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How to fix a sink plug that won’t spring up after being pressed down

How to fix a sink plug that won’t spring up after being pressed down

2023-05-09 08:05:58

Sink stoppers that don’t pop up after being pushed down can be an embarrassing situation, which can cause the sink to never fill up and sometimes it’s inconvenient to catch water. So, how do you get a stuck sink plug out? Take a look!
 
First, the sink plug can not spring up after pressing down how to repair
1, pour a little soapy water, after 5 minutes of lubrication, according to the spring plug high frequency and low frequency range shake.
 
2, can be in different angles with the screwdriver and other small contact surface of the hard object knock down.
 
3. Pull out the plug of the washbasin with a suction cup.
 
4. There is a U-shaped tube under the washbasin. Remove the U-shaped tube, poke it out with a stick from underneath, and connect the U-shaped tube. If there’s something bad, it gets replaced with something new.
 
5, boil a pot of boiling water, pour into the basin, use the temperature to let the spring plug and the surrounding contact surface thermal expansion and contraction soaking for 5 minutes, and use chopsticks on the same side of the spring plug a few times.
 
Washbasin plug pressure does not play jump generally core internal problems, or is not enough concentrated one-sided, or due to thermal expansion and cold shrinkage, or the core of the jump is not good, but there are also some markets for sale of the core of the jump. The spring spool in the launch cylinder is the most easy to break, every time you press the spring, there will be a small part of wear, when grinding to a certain degree, it can not be pressed down. This requires replacement of the spool. It is recommended that you replace the starter or the spool.
 
Two, the sink plug is stuck how to pull out
There is usually a special button fixed at the bottom of the sink plug, the elevator button rotates several plugs, if there is no fixed plug button, you can also use tools to plug, using the lever principle will stick or line to the following plug, in the opposite direction up, the plug can be selected, finally can also be the bottom of the pool tube discharge, discharge opened, the plug from the following tool, can be cleaned . If the stopper is a clamshell stopper, you can push the stopper up with a screwdriver and remove the stopper with a few taps with a hammer.
 
Three, wash basin blocked how to dredge
1. Baking soda and vinegar dredging method: We prepare half a cup of baking soda, then pour it into the drain pipe, and then pour half a cup of vinegar into it. Acid reaction between vinegar and baking soda will remove the gunk in the pipe.
 
2, log excavation method: First prepare a diameter of the size of the discharge log, and then put it into the water pipe, and a certain amount of water in the pool, continuous rapid up and down log, under the action of pressure, inhalation, pipeline debris will be washed away.
 
3, water pressure dredging method: find a plastic pipe, the diameter of about ten millimeters, about one meter long, put one end of the plastic pipe set on the faucet, the other end into the position of the pool. Take a piece of cloth, wrap it around the outside of the rubber hose, and push it to the sink outlet of the sink. Turn the faucet to full blast. The pressure of the water is sufficient to flush out the blockage.