Plumbing question

[fivemack]

I am particularly fond of long deep bubble-baths with an undemanding book.

Sadly, for the last few weeks I have been thwarted because my bath-plug has developed a hole. I bought a replacement thing purporting to be a bath plug from John Lewis, but it is of not quite the right shape and hence readily dislodged by currents of water, a defect essentially fatal to a bath plug.

What I can't see is how you replace a bath-plug-on-a-chain: the chain seems attached irrevocably to a triangular thing which is attached very firmly to the side of the bath. I guess the triangular thing would come apart if attacked vigorously with pliers of sufficient force, but am not confident enough that this is reversible to try it.

I suppose I pay the price of a return flight to Peru monthly so that I can ring the landlord and cause Tucker Gardner's pet plumber to be scheduled to solve the problem.

Comments

[ellarien]

What brrm said. It's the same principle recommended for jump rings in beading; grip one side with each hand and twist gently. Though if the break is inside the tunnel through the anchor point that may not be possible and you'd have to pull the sides apart.