Tub Overflow Drain Installation

Frozen drain levers are usually from the corroded bucket gate at the bottom.

Tub overflow drain installation.

The first step to installing bathtub overflow drain is removing the waste and overflow is to remove the overflow cover. Insert the screws into the drain cover s mounting holes and fasten it in place using a. Feed it into the overflow pipe screw the overflow faceplate onto the opening then screw the new drain plate onto the flange. If you re installing a lever style drain insert the plunger and linkage into the hole in the tub wall beneath the faucet.

Tighten drain bolt a to secure. Verify top and bottom tub floor sealing surface is clean flat and smooth prior to assembly. D a b c overflow and drain shoe tube must extend 1 1 5 into drain tee overflow ends. Drain tee tub wall drain.

You usually don t need a tool to do this. The overflow tube is a safety feature that channels water that has overfilled the tub back down into the drain pipes before it can spill over the edge of the tub. You can replace just this plate at your hardware store for a few dollars. The top tub lip must be level.

If you have to hold your drain lever down for the tub to drain it is more than likely the tension spring on the back of the overflow plate. This overflow cover is usually directly above the plug that drains the water on the bottom of the tub. Place the t fitting on the waste drainpipe so that one remaining opening is vertical and the other one is lateral toward the tub. Place the new overflow drain cover against the bathtub s overflow opening and line up the screw holes.

Put the overflow pipe with the overflow elbow attached into one. Step 1 dry fit the pipes without glue. Do not overtighten or drain shoe assembly may be damaged. Thread the linkage through the overflow hole if you have a lever drain.

The removal of the cover is an easier part of the process.