Shower Drain Plate Fastening ?

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Hi,Have an older fiber-glass (I think) shower stall.Want to replace the flat cover plate with the slots that covers the drain hole.Thought it was the typical thing with two screw holes, and about 3" in Dia.But, surprised to see that's it is around 4" in diameter, and NO screws or screw holesin the plate.Don't want to break anything by forcing it up.How are these things (likely) fastened, therefore ?- epoxied in ?- some kind of simple expansion clamp that will allow the plate to come up if forced, just a little ?Or,... ?Really don't want to break anything down there.Thanks,Bob

marks542004 · Accepted Answer

On one of mine it is a part of the drain pipe. Its a one piece flange that has a piece that threads on underneath to secure it to the shower pan.

Yours may be different but I would not start forcing things .

hilary · Answer

Mine has a plate which snaps in, and needs no screws to keep it in place. Once a year I pop it up with a screw driver and check for clogs, calcium build-up, etc., and then just snap it back down. HOWEVER, I make no assumptions that yours is the same way, although if there are no obvious screws, what would be holding it in? Cementing it in permanently seems odd, since these drains can clog, but, as always, YMMV.

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rain.howard · Answer

Robert,Generally speaking, if it is a 4 inch round cover with small squareholes in a circular pattern covering your shower drain, it is mostlikely just a pop in cover plate. If your shower is of farely newconstruction (i.e built in the last 15 years) it most likely is thistype of cover. Gently pry up in the edge of it with a small screwdriver or knife and you should find that it moves quite easily. If youwant to check to see if it is this type of cover you can insert a screwdriver into the holes and attempt to turn it. If it spins freely thenit should pop right out. If it spins with a little more difficulty thenit may be threaded into your drain but this method works well forremoval unless you want to go to the store and buy a tool you will onlyuse

Oren · Answer

One way is the drain is screwed on the flange. Being careful. I used the handles of a set of pliers held vertical and try to turn counter clock wise. YMMV.

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