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Posted by Kompu Kid on February 5, 2009, 3:50 pm
Unfortunately there are no manufacturer's name or insignia.
I am afraid to pull the metallic part too hard in case it is attached
a different way. (I turned it counterclockwise to see if it is screwed
on, but that did not help either.)
What I am looking for is somebody who has seen and had first hand
experience with this exact knob to tell me how to remove it.
Once it is removed, it is got to be the way you described.
Anybody out in the Cyber world that has dealt with this type of knob?
Thanks anyway.
Deguza
> Most likely, you have to take off the part that is attached to the vertic=
al
> surface of the tub first. =A0After you take that off, the knob =A0you are
> referring to will probably have a cotter pin or similar connection in the
> back. =A0The knob is connected to a metal wire/rod that drops down behind=
the
> tub and that is connected to a brass plunger/stopper at the end. =A0The
> plunger/stopper is what stops the water from draining out when it is in t=
he
> right position. =A0The whole setup comes up and out of the tub through th=
e
> hole that is in the vertical wall of the tub behind the piece that covers
> the whole.
> Usually, there are two screws in the piece that attaches to the vertical
> wall of the tub. =A0Yours looks different, so there may be a little cap/c=
over
> over where the connecting screws are, or maybe there is some other way th=
at
> the piece is connected.
> If you can see a brand name printed on that fixture, maybe you can go to
> their website or do an Internet search to see how it disconnects.
> Kompu Kid wrote:
> > Hello All:
> > I want to remove the knob that moves my pop-up plug for the drain up
> > and down.
> > I tried to pull this knob but it is not moving. =A0I looked around for =
a
> > set screw. There is none.
> > I have photos of the knob at:
> >http://cid-eb85de77506ba8ba.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/BathTub?aut...
> > Is there any trick to removing this type of knob?
> > I need to remove it to open the clogged drain.
> > Thanks!
> > Deguza
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Posted by RonABC on February 5, 2009, 4:26 pm
Your link worked for me. For those for whom the link did not work, maybe
they could do a copy and paste of the link text into the address bar and try
it that way.
Due to the reflections in the pictures, I misunderstood what I was seeing in
the pictures. Since you said your "turn" the knob to operate the drain, I
took another look. In the photo view from the bottom, it looks like maybe
there is a little round inset-type cap on the side of the fixture. If so,
maybe you could use a pointed kitchen steak knife to pry/pop the cap out,
then see if there is a set screw in there. Since you turn the knob for it
to work, my guess is that there is a set screw that holds the knob to the
shaft inside that has to be turned.
Kompu Kid wrote:
> Unfortunately there are no manufacturer's name or insignia.
> I am afraid to pull the metallic part too hard in case it is attached
> a different way. (I turned it counterclockwise to see if it is screwed
> on, but that did not help either.)
> What I am looking for is somebody who has seen and had first hand
> experience with this exact knob to tell me how to remove it.
> Once it is removed, it is got to be the way you described.
> Anybody out in the Cyber world that has dealt with this type of knob?
> Thanks anyway.
> Deguza
>> Most likely, you have to take off the part that is attached to the
>> vertical surface of the tub first. After you take that off, the knob
>> you are referring to will probably have a cotter pin or similar
>> connection in the back. The knob is connected to a metal wire/rod
>> that drops down behind the tub and that is connected to a brass
>> plunger/stopper at the end. The plunger/stopper is what stops the
>> water from draining out when it is in the right position. The whole
>> setup comes up and out of the tub through the hole that is in the
>> vertical wall of the tub behind the piece that covers the whole.
>> Usually, there are two screws in the piece that attaches to the
>> vertical wall of the tub. Yours looks different, so there may be a
>> little cap/cover over where the connecting screws are, or maybe
>> there is some other way that the piece is connected.
>> If you can see a brand name printed on that fixture, maybe you can
>> go to their website or do an Internet search to see how it
>> disconnects.
>> Kompu Kid wrote:
>>> Hello All:
>>> I want to remove the knob that moves my pop-up plug for the drain up
>>> and down.
>>> I tried to pull this knob but it is not moving. I looked around for
>>> a set screw. There is none.
