How do you clean a standing shower drain?

Mix together 1 cup of vinegar (distilled white vinegar works best) and 1 cup of baking soda. First, pour boiling water down the drain to loosen; then follow with the baking soda-vinegar mixture and wait 15 minutes. Rinse with more boiling water.

How do you remove snap in shower drain cover?

For a snap in cover, spray lubricant along the edges of it as well. Let it settle down into the threads. Insert the needle-nose pliers into the openings of the drain cover, firmly grip the pliers, twist it towards the left, and pull it out. Use an additional lubricant during removal if necessary.

What is a push up drain?

The push-to-close drain plug is a convenient device that does not require any mechanical parts, such as the lever for a pull-up drain plug. To close the drain plug, you simply push it down. Push on the drain plug again and it will pop up to release the water. The spring mechanism in the drain plug eventually will wear out.

What are the parts of a bathtub drain?

The tub drain stopper is also part of the bathtub drain assembly, which controls when the water can flow out of the bathtub through the main drain. The main portion of the bathtub drain assembly is a pipe that runs horizontally under the bathtub.

What is a sink pop up?

Pop-ups are simple mechanical devices that use a system of links and levers to move a drain stoppers up and down to seal a sink bowl or bathtub. Bathroom sink pop-ups are raised and lowered with a lift knob or lever, usually located on or near the faucet body.

What is shower drainage?

A shower pan is a shower drainage option that involves catching and directing shower wastewater. The location of the shower pans is below the floor. It can be made of plastic, fiberglass, rubber-lined, or metal. The pan drains trough a tube that either connects to the wastewater system or with pipes that irrigate plants or food crops.