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| Looks like the style that pops off. Could take a little force if it hasn't been off in years. Be careful not to damage the shower floor. You can put down a towel or small block of wood to pry against if it comes to that.
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| Thanks!! Looks like there may be some caulk there as well, I'll try cutting that away first.
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| There may just be a cone of hair 12" tall which will pull right out of the trap. I'd be surprised if a modern copper or pvc drain would have a blockage requiring much of a drain auger. |
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| Not very often showers are plugged just in the trap, usually buildup down further in the line.
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| Cut the silicon around the drain with a knife first then pop it off. Silicon can be very strong if adhered properly. |
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| Get rid of the silicone and it looks like at the 5 and 11 o'clock position on that drain might be where you can jam a screwdriver to pry up on. Might also use a piece of wood for leverage under the screwdriver for prying. |
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| In the DI AR-15 world, they call it properly staked per mil-spec.
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| We’ve got the Zip-It, my daughter wants to use that first. She’s the one with the long brunette locks.
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| On that grid strainer, the two folded tabs are supposed to secure it in place to the drain assembly. But in reality that sometimes does not happen. Hence the caulk. Possibly a smart slice thru the caulk and then prying with a sharp knife. There should not be caulk, or much caulk, under the strainer. I've never seen a tradesperson embed a grid strainer in caulk.
On one job, the band bathroom at a rock club, I responded to a 'slow shower drain' call. Just removing the grid reveal the issue. A long 'tube' of hair, like the cardboard tube in a box of wax paper, clinging straight down into the trap (the trap was 12" below, under a concrete slab floor, at the ceiling of the room beneath). The blockage came out in one long matted piece. |
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