Home Bathroom - Remove a Sink Stopper and Cleaning Stopper and Drain
Removing a bathroom sink stopper that is twist off or held by a plunger rod 1.
Try first to remove the stopper by hand with lifting and twisting. If that does not follow the next steps:
- Clear up the bottom of the sink
- Find the horizontal plunger rod (metal rod) with a metal clip holding the stopper in place
- Remove the pivot nut attached to the sink drain. Before unscrewing, put a bowl underneath the pivot nut area to catch any water
- Remove the nut and rod. Now remove the stopper
- Clean:
- Sink stopper
- Pull, clean sink by hand or drain cleaning tools, be careful when putting cleaning objects down the drain
- Run drain under warm/hot water
- Use vinegar or detergent
- Soak the stopper in a soap and water
- Optional: use drain cleaning liquid
- Reassemble the pieces again