How To Open Bathtub Drain Trap

Move the drain claw in a slow back and forth motion.

How to open bathtub drain trap. On the other hand crystal lye drain opener requires you to only pour 1 tablespoon. Open drum trap the underside of a drum trap after it was cut off with a reciprocating saw. The drain claw has small interlocking hooks so it will be able to grab any hair that is clogging the drain. Be careful to not splash the chemical cleaner as you open the bottle and pour the chemicals into the drain.

Pour the required amount of cleaner into the bathtub drain. After i had the cap off it was simple to run a drain snake through the pipes. And when i say simple i mean easy but that job totally sucks because when the drain snake starts spinning you are literally flinging poo around the room. Bathtub drain removal and replacement can be an easy task regardless of the type of bathtub you own.

If your tub begins to drain slowly or stops draining completely it has probably become blocked by something. Once you know the appropriate steps for how to remove a tub drain you can even replace the bathtub drain with a different style of drain that better suits your needs. Drum traps are like a metal box or enclosure that connects to two sections of the tub s drain. Most modern bathtubs have a p trap which is a curved section of piping located just below the tub s drain.

The bath tub drain was also leaking. Continue pushing the drain claw through the drain trap. This next one shows a relatively new pvc drum trap. When the drain claw is deep enough it will hit the drain trap.

This video is a step by step instruction on how to replace a bathtub drain. Drano for example requires you to pour half of a bottle 32 oz down a clogged drain.