Got a 3 year old sink in the bathroom. The plug
is a flat disk at the bottom about 2 inches dia.
You press it once and it stays down, keeping
the water in, and press again and it pops up
to let the water out. Every so often I unscrew
it and remove the gunk underneath.
Now the plug won't stay down to hold the water,
and won't unscrew so I can see what's wrong.
Has anyone any suggestions on how I can
tackle this please?
TIA,
|P

goodolpete wrote:
Got a 3 year old sink in the bathroom. The plug
is a flat disk at the bottom about 2 inches dia.
You press it once and it stays down, keeping
the water in, and press again and it pops up
to let the water out. Every so often I unscrew
it and remove the gunk underneath.
Now the plug won't stay down to hold the water,
and won't unscrew so I can see what's wrong.
Has anyone any suggestions on how I can
tackle this please?
TIA,
|P

It's called a 'clicka waste' and if it's got jammed it's likely failed
internally or the spring has dislodged or has debris stuck in it... Maybe
limescale has seized it. If you can't unscrew the insert then you will
likely need to remove the whole thing from the basin. Then you can try and
get it working or better still get a new one... They're not expensive.

HTH
Deano
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"goodolpete" wrote in message
...
Got a 3 year old sink in the bathroom. The plug
is a flat disk at the bottom about 2 inches dia.
You press it once and it stays down, keeping
the water in, and press again and it pops up
to let the water out. Every so often I unscrew
it and remove the gunk underneath.
Now the plug won't stay down to hold the water,
and won't unscrew so I can see what's wrong.
Has anyone any suggestions on how I can
tackle this please?

Lump hammer...

Mike

On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:47:10 +0100, "MuddyMike"
wrote:


"goodolpete" wrote in message
...
Got a 3 year old sink in the bathroom. The plug
is a flat disk at the bottom about 2 inches dia.
You press it once and it stays down, keeping
the water in, and press again and it pops up
to let the water out. Every so often I unscrew
it and remove the gunk underneath.
Now the plug won't stay down to hold the water,
and won't unscrew so I can see what's wrong.
Has anyone any suggestions on how I can
tackle this please?

Lump hammer...

Angle grinder.

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Everyone who I know has had one of these has given up after five hears and
fitted a traditional drain and 'manually inserted' plug. When you think
about it, the mechanics are in the one bad place for getting messed up with
all manner of nasty substances.
Brian

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"Dean Heighington" wrote in message
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goodolpete wrote:
Got a 3 year old sink in the bathroom. The plug
is a flat disk at the bottom about 2 inches dia.
You press it once and it stays down, keeping
the water in, and press again and it pops up
to let the water out. Every so often I unscrew
it and remove the gunk underneath.
Now the plug won't stay down to hold the water,
and won't unscrew so I can see what's wrong.
Has anyone any suggestions on how I can
tackle this please?
TIA,
|P

It's called a 'clicka waste' and if it's got jammed it's likely failed
internally or the spring has dislodged or has debris stuck in it... Maybe
limescale has seized it. If you can't unscrew the insert then you will
likely need to remove the whole thing from the basin. Then you can try and
get it working or better still get a new one... They're not expensive.

HTH
Deano
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"Frank Erskine" wrote in message
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On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:47:10 +0100, "MuddyMike"
wrote:


"goodolpete" wrote in message
...
Got a 3 year old sink in the bathroom. The plug
is a flat disk at the bottom about 2 inches dia.
You press it once and it stays down, keeping
the water in, and press again and it pops up
to let the water out. Every so often I unscrew
it and remove the gunk underneath.
Now the plug won't stay down to hold the water,
and won't unscrew so I can see what's wrong.
Has anyone any suggestions on how I can
tackle this please?

Lump hammer...

Angle grinder.

No its a wet environment, so it has to be none electrical:-)

Mike

On Aug 15, 7:53*am, Dean Heighington
wrote:
goodolpete wrote:
Got a 3 year old sink in the bathroom. The plug
SNIP
tackle this please?
TIA,
|P

limescale has seized it. If you can't unscrew the insert then you
will
likely need to remove the whole thing from the basin.

HTH
Deano

Can you tell me how to remove the whole thing please?

On 15/08/2011 09:58, MuddyMike wrote:

Angle grinder.

No its a wet environment, so it has to be none electrical:-)


What's wrong with a pressure washer?

(thinks... that might even work... but the redecorating :O )

I'm with Brian on this.

Andy

goodolpete wrote:
On Aug 15, 7:53 am, Dean Heighington

SNIP

limescale has seized it. If you can't unscrew the insert then you
will
likely need to remove the whole thing from the basin.

Can you tell me how to remove the whole thing please?

You need to get underneath the basin. Remove the trap so the bottom of the
waste thread is exposed. Then remove the (plastic) back nut that holds the
waste in the bowl. Once nut is off remove waste from inside the bowl.
Silicone will likely have been used so you'll need a wrench and a craft
knife to release everything. Replacement is reverse if the above and use
new silicone.

Hth
D.

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THANKS.

Postscript to my query. Got home last night ready to tackle problem.
Missus says "Oh that? I gave it a massive thump with my fist and
it's worked perfectly since."

The triumph of Iggerance over Bliss!

THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HELPFUL REPLIES.

|P

goodolpete wrote:
THANKS.

Postscript to my query. Got home last night ready to tackle problem.
Missus says "Oh that? I gave it a massive thump with my fist and
it's worked perfectly since."

The triumph of Iggerance over Bliss!

THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HELPFUL REPLIES.

|P

Hang on! Where did ur missus learn about the "thump of divine
intervention"? She's not seeing a plumber on the side is she??
;-)

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