Once in a while, I need to unclog my kids' bathroom sink because it is clog up with toothpaste. It isn't hard to do. Just remove the sink stopper and clean it. But the stopper is locked by the pivot rod so I need to unscrew the pivot nut to unlock the stopper. Therefore, I also need to remove the stuffs inside the sink vanity to prevent them from getting dirty.
It would be much better if I don't need to remove the pivot rod under the sink but instead remove the stopper from top.
I come up with a simple trick that I use which I never saw elsewhere.
The stopper has a loop which allows the pivot rod to pass through so it can pop the stopper after it is depressed. By cutting the loop, I can remove the stopper by rotating it 90 degrees and pull up. See the pictures below:
After the mod, the stopper change from a loop into a hook. I like to inside the stopper in a way that the hook is toward the back of the sink so it will not come loose easily. The stopper can still be popped by the lift rod handle and the stopper does not come loose unless I rotate it 90 degrees.
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