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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago
Woodthorpe |
"It's a twist in one, not an on a chain one 
Leave it for mr? Unless this is mr in which case I argue your finger skills!"
Lol neither of us can do it but as the person who's hair had blocked it thought I'd ask |
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"In the sink. I cant untwist it......help 
Coathanger
Mr ddc
Am I hanging your coat up when you come to fix the plug? "
Is it one of those Robin Askwith plumbing situations? 
I meant one of the old-fashioned wire coat hangers is the perfect size to fit in place of the triangular bit of metal, then simply pull the shoulder bits! |
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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago
Woodthorpe |
"In the sink. I cant untwist it......help
Coathanger
Mr ddc
Am I hanging your coat up when you come to fix the plug?
Is it one of those Robin Askwith plumbing situations?
I meant one of the old-fashioned wire coat hangers is the perfect size to fit in place of the triangular bit of metal, then simply pull the shoulder bits!"
It's not got shoulders it's a screw in......that's the problem |
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"In the sink. I cant untwist it......help
Coathanger
Mr ddc
Am I hanging your coat up when you come to fix the plug?
Is it one of those Robin Askwith plumbing situations?
I meant one of the old-fashioned wire coat hangers is the perfect size to fit in place of the triangular bit of metal, then simply pull the shoulder bits!
It's not got shoulders it's a screw in......that's the problem"
A screw in plug? In a basin? Never heard of such trickery. Sounds like a dodgy design to me - you'd worry it might get stuck...
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Oh...
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Sorry,
I'll go back to finding names of amusing German Nazi leaders for the other thread... |
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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago
Woodthorpe |
"In the sink. I cant untwist it......help
Coathanger
Mr ddc
Am I hanging your coat up when you come to fix the plug?
Is it one of those Robin Askwith plumbing situations?
I meant one of the old-fashioned wire coat hangers is the perfect size to fit in place of the triangular bit of metal, then simply pull the shoulder bits!
It's not got shoulders it's a screw in......that's the problem
A screw in plug? In a basin? Never heard of such trickery. Sounds like a dodgy design to me - you'd worry it might get stuck...
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Oh...
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Sorry,
I'll go back to finding names of amusing German Nazi leaders for the other thread..."
I might have to smash the sink with a hammer at this rate  |
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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago
Woodthorpe |
"Don't know if it would work. But how about using a plunger on the overflow. It might pop it up? "
I think we must be the only idiots with a plug like this. It's up not down but the waters not draining and when I plunge it the plug pushes down. Need to unscrew it to remove it |
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"Don't know if it would work. But how about using a plunger on the overflow. It might pop it up?
I think we must be the only idiots with a plug like this. It's up not down but the waters not draining and when I plunge it the plug pushes down. Need to unscrew it to remove it "
Ahh, so it is a pop-up, it's just blocked.
Are you sure the mechanism unscrews, it might just need a bit of tugging (fnarr)
See https://youtu.be/vrHolFltxYk |
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"Don't know if it would work. But how about using a plunger on the overflow. It might pop it up?
I think we must be the only idiots with a plug like this. It's up not down but the waters not draining and when I plunge it the plug pushes down. Need to unscrew it to remove it "
you have the new type that screws in to tighten up the gap to stop the water draining
theres 3 types theres the external one that seals on the top of the basin plug hole thats an easy one to do twist it off and pull upwards the other is a pain but can be got out but need thin screwdrivers to prise upwards until it pops off
the third one is a screw type but has a rear plunger to drop the plug into the hole some have a nice habit of screwing these too deep best way to get these out is go underneath where trap is and push upwards with a long screwdriver
so we come back to yours id advise taking trap off getting a bucket underneath and push up from underneath to get the plug back out
a very nice and wet person will be there  |
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By *moothies. OP Couple
over a year ago
Woodthorpe |
"Don't know if it would work. But how about using a plunger on the overflow. It might pop it up?
I think we must be the only idiots with a plug like this. It's up not down but the waters not draining and when I plunge it the plug pushes down. Need to unscrew it to remove it
you have the new type that screws in to tighten up the gap to stop the water draining
theres 3 types theres the external one that seals on the top of the basin plug hole thats an easy one to do twist it off and pull upwards the other is a pain but can be got out but need thin screwdrivers to prise upwards until it pops off
the third one is a screw type but has a rear plunger to drop the plug into the hole some have a nice habit of screwing these too deep best way to get these out is go underneath where trap is and push upwards with a long screwdriver
so we come back to yours id advise taking trap off getting a bucket underneath and push up from underneath to get the plug back out
a very nice and wet person will be there "
Think I'll have to get a man in |
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try this if yours the same as the one in the video
gently push over the plug to the side and then push back to the other side sometimes you need to force them over about 1/4 of an inch and other way 1/4 of an inch is your total movement on them
doing this will help you out then push over puling up a little then over to the other side doing the same if your lucky it will start to rise as you pull it out |
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By *edMan
over a year ago
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I would suggest a valve grinding tool
This is not a sex toy, it will be in hubbies toolkit if he ever worked on engines.
Like a rubber sucker on a stick..
The only other possibility is to get a bit of wood, and a hammer.. Then give the plug a few sharp taps. Try and angle it ever so slightly to unscrew it..
Or take out the water and put a bit of glycerin down there. ( not the nitro type ..) |
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