Need help replacing pop-up bath drain plug

[Yoyo]

Hi guys,

Water has been leaking through the ceiling below the bath. For a while the plug has coroded and the pipe underneath the bath is loose.

We have a twist handle pop-up and I'm guessing if I need to change the plug (and fix the pipe below) I need to replace the whole black mechanism? I'm really not bothered about the twist mechanism and would be happy to have a standard plug but just need some advice about attaching the pipe below the bath to the bath itself.

Many thanks for helping a noob.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

The waste pipe with screw into the new bath waste.

Am I miss something?

It'll screw on as it screws off

 

[Yoyo]

The waste pipe with screw into the new bath waste.

Am I miss something?

It'll screw on as it screws off

Hi rocketman,

I presume so but do I need to take off the black part from the above picture? Thanks

 

[rocketmanbkk]

The black part is the bath drain? That goes through the bath hole. I can't really see it.

 

[Yoyo]

The black part is the bath drain? That goes through the bath hole. I can't really see it.

Give me a couple of mins I'll try and take some clearer pictures...

 

[Yoyo]

I don't think the black pipe went through the bath. there's no thread for screwing on the metal plug part either *shrug*

 

[rocketmanbkk]

You're correct.

The new one will gone on the same as this came off mate.

All the best.

 

[Yoyo]

Ok but I'm not sure how the underneath black pipe attached to the bath. It was not attached when I removed the plug so could it be that it was glued/puttied to the underneath of the bath and that it came away, hence the leaks?

 

[JCplumb]

Regardless of how the old one was attached, a new one with standard plug will have a screw that goes through the middle of the chrome plug hole and clamps the waste to the bath.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

It screws from the top with a screw mate as said

 

[Yoyo]

Ok so I bought a new pop up plug waste but where the hole on the bath is positioned for the overflow, the two screws from the water pipes are in the way so it's about 5mm out of position.

Any ideas?

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Get a plumber

Save you stress

 

[ShaunCorbs]

You can bend them pipes a bit (take it slow and just get enough to fit )

also so if you want to you can cut them threads thick glove and a hacksaw blade 24tpi and take your time not to nic the copper