Convert Trip Lever Bathtub Drain to Push Pull Stopper

If you see a lever sticking out of the overflow plate in your bathtub, this is a trip lever style of tub stopper that controls another mechanism. This lever controls either a plunger style or pop-up type of tub stopper.

For a plunger tub stopper, the lever controls a stopper that falls into the drainpipe junction at the overflow pipe to stop up water and hold it in the tub or release it. A plunger type of style is recognized by a drain that simply has a great cover without a visible stopper over the drain.

A pop up tub stopper is controlled by the lever which is attached to a rocker arm that moves the stopper up or down to plug the tub drain.

Over time, these types of trip lever bathtub stoppers can become corroded or broken or not work quite so well and you may experience water leaking from the tub instead of stopping the water completely like it is intended to do. They can be kind of a pain to repair as you need to remove the overflow plate and pull the linkage out, but this can be well worth it to replace with a simpler style of bathtub stopper.

Removing a Trip Lever Bathtub Stopper

The first thing to do is get a screwdriver to remove the overflow plate but have some rags handy so that you can pull out the overflow plate while lifting it up and pulling the attached linkage and lay on a rag without dirtying the tub.

Once you pull the linkage out, you can easily install a brand-new push-pull stopper like the SimpliQuick® Tub Fix White Finish which installs in just minutes.

Install New Push-Pull Stopper

Watco’s SimpliQuick® Tub Fix White Finish is a revolutionary bathtub stopper designed to install right over your existing drain without the need to remove your current bathtub drain. This makes it easy for do-it-yourselfers of any skill level and can even install right over your tub drain if you have missing, corroded, or broken crossbars. Converting your trip lever tub stopper to the SimpliQuick® Tub Fix White Finish push pull stopper is a good idea to prevent problems with the trip lever and provide a reliable, functional bathtub stopper.

FixMyDrain.com is your one-stop for a high-quality, long-lasting bathtub drain stopper solution. Install with the matching Innovator® Snap-On Overflow Plate in a beautiful white finish option. Contact us with any questions on converting your trip lever tub stopper to Watco’s SimpliQuick® Tub Fix White Finish push-pull bathtub stopper replacement.