How Do I Fix a Stuck Push Down Sink Plug | 4 Ways To Free Pop Up Plug
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- In this video I answer the question how do I fix a stuck push down sink plug. In a previous video I did called "fix a pop up drain stopper that is stuck" I showed people how I fixed my stuck drain stopper but it didn't work for some viewers and they mentioned their pop up drain plug was still stuck and what can they do about it.
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00:00 Fix A Stuck Pop Up Drain Plug
00:29 4 Ways to Fix Pop Up Plug
00:45 Fix Stuck Pop Up Drain with Rubber Glove
01:13 Tap The Drain Plug with Hammer and Wood
01:45 Try Using WD40 To Loosen Stuck Drain Plug
02:00 Using Dental Floss to Unstuck Pop Up Drain Plug
02:41 Remove Pop Drain To Lubricate
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It always amazes me that somewhere out there on the internet someone is having the same problem I am. Thanks to you I was able to fix my pop-up drain stopper!!
Me too, thanks a million!
Yeah I am 😢
Me today 🤣🤣
Me too! Thank you so much! 👍
Literally me rn LMAO
Thank you so much. I just burst into tears when it popped up because I thought I’d broken it and I’m living in a rental at the moment. Really appreciate this!
You are welcome ☺
@@lardavmercy7584you think landlords actually fix stuff? 😂
@@lardavmercy7584 no they charge you for any damages
This man is a true angel.
Mine just got stuck rightnow. Can't say how much these CZcams videos have saved me some money since living alone.
that's great!
Like everyone else….thank you!!! As a solo mum, this was a big save! I didn’t have a wooden stick, but I had a wooden hair brush. I used the handle against the plug and tapped the head with a hammer and it came loose and popped up! You are an absolute legend 💚
Not 1 not 2 but, 3 different tricks to fix a stuck pop up. And the permanent fix at the end. Thank you, Roland. That pop up was stuck for 2 months
Best news I've heard today lol It's only 8am and that's a great way to begin on a Monday! Happy you got your pop up fixed and working. Have a great day!!
THANK YOU! Problem sorted due to your clear, concise advice and demonstration. Really appreciate it. Also realised how dirty it can get so given it a good clean out and it’s draining faster than it has in years. Thank you again 👍
This was so helpful. I recently changed careers and now work in maintenance at a hotel. This was so needed when I didn't know what to do. Amazing 👏
Thank you so much for this video! I underwent the 5 stages of grief trying to pop the sink stopper in our bathroom. I hope you always have a wonderful day!
🤣
Literally had this just happened to me tonight in the hotel.
What worked for me with limited resources in my situation was gently knocking on one side of the drain stopper so that the opposite side will raise up a bit. However instead of using floss to go around the stopper, I used a safety pin to gently pull it up. Thanks for inspiring me to solve the problem :)
Whenever I am in some kind of weird trouble. CZcams makes me realize I am not alone. But anyway, thank you for uploading the video. It worked and fixed my prob.😂
This was very helpful.
The methods worked for me for 1 basin but other basin was terribly stuck.
So I took my drill, put a hole in the stuck part and used an allen key short end to pull it up. Worked great. Got a replacement cap from a DIY store for 2 euros.
Saved me 100 euros in plumber fee.
Wow thats cool to hear! Good job 👏
I was cleaning the bathroom sink which was full of hair then pushed down on the plug which got stuck. I was panicking cause I was staying at someone's house and didn't want to inconvenience the owner. Luckily I found this video. Grabbed the end of a broomstick and started tapping around the plug which got it unstuck. Thanks a lot for this.
Thank you so much. I feel a bit foolish I couldn't figure out on my own how these plugs worked, but you saved me a call to maintenance (who would have almost certainly chuckled at my predicament)
Glad it all worked out for you 🙂
Can I just say you fixed my two day problem in 5 secs! Haha honestly thank you so much, I appreciate people like you who put out videos for people like me who need help. Simple solution for something I thought was huge lol. Living alone has not been easy, but it's like having ur own CZcams handy dad. Def a new subscriber!!
