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wrote:
You MIGHT be able to remove the old drain from inside the tub if it is
not too corroded. Its near impossible to put in the new one that way.
Id just make an access panel and eliminate the frustration.

Near impossible! Wow, I am doing a lot better than I thought. I
just did two tubs that way last week. It seemed to be pretty easy.
I did have to lift one of the tubs up to get my cell phone out
from under it as it fell out of my pocket while setting the tub in
place, but other than that, there were no major problems. What kind
of problems could you have with this installation?

Now I will agree that if the rough plumbing has not been set
correctly, you could have hell, but since we are talking about
removing and replacing, it would seem that those types of problems
would have already been corrected.

Maybe I am wrong...perhaps I am just that good...and I'm not even a
plumber.

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Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 05:18:36 GMT, Robert Allison
wrote:

Ebeneezer Geezer wrote:

Maybe this is, but I do not know the answer to it.

In order to remove a bathtub to replace it, you have to undo the drain. Now
can you do that somehow from inside the tub, or do you have to go through
from the ceiling below it. How the heck do you get at the fittings without
doing that? The tub goes righ to the floor at t he front and there is not
enough room at the back to do anything....

???

You do not need to access the plumbing from underneath. Unscrew the
tub drain with a drain tool. Remove the overflow trip lever plate
or overflow plate with a screw driver and take out the tub.

Same way you put it in.