Installing Bathtub Drain

You can replace just this plate at your hardware store for a few dollars.

Installing bathtub drain. In a previous video they show you how to remove an old cast iro. Whether you re fixing a faulty drain or upgrading your hardware installing a new drain is a fairly straightforward job. In this video house flipping brothers dave and rich show you how to install a bathtub drain. Installing a new drain flange requires removal of.

After removing the old stopper take out the old drain flange or the housing that connects the tub and drain to the pipe below. Insert the fitting into the bathtub drain opening making sure to center it. The drain flange installs by threading it to the bathtub s drain shoe which is a length of pipe that connects to the waste and overflow pipes. Next set the tub in place and secure it to the studs using the vertical lip around the outside of it.

This instructable is to help people who are first timers like me this is the first time i have attempted any plumbing repairs and the videos are a little wonky let me know in the comments if you have any suggestions to make this job easier the too. Here are a few bathtub drain schematics and bathtub plumbing diagrams. Install the new tub drain fitting. A good way to avoid cross threading is to start tightening by hand first.

Cover the underside of the new flange with plumbers putty then twist it into the drain opening. Replacing bath tub drain. To install a bathtub start by installing a 2 by 4 inch ledger board to the length of the wall that the long edge of the tub will be against. Apply a generous band of plumber s putty to the bottom of the flange on the new fitting.

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. How did this project turn out.