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Message: [QUOTE="Chin Diesel, post: 3132878, member: 34"] Had what I thought would be simple task this morning. Replace bathtub drain since the old one had broken off. Simple twist and pull or push to open or close. No lever. I did accomplish this with one trip to the hardware store which is major bonus point. Even bought a bathtub drain removal tool to add to my tool collection. Double bonus. Got it done in about 90 minutes. But...........................The drain removal tool was worthless since the old one had broken off two of the four braces on the bottom of the old drain. Tool was designed to fit in its grooves in the braces and you just twist. Three problems. Some really old plumber's putty, a very short tool not giving much twisting leverage, and finally the braces were of a softer metal than the tool and broke off. So,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, out came a mallet, plumber's wrench, crescent wrench, dremel tool, shop vac and a few assorted screw drivers. Wife had been out of the house and walked in to bathroom with me standing in the tub with a dremel tool in one hand and shop vac in the other. Yes, she was worried. I had to cut a groove in to the existing hardware attached to the tub drain and slowly chip away with mallet and screwdriver at the old one. Some wiping down and a bit of prep work and new drain installed. Only bit of work left is to find some touch up paint for the porcelain tub from where the dremel jumped the cut line and scored a bit of the tub by the drain. [/QUOTE]

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