I've watched hundreds of amateur repair videos. I've never seen someone using one hand to hold the camera and the other to do the repair. And, to describe the process so thoroughly as you're doing it. Kudos! And yes, the process worked for me perfectly.

I was skeptical but it worked "as advertised". Removed the lever cover, boiled 4 cups of vinegar, poured the vinegar down the lever hole (used a funnel), waited 5 minutes, gave two sharp tugs on the lever/cover and the brass cylinder broke free and was easily removed. Soaked the brass cylinder for about 30 minutes in vinegar, applied plumber's grease to the cylinder, sprayed the pivoting parts of the linkage with marine lubricant and reinstalled the cylinder/linkage. Testing confirmed water held without leaking down the drain. Lever now works normally. Thank you for tips that actually worked.

@MilkyWayGalaxyy

4 ай бұрын

I pulled the linkage out and it broke off! Now the Plunger is stuck down there by itself. How do I get it out? It is an old tub and probably corroded real good.

Thank you! I appreciate you posting! It fixed my issue and saved me calling a plumber.

Finally! You are the only video that addressed the stuck lever , I couldn’t figure out how to get it out but you are the man!

You made my week, ! The vinegar worked after I tried repeatedly to pull the trip lever up. Saved me being fleeced by a plumber.

You are a miracle worker! Our tub drain has been stuck for years…literally. Nothing worked…CLR, various rust dissolvers, WD 40, NOTHING. And then I ran across your video. In less than 30 minutes, it came loose! Thank you!!

Brother, I've watched 10's of videos on how to fix my issue and your video was the only one the answered my question! Yes, my lever was stuck in the down position but I could not remove the entire unit from behind the tub, nobody else addressed this in their videos. Vinegar is used as a multipurpose item in our house but I never thought to dump it behind the tub...and if it didn't unlodge that brass plunger like butter! (I boiled 2 cups vinegar and waited about 5 minutes). Thanks for listing the rest of the parts and products to finish this project out. Much thanks, you get my subscription vote and 👍!

@cozy_king

8 ай бұрын

I boiled 4 cups of vinegar and poured It In there and It was Still stuck.Ill try CLR next

@MilkyWayGalaxyy

4 ай бұрын

I pulled the linkage out and it broke off! Now the Plunger is stuck down there by itself. How do I get it out? It is an old tub and probably corroded real good.

@microwave221

9 күн бұрын

​@@MilkyWayGalaxyy try twisting the plug with a long sprinkler valve key, they are super cheap and fit well for the task. Saw someone use it in another video, and it looks promising

Dude, you are the man. I was getting ready to call a plumber, but you totally saved me: that hot vinegar trick was clutch!

I followed your instructions and everything worked out perfectly. Thank you !!!

Amazing! No fancy tools, no new parts,. She just worked with what she had. Ingenious approaches and fantastic explanations!!!

Thank you for this video, it helped me so much. I had to make my own tool to fish out the broken plug. Thank you so much for helping me.

I was determined to fix my tub stopper myself because I was not trying to call a plumber. I tried this method, & it definitely worked. Thanks for the video.

Fantastic…thank you for your time and experience!

Your vinegar trick is awesome! Never had it get stuck before. After pouring some hot vinegar down to loosen the plug, I poured some baking soda and vinegar down the drain to clean it. After a few minutes and some wiggling, the plug came loose! Thanks for the help!

Thank you!! that did it. Tomorrow will go by Lowes and get some cleaning supplies, and probably a new metal tie, as the old one is really loose. It worked!!

Omg this video saved my life. Our drain plug was stuck in the closed position and we couldn’t figure out how to open it! This method worked like a charm. Thank you!!

I used the baking soda and vinegar trick, and it did NOT work. Did it again, still didn't work. So, I grabbed a big pair of channel locks and tugged on it until it broke free. Yet somehow in the process of all of this, the drain got clogged. (Rust sediment or what idk.) So, I let extra strength Drano sit in it overnight and now works great! Thanks True Renegade! You helped me out a lot with this trick! :-)

I found this to WORK! Thank you. thank you!

Thank you for this! Jammed mine up this Sunday AM. Couldn't call a plumber. Was able to get it unstuck fast. So helpful!

Worked like a champ, Thank You

Boiling white vinegar for 5 minutes worked perfect for me. Thank you 🙏

Same problem. Hot vinegar did the trick. Thanks for posting.

Thank you so much! I tried everything and was about to give up. It finally popped out with about 6 cups of boiling vinegar

Thank you so much! I try to replace the old broken one but it stuck, eventually with your video’s help I made it. But later I decide to throw it away and just cover the hole with the metal cover and seal it with water proof tape because this trash doesn’t make any sense to me.

