Pop up waste doesn't pop up

[Disroyal]

Had a pop-up waste installed by plumber a while back, and it's never really worked properly.

The lever is built into the tap, and feels really loose, always returning to a central position whether you pull it up or push it down.

The actual plug bit only moves a couple of millimetres even though the lever only moves a couple of centimetres.

The plug doesn't hook onto the horizontal bar connecting the lever to the plug - it just has a flat foot plate that rests on top of the bar.

If I tighten the ball joint nut then I get no real movement, but if I loosen it then the whole thing goes wobbly and the plug doesn't move at all.

Any help welcome,

Cheers

 

[seco services]

lift the plug out of the hole and it will have an adjustable screw on the bottom.

sounds like its not adjusted right to the push/pull lever

 

[bellairaphon]

it may not have been tightened up correctly or not in the hole inside the waste connection. simple enough to do.

 

[mikeyd]

After you fix it, try to get into the habit of pushing the plug down to close it instead of pulling the lever up. It should last longer that way.