How To Replace Bathtub Drain Assembly
Watch me repair and replace my bathtub drain.
How to replace bathtub drain assembly. Most garden tubs have drain fittings that are removed from the top of the tub. Items needed to remove and replace a modern screw in bath tub drain not all drains are like this. Once the drain cover is off you will need a special tool to remove the complete drain assembly. The new bathtub drain.
A bathtub drain wrench or sometimes called a drain key. This video shows you how to remove stuck tub drains. The tool is called a tub drain wrench and fits right into the drain to make it very easy to unscrew and remove. This is one of my early videos.
If your tub begins to drain slowly or stops draining completely it has probably become blocked by something. If you need to remove the complete bathtub drain assembly you will make your life easier with the proper plumbing tool. In a standard home the drain assembly is usually a threaded insert onto which a mounting nut is screwed from below. I will do better in the future.
A long screwdriver plumbers pliers channel locks a properly sized wrench to fit the body of the drain key or really big channel locks vice grips. How to replace a garden tub drain. This can be replaced with a new drain fitting that is secured with a retaining nut on the bottom side of the tub. I am so sorry this takes me so long to explain.
Removing a drain assembly from a sink is much easier as you can access the underside of.