{"id":204,"date":"2023-11-02T07:36:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T07:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dallasgaplumbers.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2023-11-02T07:36:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T07:36:51","slug":"how-do-you-remove-a-push-button-tub-stopper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dallasgaplumbers.com\/articles\/how-do-you-remove-a-push-button-tub-stopper\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Remove A Push Button Tub Stopper?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you happen to have a push button stopper in your bathtub – and you are in need of removing it for some reason – you may realize that it’s not as simple as just pulling it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To remove a push button stopper in your bathtub, follow these 5 simple steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Unscrew the stopper button that sits on top of your bathtub’s drain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Remove the large rubber washer that sits directly under the button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. You should be left with a plastic rod protruding from the drain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Use a heavy duty flathead screwdriver or a powered drill to remove the screw that is inside the plastic rod. If using a powered drill make sure to use short taps to slowly remove the screw.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Once the screw is removed you can lift off the plastic rod off the drain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    And you have now successfully removed your push button tub stopper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Different Types Of Bathtub Drain Stoppers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    There actually are 4 different types of bathtub drain stoppers available these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Push Button (aka Push Pull or Lift & Turn) – these sit slightly above the bathtub drain and usually have a knob to push to close or pull to open the stopper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Toe Touch – these are very similar to the push button except they don’t have a knob on top of the drain. It’s meant to be pushed down with your toe to close it and pushed again to open it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Flip It – again, similar to the push button except the knob on top is moved left to right to open or close the stopper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. PresFlo – these stoppers sit inside the drain (vs slightly above it) and simply require a push to open or close.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Removing any of these types of stoppers can be an easy task or not. It simply depends on the condition of drain and the stopper. After time – there could be debris, corrosion, etc. that would impede your ability to handle the removal of a tub stopper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If you have problems removing any of these types of bathtub stoppers – call in your plumber to help fix the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If you have any or problems with your bathtub drain stoppers, call Atlantis Plumbing today at 770-443-8229<\/a>. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      If you happen to have a push button stopper in your bathtub – and you are in need of removing it for some reason – you may realize that it’s not as simple as just pulling it up. To remove a push button stopper in your bathtub, follow these 5 simple steps: And you have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallasgaplumbers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallasgaplumbers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallasgaplumbers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallasgaplumbers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallasgaplumbers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallasgaplumbers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallasgaplumbers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallasgaplumbers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallasgaplumbers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}