Plug stuck in bath.

nic_nac_

Just got a new bathroom fitted at end of June, last night when I went to let the water out of the bath I couldn't get the plug to pop up. The plug is the type where it has a silver dial thing that you turn and the plug pops up, but it wouldn't turn at all.
We managed to get all the water out using pots but we still have the problem of the plug not budging.
I'm going to phone the plumber tomorrow to see what he says but I think it's a fault with the bath which I purchased from the bathstore and it has a 10 year guarantee, but I'm wondering how it can be fixed?
Has anyone had this problem before?
I'm just worried incase the full bath has to get ripped out to get it fixed.

nearlyrich

I am not a plumber but I am 99% that it can be fixed without ripping the bath out, it could be the linkage has dropped off behind the bath panel...

SailorSam

Hi NicNac, not sure exaxacty what you mean by a plug with a dial but my bathroom sink has got a sort of plunger between the taps so yours may work on the same principle.
When my plug wouldn't move i looked under the sink and there was a sort of a link system that may need adjusting or could have just unhooked, once i sussed it out it wasn't a big job,it may have broken but shouldn't on a new bathroom, you're only looking at a couple of quid for the part if you did need it.
I'd suggest you have a look on YouTube and see are there any videos like yours.
In the meantime don't use the plug, just stuff a flannel in the hole.

nic_nac_

nearlyrich wrote: »

I am not a plumber but I am 99% that it can be fixed without ripping the bath out, it could be the linkage has dropped off behind the bath panel...

Thanks, we don't have a panel though, they put wet wall on instead so that will have to come off, I'll phone plumber tomorrow and see what he says, thanks for quick reply.

nic_nac_

SailorSam wrote: »

Hi NicNac, not sure exaxacty what you mean by a plug with a dial but my bathroom sink has got a sort of plunger between the taps so yours may work on the same principle.
When my plug wouldn't move i looked under the sink and there was a sort of a link system that may need adjusting or could have just unhooked, once i sussed it out it wasn't a big job,it may have broken but shouldn't on a new bathroom, you're only looking at a couple of quid for the part if you did need it.
I'd suggest you have a look on YouTube and see are there any videos like yours.
In the meantime don't use the plug, just stuff a flannel in the hole.

Hi, here's the bath http://www.bathstore.com/products/wash-acrylic-bath-1800-x-800-1415.html the plug is in the middle at the bottom and the dial thing is at the top of the long side, this is what you turn to get the plug to pop up.

There's no way of getting into the bath as it's completely blocked in hopefully it'll not be too big of a job though, thanks for your reply.

anotheruser

This is one area technology has made something worse...

I'm happy to have the good old plug and chain until I know plugs like these work 100% of the time.
The one in my sink (a fixed plug that you push down to keep it in, then push it and it'll pop open), is slow to drain because the gap is small and wears the washer frequently. I got another washer which wasn't big enough so had to use PVC tape to bulk it out. Then it got stuck in because I used a bit too much - what a mess!

lee111s

My bath done the same after about two weeks. Super simple fix. Get a small plunger (the littlw black type you use to stick things like sat navs/blackout blinds to car window) and simply use that to pull up the plug.

nic_nac_

anotheruser wrote: »

This is one area technology has made something worse...

I'm happy to have the good old plug and chain until I know plugs like these work 100% of the time.
The one in my sink (a fixed plug that you push down to keep it in, then push it and it'll pop open), is slow to drain because the gap is small and wears the washer frequently. I got another washer which wasn't big enough so had to use PVC tape to bulk it out. Then it got stuck in because I used a bit too much - what a mess!

Yes totally agree about the plug and chain, that's what we've had for all these years up until now and they have never failed.
That's what kind we have in our sink now too, I'll be trying not to use it too much then.

nic_nac_

lee111s wrote: »

My bath done the same after about two weeks. Super simple fix. Get a small plunger (the littlw black type you use to stick things like sat navs/blackout blinds to car window) and simply use that to pull up the plug.

We did try a normal plunger but no luck, I'll maybe try and get one of those ones then, thanks.

robatwork

This happens to me regularly.

You should be able to lever it out with a knife. Once out, turn the dial and see if it's moving the lever down the plug up and down - use a torch. If it isn't then the linkage is broken and that's more serious. However mine is OK - the plunger was blocked with rust and other gunk on the plunger itself.

Get some wet & dry sandpaper and just take the rust and other damage off the spindle of the plunger and it should start moving OK.