I only had about 2 cups to boil, poured it back there, waited 5 minutes and it came out easily. Thank you so much. The extra that was still in the kettle I used to soak the brass cylinder. The deposits on it came clean in about an hour. Greased it up and now it the action is very smooth. Thanks again, fantastic video.

I spent a week using CLR, vinegar, WD40 and persistent tugging, then the linkage slipped off the stopper when I tried twisting and pulling at the same time. I was able to get the linkage reattached to the stopper and as I was ready to give up and cut thru the wall to get at the pipes, the stopper suddenly popped up and out of that tub with my final attempt- darn thing almost knocked me backwards off the stool I was sitting on in the tub but I got it! Thank you.

Thank you for this! There were some parts of the broken handle mechanism also blocking mine, but the hot vinegar definitely loosened everything up.

Quality video. Mine was stuck just like that and fortunately made it move without pulling it out. Vinegar idea nice.

Using the 5% acidic white vinegar from a local supermarket, and going maximum with 4 to 5 cups of the liquid in boiling form I was finally able to free the brass hollowed out piston stuck at the bottom of the back flow pipe after weeks without success. Things were so bad before that even the white vinegar at room temperature, CLR, and WD-40 spray, then pulling on the brass links with pliers the curved hook end snapped. After the boiling vinegar treatments I was able to use pliers and a metal vise to take a clothes hanger to create a hook at the end on the wire. Eventually, I got it into the right position and with groove joint pliers managed to get it to pop up after one misfire. Things worked out great after all.

OMG THANK YOU, you are a lifesaver!This just happened to my tub now. Was so worried I wouldn’t be able to shower for an audition lol. Tried pouring vinegar down and it worked, I didn’t even have to take the whole thing out. Thanks again!!

Thanks. This vinegar trick is truly amazing!!!!

Brilliant! Worked a treat!

That's what my level is doing, not moving at all. Thank u for the video

Our tub got stuck in the stopped position. I used a funnel to direct white vinegar (cold, not boiled) into the pipe. Waited 30 minutes, then it came unstuck easily. Took it out and soaked it in vinegar some more to get rid of the remaining gunk. Reinstalled and it works like a charm!

@lilCaribbean77

6 ай бұрын

UGH!! I did the boil, waited 5 ,10, 15... nothing...😔🙏😭😭😭😭...will have no choice but keep waiting. 🙏🙏🙏

Wowww amazing and useful video!! Thank you

This really works! Thank you for posting it

Let me tell you! I spent a day-and-a-half buying a snake and a gallon of Liquid Fire and nothing work until I saw you did that vinegar! This was simple and effective this is what work the vinegar thank you so much! Now I'm going to slap the maintenance crew

Thanks for the boiled vinegar tip. It worked. I poured it thru a funnel.

@terrycook8253

3 ай бұрын

That's what I'm going to try tomorrow.

This is exactly what I needed

Bro, I straight up did not believe you. But I tried it and it worked! The house smells like vinegar, but it worked! Thank you for this suggestion, I thought I was totally screwed until I found your video.

@truerenegade1095

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that it help!!!

Thank you for sharing your your ingenuity. I was thinking of using sulfuric acid before seeing your video. Hopefully the vinegar will work for me too.

Ok I will admit it that when you poured hot vinegar into the hole I wasn’t to sure about that? So I used Hot Boiling water first, Didn’t work, then I got out the old trusty WD40 ,,, nope didn’t work. THEN I broke down and did the hot vinegar down the hole. Must I say more? Lol You where right and thank you for posting the video and schooling me!

@truerenegade1095

3 жыл бұрын

I tried WD40 and it did not work, CLR was my next choice but it was late at night and I didn't have any on hand, so I tried out boil vinegar and it work out great. I was curious about boiling water but you answered for me. Thanks!!!

OMG THANK YOU!!!🙏🏼

Miraculous! Thank you.

That totally worked. Thank you

Thank you the vinegar are trick worked!!!

I microwaved a beer bottle filled about 3/4 with vinegar for about a minute, hot but not boiling, tapped about half a teaspoon of baking soda on the plunger and splashed the vinegar in the hole. After several times and maybe 3 minutes it worked. thanks!

Thank you! This will save me from having to call a plumber. You’re amazing !

This worked thank you so much!!

Thank youuuuuuu😂❤️

Probably didn't have to boil the vinegar but I did. However I dumped baking soda down the drain first ... worked super good! Thank you!!

@truerenegade1095

Жыл бұрын

I tried vinegar with baking soda and it doesn't work.

