Tub Overflow Drain Installation

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.

Tub overflow drain installation.

You usually don t need a tool to do this. The waste and overflow unit is an l shaped assembly that consists of a drain fitting that sets into the opening in the bottom of the tub connecting to a short horizontal drain pipe that runs to a tee fitting. Feed it into the overflow pipe screw the overflow faceplate onto the opening then screw the new drain plate onto the flange. The top tub lip must be level.

Place the t fitting on the waste drainpipe so that one remaining opening is vertical and the other one is lateral toward the tub. Verify top and bottom tub floor sealing surface is clean flat and smooth prior to assembly. 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. Insert the screws into the drain cover s mounting holes and fasten it in place using a.

Install a bathtub drain and overflow assembly in a new tub when replacing the assembly for a bathroom upgrade. D a b c overflow and drain shoe tube must extend 1 1 5 into drain tee overflow ends. Place the new overflow drain cover against the bathtub s overflow opening and line up the screw holes. If you re installing a lever style drain insert the plunger and linkage into the hole in the tub wall beneath the faucet.

But if the fittings on the overflow tube become loose it can allow water to spill out and drip beneath the tub where it might even ruin the floor or the ceiling in the room below. Step 1 dry fit the pipes without glue. This overflow cover is usually directly above the plug that drains the water on the bottom of the tub. The first step to installing bathtub overflow drain is removing the waste and overflow is to remove the overflow cover.

Frozen drain levers are usually from the corroded bucket gate at the bottom. You can replace just this plate at your hardware store for a few dollars. Put the overflow pipe with the overflow elbow attached into one. Thread the linkage through the overflow hole if you have a lever drain.

Do not overtighten or drain shoe assembly may be damaged.