Help! The cleaning lady somehow disconnected the stopper in my bathroom sink from the lever that moves the stopper up and down. Now its in the down position, a sink full of water and I cant get the stopper out!!
Look under the sink. The drain pipe is called a tailpiece, and sticking out of the back of it is a lever, which is usually connected by a spring clip to the operating rod which you push or pull to operate the drain. Push the lever down; this will raise the stopper to let the water out. Then re-attach the operating rod to the lever.
Use a knife tip in the small ring around the stopper, to lift the stopper drain out the water without flooding your cabinet. Then you can crawl underneath the sink. Loosen the big nut at the back of the drain on the vertical pipe and re set the stopper inside the pipe as the other person has already mentioned. Or you can leave the stopper out until a plumber can help you.
