Clogged Bathtub Drain Diagram. Besides the kitchen sink, a bathtub drain receives a great deal of abuse. This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to fix a slow draining tub. (See below for tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http.
Clogged drains are a simple fact of life. Even more annoying is taking a shower and having to stand in an inch or two of dirty water until you finish because the water just isn't going down. Unfortunately there isn't any way to send everything that goes down the drain into another dimension and magically solve the problem, but if you employ these two tips you'll at least avoid the problem.
Preventing drain clogs involves very little work.
Have you ever had a clogged drain?
Click here to learn three easy ways you can unclog your bathtub drain on your own. To close and open the drain With a pop-up drain, linkage forces the drain stopper up or down by way of a rocker arm. After you have fixed the bathtub drain, you should work on preventing or reducing the chances of it happening again—see my suggestions at the bottom of the page.