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Unscrewing a plughole
surreysaver
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I have one of those plugholes that you push down to close / open. It is blocked with solidified soap, and I cannot figure out how to unscrew it to clean it. Can anyone help?
I consider myself to be a male feminist. Is that allowed?
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Turn it anticlockwise from the top, it'll either take the 'top' plug off, or both the plug and the click/clack mechanism
HTH
RussPerfection takes time: don't expect miracles in a day
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I've tried turning it, but it doesn't seem to want to budge. I don't know if I'm doing it right!I consider myself to be a male feminist. Is that allowed?0
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Can you see one of these under the plug??
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Basin-Click-Internal-Spring-Mechanism/dp/B06XG172F4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1506515892&sr=8-4&keywords=click+clack+basin+waste
If so then it definitely unscrews!Perfection takes time: don't expect miracles in a day0 -
Yes, but I just can't get it to unscrew. There are videos on YouTube, but they are American, who seem to have different plugholes.I consider myself to be a male feminist. Is that allowed?0
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It probably does unscrew but they tend to corrode badly, particularly due to being different metals.
You might have to either live with it, try some chemical soap dissolver or wrap a cloth round the plug and try unscrewing it with the risk that something might snap.0 -
It is only about 14 months old, so one would hope it hasn't corroded that badly in that time! I've tried chemical stuff, but it doesn't seem to help. I found a wire coat hanger and shoved that down it, and it seems to have budged the grime a bit!I consider myself to be a male feminist. Is that allowed?0
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Mine was similarly stuck and I put on a pair of rubber gloves to turn it and that did the trick.Thrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time0 -
surreysaver wrote: »It is only about 14 months old, so one would hope it hasn't corroded that badly in that time! I've tried chemical stuff, but it doesn't seem to help. I found a wire coat hanger and shoved that down it, and it seems to have budged the grime a bit!
you'd be surprised, we've just replaced one that had corroded. It was just less than 12 month old. Best thing was it is in an en-suite that will have been used less than 20 times.0 -
Last time mine blocked I got the old fashioned plunger out, blocked the overflow with a damp rag, and gave it a gentle plunging.
The blockage went really easily.
Next time I change mine I'll put one of this type in (no affiliation)
https://www.plumbingessentials.co.uk/1-14-slotted-easy-clean-click-193-14512300
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