>>> I have photos of the knob at:
>>> http://cid-eb85de77506ba8ba.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/BathTub?aut...
>>> Is there any trick to removing this type of knob?
>>> I need to remove it to open the clogged drain.
>>> Thanks!
>>> Deguza
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Posted by Bobk207 on February 6, 2009, 12:45 pm
> Your link worked for me. =A0For those for whom the link did not work, may=
be
> they could do a copy and paste of the link text into the address bar and =
try
> it that way.
> Due to the reflections in the pictures, I misunderstood what I was seeing=
in
> the pictures. =A0Since you said your "turn" the knob to operate the drain=
, I
> took another look. =A0In the photo view from the bottom, it looks like ma=
ybe
> there is a little round inset-type cap on the side of the fixture. =A0If =
so,
> maybe you could use a pointed kitchen steak knife to pry/pop the cap out,
> then see if there is a set screw in there. =A0Since you turn the knob for=
it
> to work, my guess is that there is a set screw that holds the knob to the
> shaft inside that has to be turned.
The link worked for me as well but as Ron said...the relfections made
it difficult to interpret the photos.
I have seen this type before (friend's house in the 70's) but never
removed the knob.
I think Ron is correct about that "cap"...but I would use a sharp
chisel or putty knife rather than risk a kitchen knife.
OP- Cover the drain with a wash cloth so you dont lose anything down
the drain. Get some Liquid wrench to put on the set screw and the pop-
up linkage so you can free it up.
The closeup photos were good for detail but an overall all shot would
have been helpful to establish context and making understanding the
closeups easier.
let us know how this works out.
cheers
Bob
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Posted by Kompu Kid on February 6, 2009, 2:56 pm
> > Your link worked for me. =A0For those for whom the link did not work, m=
aybe
> > they could do a copy and paste of the link text into the address bar an=
d try
> > it that way.
> > Due to the reflections in the pictures, I misunderstood what I was seei=
ng in
> > the pictures. =A0Since you said your "turn" the knob to operate the dra=
in, I
> > took another look. =A0In the photo view from the bottom, it looks like =
maybe
> > there is a little round inset-type cap on the side of the fixture. =A0I=
f so,
> > maybe you could use a pointed kitchen steak knife to pry/pop the cap ou=
t,
> > then see if there is a set screw in there. =A0Since you turn the knob f=
or it
> > to work, my guess is that there is a set screw that holds the knob to t=
he
> > shaft inside that has to be turned.
> The link worked for me as well but as Ron said...the relfections made
> it difficult to interpret the photos.
> I have seen this type before (friend's house in the 70's) =A0 but never
> removed the knob.
> I think Ron is correct about that "cap"...but I would use a sharp
> chisel or putty knife rather than risk a kitchen knife.
> OP- =A0Cover the drain with a wash cloth so you dont lose anything down
> the drain. =A0Get some Liquid wrench to put on the set screw and the pop-
> up linkage so you can free it up.
> The closeup photos were good for detail but an overall all shot would
> have been helpful to establish context and making understanding the
> closeups easier.
> let us know how this works out.
> cheers
> Bob
Hello:
Thanks for all the suggestions. I looked at the knob one more time.
Unfortunately there is no inset cap. I looked at the photo and found
out that it is piece of hair that got stuck on the cap that looks like
the outline of a hole!
Last night I used some sort of an enzyme to unclog, but it did not
work.
Today I am going to get a big rag and cover the whole area and try
the plunger one more time.
If I can get that knob off, I will get rid of rest of the assembly,
and go to a simpler press-on type of drain plug. From what I read on
internet, the mechanism inside the pipes is a major cause of problems
with the bathtubs.
Deguza
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Posted by RonABC on February 6, 2009, 3:47 pm
Kompu Kid wrote:
> If I can get that knob off, I will get rid of rest of the assembly,
> and go to a simpler press-on type of drain plug.
This probably doesn't help, but here is a link I found by doing a "Google
Images" search:
http://img.hisupplier.com/var/userImages/2007-12/21/cxhuayuan_152409.jpg
It's not your exact item, but I started wondering if you have a
"Cable-Operated Bath Waste" system (which I never heard of before doing the
search).
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