That's freakin awesome! So glad I helped you get out of a bind. 😀
Thank you so SO much for helping me fix my sink with the wood and hammer method. This is the second time I’ve broken it and because its fairly new I had no idea what I did wrong. I was panicking as I KNEW I would be in major trouble. You literally saved me
Awesome to hear! 😃
Thank you so much! I rent and you’ve just saved me a hefty maintenance fee for something so easily fixable!!
Great to hear!
Thanks for posting this! Stopper stuck right down after drying out during maintenance. Olive oil plus wooden mallet and light/medium tapping with a piece of wood all round the circumference of the stopper worked a treat!
Awesome 👌
Your video was so easy to understand! My daughter got our pop-up stopper unstuck in 5 minutes. AMAZING! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
Mate, you’re a life saver. Had to do it slightly different though but pretty much did the wood tapping trick and it worked. Had no piece of wood but used a couple of chopsticks held together and no hammer but a pair of pliers as a hammering substitute. Also, I emptied the sink (had to use a towel to soak up the last of it) but the plug was just jammed in there, so I refilled it with hot water and tried it again, tapping the chopsticks with the side of the pliers aaand bingo, it popped up. Thank you mate, for making this vid. Cheers.
great to hear
A 20 second fix for me thanks to your video:) Thanks for taking the time.
Good job!
You are a genius. Thank you for taking the time to share these tips for every day household issues
You're welcome 😊
Thank you from Iceland here...the whole day it was stuck and the handyman i called couldn't make it till monday !!! 5 minutes after watching you and I'm a happy woman again...i could hug you right now!!! Thank you!!!
Awesome!
Thank you , we had spent an hour and a half trying to un jam the plug, you had the answer, out in moments
Thank you so much! Life saver! Finally fixed it by myself. Saved $100+ by using your tips!
That is so great to hear! Money is always better in our pocket than someone elses lol
Thank you! I live on my own and I've never had a plug like this before. I was definitely panicking. Who knew there'd be so many emotions when trying to get a sink plug to pop back up again. 😅. Your video really helped and I really appreciated it because I had no idea what I was doing and had no one to ask. Thank you again. 🙏😊
I'll bet the emotions of fixing it yourself was awesome! Good job. 👍 This video has helped so many people and that makes me very happy.
I am VERY excited to announce that the wood and hammer trick did the job! I was seriously panicking because it's a new bathtub and thought the whole bath needed ripping out lol. Big thanks!!
I've just moved into a crumbling old house to look after my elderly mother and keep facing maintenance issues without the option of deferring to a more adulty adult 😂 I am so grateful to know that not only are other people facing similar issues, but that kind and knowledgeable people are sharing their expertise in an idiot-proof way! Thank you so much to the poster! The WD40 and tapping with wooden piece and hammer did the trick within a minute AND as a welcome bonus, I'm thrilled not to feel like a helpless girl 🎉
Great to hear! You're welcome 😊
Thanks for this video. Mine was stuck fast due to a new rubber washer being slightly too big - but I eventually got it out using WD40 around the edges, and then a few good tugs with a plunger. Great advice, thanks again 🙏🏻
Glad you got it!
The plunger is a great idea! Gonna try that now!!
You just saved me at 3:30am in 2022. Thanks man
And me at 3:30 am in 2023
MY husband went to mow the yard and said when I am done I will look at the sink but I have no idea what to do. So I found your Video "Getting It Done North of 7" I was so pleased as was he when he came in and found I had the sink all apart and was cleaning out filth. He didn't need a rotter router after all. I also appreciated that you did not do a lot of necessary yacking. Thank you for making an unpleasant chore so much easier. Oh our push down sink plug was not stuck ours was draining slow, very slow. Thanks again
Here's another solution that I just used myself- If you have a floss pick instead of dental floss, you can use pointed end of the pick to slide it through the gap and pop it up a little. Then you should be able to use the floss end to pry it up the rest of the way, though that may take some struggling.
Thank you so much for posting this and taking the time to make this video. We were about to give up and call a plumber to fix this problem for us, but your solutions helped to fix the drain and it works now. Wonderful video.
You're welcome, happy to save you money 😊
Great video; you got right to the point and were very clear about the solutions.
was with my colleagues when this happened in our office, we are so thankful to you for making this video, it really helped!
