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Stuck plug

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UnsocialBat · 17/03/2024 23:45

My bathroom sink plug is stuck closed. It's a push plug (push to close, push again to open). I've not been able to find any videos with the same type of top to the plug, this one doesn't seem to screw off at the top. I have managed to get the pipe underneath off and it's an interdental brush jammed in the plug mechanism from previous homeowners! I can't get the brush out, it's well and truly jammed and unsure how to get the whole plug out. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Hoping to avoid having to get a plumber if possible

Stuck plug
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Luckycloverz · 18/03/2024 01:17

Is there any gap under rim of the plug to gently put flat head screwdriver under to force up? Ours is similar and occasionally gets stuck!

Smokeysgirl · 18/03/2024 01:27

I had the same problem and just kept pushing on it. I had to do it for ages before it suddenly sprang open but it did eventually open.

youngdinosaur · 18/03/2024 02:02

You need a little sucker on there.
Maybe you have a little enough plunger under the sink? Or a toy gun with a strong enough dart? But this is the best...
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Clip that on and wobble up and down until free. You can also unscrew it, if needed.
Once you've got it lifted, wind the disk off and ďunk a generous amount of thick bleach down the plug onto the guts of it - it is only buildup causing it to stick and a few good drinks of bleach should sort that.
Best of luck.
Cheers

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