I bought a new bathtub and had it professionally installed only to find out that the popup drain does not stay down - it clicks when pressed but then pops right back up to the same level as before. I got a replacement popup drain from the bathtub manufacturer and tried replacing just the top part (in the attached picture), but the new one has the same problem as before. At this point, I do not want to get yet another shipment from the manufacturer, as my house is on the market and I need to address this as soon as possible. Is there a way to try to fix this issue without having to replace the entire drain?
Does the pop-up latch when it is not installed? Could it be screwed too far into the drain? Just enough to keep it from latching? Hopefully there is enough thread to allow installing it loosely and still have it work.
I think 2john02458 is on the right track. The pop-up mechanism is designed to work with a certain distance from the threads to the edge of the drain where it seals. If you tub hardware is a bit out of that range the stopper might not work and you need to adjust the height so it does work.
This is new work. It is leaking at 2 places, at the spigot and at the shutoff valve. Wondering the best foolproof way to try this again and this time with no leaks.
This is for a sprinkler system.
Upper leak is where the brass spigot is connected to a short iron nipple which is screwed into the plastic female fitting. Teflon tape was used. The glue joint is good. A plastic spigot, with all glued joints, would be fine, if that is the best way to go.
The lower leak is where the female threads of the brass valve attach to the male threads of the plastic fitting. Teflon tape was used. I originally had a plastic shutoff valve here, glued to plastic pipe. This worked fine until the valve broke and I wanted to replace that connection with a better valve. So I went to brass. Maybe this would work OK but is just not tightened well enough. I also used teflon tape and maybe that was a mistake.
Lower connection on the shutoff valve, brass-to-plastic, is not leaking.
All input greatly appreciated.
Gary
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Two issues that are driving me crazy:
No. 1: I screw on a fitting (such as the brass hose bib shown in the photo) and it doesn't align properly. It won't go another 1/2 turn, and if I back it off, it leaks. How to solve this problem?
No. 2: In the picture, the pvc section will feed into the sprinkler system. I’m using ½” (threaded) to ¾” PVC adapter screwed into ½” brass ‘T’. No matter what I do, it leaks! What’s the trick to stop the leak?
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