That is so cool to hear! This is a story I have to tell. Where is you office if you don't mind me asking
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your expertise. I thought I was going to need a plumber but your tips worked! I'm so grateful. 😊🙏
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much for this, mine was well and truly stuck but your wood and hammer trick (and a wee bit of WD40) got it free! Giving it a good clean now 😍
Cool!
Thank you! Fixed it (at 10pm!) myself in about 5 mins using your tips. Will give the drain a good clean tomorrow and clean the fixture using your next vid.
Very satisfying to be able to do it myself.
That's great to hear! Yes it feels really good fixing things like this yourself and you are able to save money. 😀
I consider myself pretty handy, but I could not for the life of me figure this out, and this video was extremely helpful. Thanks for showing a bunch of different methods for slightly different situations.
great to hear
THANK YOU! This clear video saved me £80 plus for a handyman call-out - and a weekend's worth of not being able to use my bathroom sink. Your floss method worked a treat.
Awesome!
Great video and a great service to everyone with this problem.
Thanks for posting it.
While these tips didn't work for me, I did get it un stuck.
Note: Mine was stuck hard. There was no turning it.
Here's what worked for me, as nothing else did....
Pro Tip:
I got a sink plunger The blue one with several ribs on the plunger..... Yep, that's the one.
I pressed it down and then popped it up as quick as I could. The first couple of times it just barely raised the stopper, but after the third time, it popped it up. I then stuck it again to see if it could do it on the first try, and it will. You just have to get a good pop out of it.
Note: While my stopper wouldn't turn at first, after using the plunger to barely pop it up, it probably would have turned from that point on....
What I found was the reason my stopper was sticking is because I had it tightened down all the way on the threads (not tool tight, but hand tight). That was too much for the poor machining tolerances and that caused it to bind when pressed down.
So now I just barely loosen the threads on the stopper and it will open and close no problem.
Now if any of y'all are into bees, head on over to my channel and let's have some more fun.
Thanks! Wow you really saved me. The piece of wood and hammer method did the trick. Thanks again and here's a little something. Buy yourself a coffee on me ☕😃
Thank you so much, I appreciate that 😊😊 I glad you unstuck your pop up stopper drain plug!
Bcf
You sir are a genius! I thought I could unscrew it, but I didn't know how to get a grip on it, the rubber glove trick was a wonderful piece of advice!
Thanks and hope it works out
Thank you! I had that sinking feeling that I'd be stuck with a broken plug in my brand new place. Your tip worked and saved me!!!
Great to hear!
Just had this happen to me and the hammer trick worked. Thanks GIDN 👍
Your welcome glad I helped you
Thank you for this video, and thank you all for leaving your comments, sharing your experience. Mine was very stuck. Was discouraged at first, but then seeing others taking the time and patience in doing this, it encouraged me being persistent. It took me about 20 mins, knocking the rim of the stopper with a pair of attached wooden chop sticks and a hammer. It finally popped up a little. It wasn't all the way, so I continued to pray and tapping it, and added more WD40. Then I tried pushing it down a little, then it popped all the way out. Thank you!! Hallelujah!!
That's great! Don't forget to take it apart and lube it.
Thank you so much not many bath have this type of plug in the UK used a rubber mallet and gently tapped the and it worked…you saved me over a £100 pounds.
YES! Thank you so much! I fixed it! I thought i had really broken it! Sending Gratitude from the UK! 😊💪🏻
Thank you so much Roland for the tip I did exactly as you showed in video and it worked ! Else I would be struggling to get plumber on Xmas day ! Can’t thank you enough God bless 🙏🏻 merry Christmas to all
Best news all day! Merry Christmas 🎄❄
Omg thank you so much if i didnt see this i wouldve gotten the beating of my life
You are welcme! 😀
Thanks for posting. I went straight for a large pair of pliers so I could grab the plug and just twisted and pulled on it and boom ! popped back up in about 5 seconds.
Watched the video, followed the instructions… and viola! Sink fixed, and works like new. Thanks so much!
Any other teenage kids here?
hello 😭
Yeah
Hello fellow youths!
Thank you. The hammer did it for me.
