Looking for some help figuring out what I have going on in a tub drain. I'm not a professional plumber - just trying to take care of some home projects myself.
Background: I'm trying to fix a tub that won't fill. There is a plate with a trip lever, but when I removed it there was nothing attached. I fished around behind there with a hanger and felt nothing moving around, so I assume someone removed it or never really installed it. I'm planning to replace that with a new plunger, which I think should be easy enough.
I also noticed the drain is missing a strainer, and want to fix that or install a new drain, but I'm having trouble figuring out what's in there right now. There's a crossbar at the bottom and a vertical piece up the middle - it looks to me like maybe the strainer used to be attached to this vertical piece but broke off, or maybe it was actually a pop up stopper that's now rusted in place?
Any guidance or tips would be appreciated - thanks.
Background: I'm trying to fix a tub that won't fill. There is a plate with a trip lever, but when I removed it there was nothing attached. I fished around behind there with a hanger and felt nothing moving around, so I assume someone removed it or never really installed it. I'm planning to replace that with a new plunger, which I think should be easy enough.
I also noticed the drain is missing a strainer, and want to fix that or install a new drain, but I'm having trouble figuring out what's in there right now. There's a crossbar at the bottom and a vertical piece up the middle - it looks to me like maybe the strainer used to be attached to this vertical piece but broke off, or maybe it was actually a pop up stopper that's now rusted in place?
Any guidance or tips would be appreciated - thanks.