Pop Up Waste

[The Medway Handyman]

The Pop Up waste in my bathroom basin has suddenly decided not to stay down - it just springs back up again.

Any ideas?

[Scott M]

Beats them going down and not coming up again. Gimme a proper basin plug any day.

[Cursitor Doom]

Tried blocking up the hole with Plumber's Mait?

[John Rumm]

For the price, its hardly worth titting about too much - if there is no obvious gunk stuck in the works, I would replace it.

[Bob Minchin]

Maybe you should call in a local handyman - he would be bound to know what to do! :-)

[Richard]

+1

[Roger Mills]

Have you had a look at the operating rod under the basin to make sure that nothing's interfering with it - or hanging on it?!

[John Rumm]

I was assuming this was one of the spring loaded jobbies rather than the one driven by rods etc.

[Tricky Dicky]

I had a similar problem with the one we inherited with the new house. It ha s a pull up handle attached to a rod, whatever held it up initially no long er worked so unscrewing the small knob at the top allowed me to secure a ru bber tap washer on the rod. Now all I do is pull the handle up and push the washer down to stop the handle dropping down until the weight of water on the pop up keeps it in place.

Richard

[The Medway Handyman]

Correct!

[ARW]

Disgusting. The pair of you stealing unbelivers chance to take the piss.