How to Replace and Install a Bathtub Waste

After you have removed the plug, the bath waste will allow the bath to drain safely. It is connected to the overflow, which allows water to drain away from the bath if it is plugged in too high.

Sometimes, the bath waste can corrode and leak. It is important to replace these parts so that you don't get too much water damage. Other complications.

This article will show you how to change your bath waste and overflow so that you feel confident to complete this simple task on your own.

• Remove the screw from the centre of the slotted waste cover
• Take off the large washer and the slotted waste cover
• Locate the plastic waste connector underneath the bath, and then remove it from the piping
• Disconnect the pipe from the connector and remove the overflow connector rose
• Install a new waste trap under the bath
• Attach a new overflow pipe to the back of the bath.
• Install new waste trap and overflow covers in the bath

Step 1 - Get rid of the old trash

There will be a screw in the middle of your waste cover. You should be able to pull the outer waste cover from the bath by unscrewing it.

You will likely find a large washer under the sink that you should lift out. Make sure to clean out any old sealants so that the new waste can be inserted easily.

Step 2 – Disconnect the pipe and connector

From the bottom of your bath, a plastic pipe runs up to the top of the overflow rise at the end. Connectors are located at each end of the plastic pipe and screwed into the waste trap or the overflow fitting.

Take the pipe out of the connectors. Unscrew the connectors from the respective positions on your bath.

Step 3 – Connect new fittings to the new pipe

Remove the new waste and overflow system and place it in a box.

Recognise the parts and compare them to the fittings that you have just taken off.

Connect the plastic waste to the end of the new pipe. Then, connect the plastic overflow to the other end.

Step 4 – Connect up to the bath

Attach the trap pipe to the bottom of the tub

Place the new cover over the bath and make sure it is securely fastened.

Place the new overflow in the back of your bath, and then screw in the rose/new overflow cover.

Use pliers to adjust the plug-on-chain of the traditional design so that it connects with the overflow rose.