Overflow Plate Question
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10-18-06, 07:32 AM
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Overflow Plate Question
I need to remove the overflow plate on my bathtub. It isn't a standard plate with a lever and screws. To fill or empty the tub the plate turns and there are no visible screws. It was installed new about 4 yrs. ago. Is anyone familiar with these and know how to remove it?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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10-18-06, 10:30 AM
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The part you turn is probably a cap that snaps on and off hiding the screws. I wish I could look at it first to make sure before telling you to pry on it because it might screw off. Any idea who made it?
#3
10-18-06, 11:31 PM
If it's a rounded triangular plate, it could be a Geberit. There should be a hole on the bottom that you can put an allen wrench through, although I think that some of the newer ones may press on.
If it's a big rectangle, it may be a Kohler, and the screws are awkwardly placed behind the plate that you see.
If it's a big rectangle, it may be a Kohler, and the screws are awkwardly placed behind the plate that you see.
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10-19-06, 11:02 AM
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It's an American Standard. It does have a hole in it, and I've been poking a screwdriver in which seems to turn a screw. I can't find any diagrams of the **^* thing on the Internet.
#5
10-19-06, 04:52 PM
Are you sure that it's not an American Standard bathtub? I have never seen an AS waste & overflow, but that doesn't mean there isn't one.
If you found a hole & there's a screw behind it, you're probably on the right track.
If you found a hole & there's a screw behind it, you're probably on the right track.