Good to hear!
me too
Had to progress through all of the suggestions before finally resorting to the dental floss and I'm here to tell you he's right... that's a tedious process. My seal was so tight it took quite a bit of effort and multiple, multiple tries to pull it off successfully but when I did I was grateful for the advice. One time it even popped up and then dropped right back down and I was like "dang!" but stuck with it and got it done. Thanks so much for the tips!
Wow! Glad something worked for you. Yes the floss method is tedious as can be. Great job!
Thanks so much for this!! The glove worked a charm. Love being able to fix things myself with helpful vids like this.
Glad to hear it. Yes it feels great to fix things yourself. Makes you want to tackle all those nagging repairs lol
Thanks for the video. Clear, helpful and straight to the point.
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much for this video! I live alone and couldn't get the plug to budge. Once it popped up after trying these methods I cheered haha. I have seen similar situations to mine in the comments, so know that you are helping a lot of people by teaching these basic techniques. I hope you find some money on the ground.
Happy it helped. Great job!
Thank you so so much for this video the glove trick worked wonders! We were freaking out as we're in a rental!this was so helpful 💜💜
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much for this video! For me, the tapping with a hammer on a stick worked. My little boy (nearly five) was watching your video with me, and afterwards we watched some clips from Maverick as he loves watching all the aircraft flying. But after two mins, he said "Dad, can you put the sink man on again"!!! So you are officially more entertaining than Hollywood blockbuster movies and Tom Cruise!!! 🙂
Mate, you're a damn life saver. I'd just moved into a new rented property and had this happen to me. The gloss trick worked like a charm!
Amazing!
You saved my life! My daughter is away and I decided to deep clean her en suite for her. I have no idea how I managed to get her plug stuck, but with the WD40 ( what did we ever do without it?!) and tapping in it with a wooden spoon and tiny craft hammer- up she popped!
First video I watched tonight “how to make noodles using kettle in hotel room”……. Made a bit of a mess with the kettle, ending up clogging the sink. Turns out my noodles were the icing on the cake. Hair, and all kinds of stuff down there. I’m bald too btw….. thanks for your help, leaving the hotel a lot better then what I found it.
Sir your video saved me a hefty plumber's fee. Given the nature of my stuck plug, and the fact that I don't have a piece of wood (but am now strongly considering having one in the flat just in case), I went straight for your dental floss solution.
15 minutes of squabbling with my plug and it finally popped back up.
I don't mean to be dramatic but you're a life saver lol
Wishing you a wonderful day and thank you ever so much!
Thank you so much!!! Was nervous for a second there. Christ be with you. 🙏🏾
ABSOLUTE LEGEND!!! I used both the hammer and then dental floss idea. You’re a genius. Thank you. Shocked that this actually worked.
Great to hear! You're welcome 😊
Thank you, i don't normally find these sort of youtube videos very helpful but this one did the trick for me today 🙂
Thank you for the wood/hammer advice. Just got the sink at work unstuck! Very helpful.
Great advice! the plug works perfectly again. Thanks for taking the time to share this information.
Thank you so much for this video and saving me from a full blown panic!
You're welcome!
I was almost at the point of drilling the darn thing out! But now I’m off to try all your tricks. Many thanks. Chris, Western Australia 🇦🇺.
Thank you so much for the clear instruction! It worked. Much appreciated.
You are welcome!
Thank you! I’ve released these stupid things before with your stick and hammer trick. Sadly, this time I wasn’t successful and had to come back for more hints. Success! Thank you
Life saver!!! Thanks so much 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you so much, a plumber just quoted me $200 and a week’s waiting to fix this and I did it myself in one minute
Wow that is so cool to hear! Thanks for letting me know. 😀
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Got it with the tapping of our other end of our plunger as you showed us. WOW!!
Thank you so much for sharing this video. Removing the water and the rubber glove worked beautifully .
You're welcome. Good job!
Thank you for the great advice. It saves me money for a Plummer to fix it. I did try the rubber glove, it did not help but the tapping of the stopper with a wooden stick did it!
Thank you so much! The floss did the trick for me! It was stuck for 2 days before I found this video! 😁
the rubber gloves Worked like a charm! thank you!
