Undo plastic pipe from bidet

[terryplumb]

If hoover doesn't work ,a small suction cup ,or Stanley knife blade ( with care) to ease it up.

Try above

 

[elcaro]

ah sorry just seen your note re suction cup or stanley knife will try those thanks
Terry

 

[elcaro]

if it's a blade it'll have to be something really thin - my penknife won't do it. We'll find something hopefully, watch this space ... prolly tomorrow now tho !

 

[terryplumb]

A couple of sewing needles ,one each side of the plug maybe ? Its only a rubber seal keeping the plug in place.

 

[elcaro]

terryplumb, tried needles and pins (remember the Searchers?) but couldn't get even a fine needle in. While looking round I found a bit of blu-tac. Stuck that on waited a second then whisked it upwards. The plug lifted then fell off the blu-tac and went in again! Tried same again but this time I was ready for it and got a blade in as soon as it came up a bit then worked it out. Will post pic as soon as poss but looks like the horizontal bar bears on the underside of a plastic cylinder almost as wide as the plug so it doesn't matter which side it goes. I will measure the distance from the plughole down to the bar when it is up and also when down. It looks to be too far down. I think whoever fitted it might have fluked it with the bar bearing just on the screw-head!
Terry.

 

[elcaro]

Looks like this

 

[elcaro]

hang on looks like the horiz bar is supposed to bear on the screw head after all. However it has too much side-to-side movement to reliably do that. Also the screw is really too short - if I screwed it out far enough, even with the locknut, it would risk falling off. Need to modify this somehow ....
Terry.

 

[terryplumb]

How much can you lower the screw ,5 or 6mm would do it ,and was it loose ?
You should also remove the horizontal bar to examine it ,you should be able to reach in and undo the nut ( its round ) which is only hand tightened. Be aware that it has a plastic sphere fixed permanently on the horizontal bar ( if its loose its a problem ) and a separate plastic bush that can fall out ,make sure it isn't lost. There shouldn't be sideway movement on the horizontal bar ,it should just pivot up and down.

 

[lostinthelight]

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