disc unscrews just by normal finger pressure.

 

[spiidey]

It's a lever type.

Will give the Blu tak / Hoover a go once home - hopefully that does the trick!

 

[ree]

That appears to be a Pop-Up Basin Waste? Usually the pop-up arrangement has to be dismantled and re-fitted because the rod has left the slot or the spring has been disturbed.

 

[OwainDIYer]

drill it and put in a self-tapping screw to pull it with

 

[spiidey]

Neither the Hoover nor rubber suction cup have shifted it. Looks like I'm drilling and then using self tapping screw as it's almost impossible to get round the back of the sink without getting a plumber in.

 

[ree]

Why cant you reach around the back of the waste tail, and unscrew the gnarled nut that captures the rod and ball?

Unless the waste and trap have been boxed in, its a simple matter to reach around behind and work by touch, altho in most cases you can push your head in to see what you are doing.

Check the position of the spring on the rod?

You certainly dont drill holes in the fitting - that way you might end up having to replace the whole waste and pop-up assembly. Altho a rubber plug on a chain is by far the best way to go.

 

[ajsdoc]

Agreed. These fancy sink plugs seem an over engineered solution to a problem that did not exist.

 

[Cathal73]

Why cant you reach around the back of the waste tail, and unscrew the gnarled nut that captures the rod and ball?

Unless the waste and trap have been boxed in, its a simple matter to reach around behind and work by touch, altho in most cases you can push your head in to see what you are doing.

Check the position of the spring on the rod?

You certainly dont drill holes in the fitting - that way you might end up having to replace the whole waste and pop-up assembly. Altho a rubber plug on a chain is by far the best way to go.