Thank you, 'Getting It Done North Of 7'. I tried your four suggestions - I realised why you didn't want to demonstrate the dental floss method - you're right - tedious indeed. In fact I gave up on that, but did succeed by inserting a thin - bladed filleting knife and teasing the cap anti - clockwise. I was overjoyed when it worked! We've decided to use an old - fashioned rubber plug instead - simple and effective. It seems things are sometimes designed these days to be more complex (and expensive to replace if broken) though I guess some parts do offer a little more convenience. Anyhow, cheers from England :).
Great to hear, yes the older simple rubber plugs are the way to go. 🙂
Thank you so much bro! I panicked when I thought about the expenses for repair and replacement. Good thing stick and hammer method worked quite well.
Thank you! I tried the rubber glove to start and it popped up a bit. As I had dental floss in the drawer next to the sink I just pushed down around half of the plug. I pulled on it slightly, pushed on the plug and it popped right up! Excellent video. Took less than 5 minutes to fix which included emptying the sink of water.
You're welcome 😊
Thank you from the UK! I’ve now got mine unstuck and given everything a damn good clean and lubrication! xx
Thank you!! I just put in a brand new Moen sink with a pop up stopper. It would stick right from the start when there was water in the sink. The WD-40 did the trick! I never would have thought of that. I appreciate your video.
I couldn’t do it using any of those methods so I accessed it from below after removing the drain pipe then a long, slender screwdriver, and tapped it with a hammer. It popped up. Then I lubricated the pop-up piston. It works. Thank you for posting.
Thanks for the tips and video, it saved my day. Mine worked with a piece of wood and a few light blows with a hammer. I had visions of taking the whole drain plug assembly out!
great to hear
The stick/hammer did the trick. So awesome, thank you so much!!
Thank you so much! I used the 2nd method! I didn’t have a wooden piece so I just used a dinner knife instead. After I tapped a few time I saw the sink plug popped up by a tiny bit so I used the tip of the knife to widen the gap slowly and finally got a glove to twist it counter clockwise. Ur video did make a great impact in people’s life and the world needs more people like you! ❤😊
You're welcome 😊
The stick + hammer combination did the trick for me. Thanks so much for the video, I thought I was never going to pop the plug back!
Glad it helped!
Amazing! Thank you so much!!! I thought I was going to have to spend a load of money I don’t have on calling out a plumber. Life saver! X
I just want to say thank you! I emptied the sink and wiped it clean. Applied wd40 like you said to and gave it 10 minutes. Then I took my hammer and a wooden dowel and tapped it twice and it popped up! Funny how something so random can make me SOOO HAPPY!
Fantastic!
It worked! I drained the sink, tapped around, then twisted it and it popped up. Thank you!
The rubber glove worked a treat! Thank you. My husband was just about to take the thing to pieces, thank heavens for your tip😊
You're welcome!
Thanks! Literally 2 seconds with rubber gloves and it worked like a charm!
Omg Thank you so much! We got this installed a few days ago and in our first use, my sister got it stuck lol thank you so much for your help
You are welcome!
So many thanks for your help. I had to fix my daughter's and you made it so easy.
Thank you
you're welcome! 😀👍
The rubber gloves trick didn't work and made my hands ache, but the piece of wood and the hammer worked like a charm! Only to find the plunger piece inside had a broken spring and had come away from the (really yucky) inside. At least I know what I'm dealing with now, which is 100% more than before I lucked upon your video. THANK you, from Queensland, Australia!
I’ve been a widow for seven years now. I’ve had to learn how to do these small jobs for myself and thanks to you I’ve unplugged my sink stopper. I took all the water out, let it dry, sprayed it with DW40. Next, I didn’t have a piece of wood so I used the handle part of my screw driver and tapped the business end with my rubber mallet. PRESTO! Boy that felt good.
That is great to hear! You can do almost anything if you're willing to. Keep finding what you need to learn on CZcams. It's a great source of information 👍
Thank you! Mine isn’t pop up, but I watched anyway. Your using the blade and floss gave me an idea. I was able to use the blade to pull it out, and put a plastic phone cord style hair tie on it to keep from it getting stuck down again until I can replace it with something else. So thanks again!