Toothpaste lid down plug hole - trapped by lever rod

[dovetail22uk]

I dropped a lid from my daughter's toothpaste down the plug hole and can't get it back out as it is trapped under the rod from the plug lever thingy. We're in a rented house and the pedastal seems to be secured to the floor so we can't move it!

Does anyone have any ideas please? Things have got more and more clogged down there and now the water is very reluctant to drain away....

 

[picasso]

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unscrew the bit with the arrow and you should be able to pull the lever out far enough to retrieve the top.

 

[dovetail22uk]

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unscrew the bit with the arrow and you should be able to pull the lever out far enough to retrieve the top.

many thanks - but does that mean I need to get the pedestal off? It's fixed to the wall and it would mean ripping it out (unhappy landlord...) The only way I can get into the plug hole is from the top it seems...

 

[picasso]

Its unusual not to have any access at all to the trap ect, long nosed pliars and some patience might be your best bet at the moment.

 

[dovetail22uk]

I think we've had a really dodgy plumber put it in!

Many thanks for the advice - I'll look forward to a bit of swearing over it in the next few days!

 

[dovetail22uk]

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unscrew the bit with the arrow and you should be able to pull the lever out far enough to retrieve the top.

i managed to get in enough around the back and it only bl**dy worked! got the slimy little thing out - and didn't even have to get a man to help!

thank you very much