Upgrade Your Bathroom with New Tub Fixtures

Upgrading your bathroom can go a long way to adding value to your home and providing additional comfort for your family. If your bathtub fixtures are dingy or corroded, it takes away from the look of the entire bathroom. Replacing worn-out tub fixtures like a bathtub stopper and the overflow plate is one of the simplest things you can do to upgrade the look of your whole tub and add some sparkle to one of the most used rooms in the house.

Replace the Overflow Plate with the Tub Stopper

Your bathtub stopper might be the first thing you notice, as no matter what type of tub stopper you have, it takes a lot of wear and tear on a daily basis. Over time bathtub stoppers can become dingy, worn out, or even broken. Replacing your tub stopper gives a facelift to your bathtub and can improve the functionality of your water flow if your tub stopper isn’t working as it should be.

When you consider replacing your bathtub stopper, don’t forget about the overflow plate. This oftentimes circular plate sits directly above the bathtub drain and has an open gap in the bottom to allow water to flow into the overflow tube in case the bathtub starts overflowing with water. This handy little fixture can often be overlooked and normally does not need a lot of attention.

When replacing your bathtub stopper, however, you should also replace the bathtub overflow plate to finish off the look of your bathtub.

Watco offers a wide selection of bathtub stoppers and overflow plates that anyone can install in just minutes. Watco bathtub stoppers are known for providing high quality, long-lasting performance and come with a five-year limited warranty. The SimpliQuick® Tub Fix White Finish is one of the easiest bathtub stoppers to install, and Watco’s Innovator Snap-On® White Finish Overflow Plate is available in the same finish with the same easy installation.

FixMyDrain.com is committed to helping you solve your bathtub drain and stopper problems with quality products that are easy to install. Order your SimpliQuick® Tub Fix White Finish today with a matching Innovator® Snap-On White Finish Overflow Plate to upgrade your bathtub and give your bathroom a facelift.

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.

It does not have to be a hassle to repair your bathtub drain yourself, even if you have not tackled many DIY projects in the past. Watco provides the easiest solution for do-it-yourselfers that want to fix their bathtub drain without calling in professional help. With Watco bathtub drain repair parts like the SimpliQuick® Tub Fix White Finish, anyone can upgrade their bathtub with a simple replacement stopper, with no prep work and no big hassle.

Easiest DIY Bathtub Stopper Replacement Solution

Tackling a bathtub drain repair yourself at home is easy with the right products and instructions. Watco is a name known by professional plumbers for offering high-quality products that also provide simple installation. When replacing your bathtub stopper, choose a Watco tub stopper replacement such as the SimpliQuick® Tub Fix White Finish that can easily install right over your existing drain without moving your current bathtub drain strainer body.

Removing Existing Bathtub Stopper

The first thing to do to replace your bathtub stopper is to remove your current tub stopper. You need to first identify the type of bathtub stopper that you have to know the best way to remove it. The most common types of bathtub stoppers include:

• Lift and turn - Easily turn the knob to open or close the tub stopper.

• Push pull - Simply pull up on the style to drain water and push it down to seal water in the tub.
• Foot activated - Just step on this tub stopper to pop it open or another time to push it closed, also called a toe-touch stopper.

The following types of bathtub stoppers are indicated by a trip lever protruding out of the overflow plate:

• Pop-up - This type of stopper moves up and down when the trip lever is moved which controls an additional rocker arm attached to the stopper covering the drain.

• Plunger - This type of bathtub stopper is also indicated by a trip lever protruding from the drain and also by a drain cover over the drain hole without a visible stopper. The lever moves a plunger up and down inside the overflow drain, which stops the water and holds it in the tub.

Once you identify the type of tub stopper you have, it’s easy to remove with simple household tools, usually needing nothing more than a screwdriver. Once you remove your bathtub stopper, the easiest way to replace it is with the SimpliQuick® Tub Fix White Finish solution by Watco.

FixMyDrain.com offers the SimpliQuick® Tub Fix White Finish along with video instructions on how to remove your current stopper and how to install this innovative tub stopper replacement. Choose a matching Innovator® Snap-On White Finish Overflow Plate replacement that is just as easy to install and replaces any single-hole or two-hole overflow plates. Contact us with any questions and don’t put off your tub repair any longer with the easiest tub stopper replacement by Watco.