@lcagee

Жыл бұрын

The vinegar (acid) is good to dissolve lime deposits. The baking soda (base) neutralizes the vinegar so it may be less effective.

Thank you !!

I pulled the linkage out and it broke off! Now the Plunger is stuck down there by itself. How do I get it out? It is an old tub and probably corroded real good.

Thank you

THANK YOU!

Thank you so much. My trouble it was stick in up position...good because I was having drain problem downstairs but also bad because I couldn't release small amount of water once I used wetvac on bathtub. Used the hot water/vinegar trick, boiled hot water and dumped apple cider vinegar down the hole followed by the boiling hot water, waited a few minutes, tugged and was able to release the plunger. Didn't have long extension rod...thought I would have to buy one. How did you clean plunger? I bought plumbers grease to lubricate plunger. Thank you so much!!! Dealing with so many issues at the house!!!

@truerenegade1095

Жыл бұрын

Same here, bought a tube of plumping grease from Home Depo to lube that plunger.

I just did this with room temperature vinegar and it worked perfectly. I just let it sit for about an hour before trying to move it. Once I tried it moved pretty easily. Thanks for the vinegar idea.

Incredible, I learned something today. Like other's said, tried WD 40, Penetrating oil. Hot vinegar did the trick. Curious about the science behind this now, must be a lime buildup that was dissolved with vinegar? Maybe CLR would have helped also. Thank you True Renegade.

@flofixer1

Жыл бұрын

maybe it was just the temperature. it could be that hot water by itself would cause expansion of the tube enough to loosen it

Thanks you! I just found your video and the suggested boiled vinegar really worked with a few hard tugs. Saved $ on a plumber. Thanks again!

Very tempting to try on our bath tub except it’s in the second floor. Fear any fluid will travel downstairs and damage the ceiling. Any advice is appreciated!

@truerenegade1095

Жыл бұрын

use a metal funnel or made one out of aluminum foil so you can slowly pour hot vinegar down to the pipe.

@those_eyes

Жыл бұрын

Look at plumbing videos. This hole is used to clear out clogs in bathtub pipe. This pipe joins drain at bottom of bathtub and flows to main drain.

how to pull out the stopper when the wire is broken?

So the problem was the brass cylinder needed to be cleaned. What about the lever? Did you have to clean behind the Lever? Sometimes the lever gums up and gets sticky.

@truerenegade1095

2 жыл бұрын

My level is still good, did not have to clean it. Most videos at the time only show how to replace the level, so I fixed this out of desperation and discovered boil vinegar works by accident.

What was the hammer for?

Mine is stuck in the up position- won’t drain water

@truerenegade1095

Жыл бұрын

Give this video a try and hopefully, it unstuck and fix your drain problem.

man I am struggling right now with it. I did the wd40 trick and I did a boil water with vinegar. I need to try the pure vinegar.

Hot vinegar didn't work, but our kettle is way cleaner, so that's a plus!

@truerenegade1095

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry it didn't work out for you. You must have a tough clog. You can try to put couple tea spoons of baking soda in the pipe. pour about 2 cup of vinegar in it and it should foaming up. Wait for it finish, then pour boiling water down to wash it off. Then try the boil vinegar again. The purpose of using hot water or boiled vinegar is that the heat will cause the pipe to flex as it expand, and contracted when it cool, as well as melted down the soap scrum in the pipe. With vinegar, it will clean out the pipe like the bottom of your kettle. This is not 1 for all solution, but if it works, it will save you money in repair.

@VincentCho

2 жыл бұрын

@@truerenegade1095 I actually wonder if the previous owners bent something down below. This is still a good video!

@truerenegade1095

2 жыл бұрын

@@VincentCho you have to ask the old owner .

I was trying to clean it with bleach but it wasn’t working. I tried your vinegar trick, I think it worked but it changed colors. Any idea on how to fix that?

@truerenegade1095

Жыл бұрын

What part is change in color? Vinegar will clean all metal parts including copper.

Make it where I can donate some money bud

How long did it take for the vinegar to work?

@marynamarchenko4319

3 ай бұрын

He said 5 minutes

Is it safe to use microwave to heat up vinegar ?

@IWBVS

5 ай бұрын

yes

You sou d like youre from Louisana.

No water was going down up or down lever because it was not in place water all in my tub readjustment so the water can go down or the water stay in when the lever is up ready for bubble bath

You can also use CLR instead of vinegar

@davevalinty4293

3 жыл бұрын

CLR was my first choice until I watch this video and just happen that I got a bottle of Apple Vinegar and it works. Vinegar is a lot cheaper than CLR. Since I already got my fixed, just curious of plain hot water will work as well.

