Drain stuck in closed position

Good tips, but I haven't seen this answered yet. We just bought a house with a Maax tub. The drain is not a pop down, pop up deal. You push in a button in the overflow to raise the drain plug. But the vacuum of the drain pulls it down again. So you have to hold the plug in the entire time it takes to drain. I'm told something can be adjusted for this, but I'm not a plumber, and so far it's not obvious.

First of all, close the door and press Cancel. (Or if your dishwasher has the controls that are hidden under your counter ledge when you close the door, then press Cancel first and then close the door. Do you hear anything? Is the drain pump trying to run? If so, then start at your garbage disposal and work backwards. If you got a new garbage disposal installed, make sure that you (or the installer) remembered to knock out the hard-plastic plug at the end of the dishwasher connector port. Also make sure you don't have a clog right there. If that's okay, then check the drain hose (or air-break, if you have one) for clogs. If that's okay, then the next most likely suspect is the drain pump, but it may not be bad; there could just be something hard (a foreign piece of plastic or glass) stuck in the check valve or stuck in the pump itself that is keeping the impeller from turning. In either case you will have to remove the drain pump to fix or replace it. But first either siphon the water out of the sump area or use a wet vac to suck out the water from the sump area. Then you can remove the end of the drain hose and check there. If that's okay, you can remove the drain pump by finding and pressing on the release button or lever, and turning it 1/8 turn counter-clockwise, If there's an obstruction, you will find it now. If no obstruction, then replace the drain pump.

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First of all, close the door and press Cancel. (Or if your dishwasher has the controls that are hidden under your counter ledge when you close the door, then press Cancel first and then close the door.) Do you hear anything? Is the drain pump trying to work? If so, then start at your garbage disposal and work backwards. If you got a new garbage disposal installed, make sure that you (or the installer) remembered to knock out the hard-plastic plug at the end of the dishwasher connector port. Also make sure you don't have a clog right there. If that's okay, then check the drain hose (or air-break, if you have one) for clogs. If that's okay, then the next most likely suspect is the drain pump, but it may not be bad; there could just be something hard (a foreign piece of plastic or glass) stuck in the check valve or stuck in the pump itself that is keeping the impeller from turning. In either case you will have to remove the drain pump to fix or replace it. But first either siphon the water out of the sump area or use a wet vac to suck out the water from the sump area. Then you can remove the end of the drain hose and check there. If that's okay, you can remove the drain pump by finding and pressing on the release button or lever, and turning it 1/8 turn counter-clockwise, If there's an obstruction, you will find it now. If no obstruction, then replace the drain pump.

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There are two designs of these drains. One has a small set screw that has to be loosened to allow the plug to be removed. The other has a threaded post. By closing the drain plug and then turning it counter clockwise the post will unscrew and the drain plug will lift out. Hope this helps.
. Bob

Hi Mary,sounds like your drain stopper may not be closing tight.Try removing the stopper by turning it counter clockwise,then jam a small rag in the drain as tight as you can to stop the water and fill the tub.If it still leaks then the drain plug where the stopper goes may have to be re-sealed or one of the jets may have a leak.If the tub is over a ceiling do not keep re-filling the tub you will cause major water damage to the rooms below.

It should be easy. You should be able to unscrew the stopper and take it out. The part of the drain that sits inside the tub screws in to the drain under the tub. It takes a special tool to remove it but you can use either two screwdrivers or is the opening is big enough the handle of your pliers and put them in the drain. If you look inside the drain there are two or three braces that go across and that is where you need to put the pliers or screwdriver in to get it to turn out. You can either get a new gasket or some plumbers putty and repair it. I hope that helped.

Hi,
Unless you can get to the bottom of the tub either through the floor below or the wall in front of the tub.... you do not want to do that...
To change it you may need to change some of the piping to the tub drain....
It is possible that you can take a needle nose pliers and turn the tub piece out by sticking the pliers through the webing in the tub drain and turn the CCW also.....but if the bottom piece is not the same thread.. or the piece moves... you may not be able to get the new piece started and then your in BIG trouble...

heatman101

take out the overflow (trip lever)and send the snake down there

You must turn it counter clockwise.If there isn't any of the cross left you have two options you can take a small hack saw and cut 3 or 4 slits in the drain lip, being careful not to scratch the tub. Then pry the lip up very carfully with a small flat screw driver & pliers.You should be able to unscrew it now.Or if you have access to the waste and overflow, behind the front of the tub you can remove the overflow, (its the piping with the cover plate at the top of the tub) and move the waste shoe from side to side,to loosen the drain up. [thats the part the drain screws into] I would try my 1st solution.You would most likely have to replace the waste & overflow and maybe the trap with the 2nd. Good Luck.

You need to run a snake through the overflow. I'm sure there is hair that is caught in it. You remove the overflow cover. The p-trap is just about 8 to 12 inches below. There isn't a need to go any further but it doesn't hurt.