@truerenegade1095

3 жыл бұрын

@@davevalinty4293 Great idea Dave. I don't have CLR in the house but do have vinegar in the kitchen. Will consider hot water next time I run into this problem.

@bbourgeois1000

3 жыл бұрын

@@davevalinty4293 Perfect, yes, and it is cheaper. Thank you so much! Your video is amazing!

@ciscoak9074

3 жыл бұрын

I tried clr n it still won't budge

@truerenegade1095

3 жыл бұрын

@@ciscoak9074 Have you try boil vinegar? Another one you can try is put a few spoons of baking soda in there, then pour some vinegar, wait for it to finished foam up and try to remove it. Or just boil vinegar and hot water like I did in this video. It's works for me.

I have the same issue but I don't have that outside wing bracket that you put on!? can I get that as a as a part on its own?

@davevalinty4293

3 жыл бұрын

Go to this website , click on Bathtub Overflow Parts image, scrolling down to 7 and 8 images and you see both of them will work. www.plumbingsupply.com/drains.html

@bigtip8371

3 жыл бұрын

@@davevalinty4293 thank you!

@truerenegade1095

3 жыл бұрын

This item come with the Kit. I didn't see it selling at the local store. But Dave doing a great job find this part.

@bigtip8371

3 жыл бұрын

@@truerenegade1095 thanks

Yea

What kind of vinegar?

@truerenegade1095

2 жыл бұрын

I use Apple Cider Vinegar in this video.

@chuckwieser7622

2 жыл бұрын

@@truerenegade1095 cool, thank you. Good video 👍👍🙂🙂

My friend I tried this trick and I mixed bleach and vinegar in an attempt to fix it and it caused a mysterious reaction on the metal and I got very ill, should I replace the drain completely?

@truerenegade1095

Жыл бұрын

Vinegar and baking soda is ok for cleaning drain pipe. Vinegar and bleach is a bad idea. In this video, I use boiling vinegar. Next time please google search if you chose to mix any kind of chemicals to prevent health problem. If you able to drain out the water, flush it with water and try boiling vinegar like I showed in this video first. If it working then you save yourself some money, if not, call the plumber to replace the whole thing.

@pnshr88

Жыл бұрын

That mysterious reaction is called Chlorine Gas. And in heavy doses can be lethal. Thank gawd you didn't mix vinegar with ammonia. Smh

My screws are so rusted I can't get them off. Any tips?

@davevalinty4293

Жыл бұрын

Spray the screw with WD 40. Use impact screw driver or use the Philip screw driver, put it on the screw, then take the hammer and strike the screwdriver handle, then turn and hopefully the screw come out.

@truerenegade1095

Жыл бұрын

Impact screwdriver is my first choice and you can buy the set at Harbor Freight for around $15. 2nd choice, Drill out and extract the old screw , replace with new screw and use anti seize when installing in new screw.

I'm not sure but I think the idea is to take some vinegar ... and heat it ... like with some heat ... and then make it boil ... until it's boiling.

@davevalinty4293

2 жыл бұрын

I put 2 cups of vinegar to a kettle that got some calcium built up, boil it, and it cleared up the calcium deposit, then I pour it in the bathtub drain, wait about 5 minutes and the drain is unclogged. So it's 2 for 1 for me.

@whiteknightcat

2 жыл бұрын

@@davevalinty4293 This is way beyond me. Still trying to find heat ... to learn just how to boil water first. Then maybe move up to other things.

Mine stuck

Why did this work

@microwave221

9 күн бұрын

Vinegar is an acid and will gradually dissolve the corrosion and mineral deposits that are seizing the plug in place, and heating it up not only makes the acid work faster, but also causes the metal to expand a bit, possibly helping to break it loose.

I appreciate the video, however I think it's too difficult a job for me, so I'll just use a stopper for now.

Lived in my house for almost 20 years, never had an issue, TODAY had this issue. NOTHING has worked yet. I did the hot vinegar, then baking soda and vinegar 3x, nothing. I have a feeling its 20 years worth of junk in there😭😭😭 Will do CLR and wait till morning, I'm SO drained...(Punt intended).😔🙏😩😭😭😭

@IWBVS

5 ай бұрын

any luck?

@lilCaribbean77

5 ай бұрын

@@IWBVS HEY, THIS was Actually SO funny! My pipe FROZE 🤯🥶 due to a crack in one of our slabs that led to this pipe. It was CRAZY !! Took a blow dryer and hot water to bring everything back to normal. Thank GOD we were able to fix and call it A night. 😁😀🙏🙏🙏

🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Shit did not work