Boca Raton Plumber Shares How To Remove Floor Drain Covers Correctly

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How To Remove Floor Drain Covers The Right Way
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There will come a point when youll be required
to remove your floor drains cover. For instance,
it may get clogged up one day and youll realize
that youll have to remove the cover to snake the
pipe.
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The problem is, its not always easy to do this
task. Removing the cover isnt something that you
do frequently. If its always exposed to water,
it will sooner or later get corroded, thus making
it stick stubbornly to the floor.
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Theres no need to panic though because with the
help of several tools, youll surely detach the
cover successfully. For this project, youll need
a good lubricant spray, a hammer, a flathead
screwdriver and a wire coat hanger.
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• When youre ready, spray some lubricant around
  the edges of the floor drain cover. Let the
  lubricant sit for approximately 5 to 10 minutes
  to loosen up the drain cover.

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• If the drain has screws on it, try removing them
  as well before proceeding to the next step.

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• Once the time is up, get your flathead
  screwdriver and insert it into the space between
  the rim of the floor drain cover and the floor.
  Try to pry the cover off with the screwdriver.
  Keep on doing this on all sides until you can
  finally lift the drain cover up.

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• If you fail at loosening the lid with the
  screwdriver, get your wire coat hanger. Thread
  the bent end of the hanger through the one of
  holes of the cover. Bend the wire so that you can
  maneuver it into the hole then move it up and out
  of another hole.

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• Twist the ends of the wire to create some sort
  of a loop. Make sure that the loop has enough
  space to fit your hammers hooks. Youll use it
  to tackle and tug the cover.

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• Insert the hammers hook end through the loop of
  the wire coat hanger. Pull the hammer up to pull
  the wire coat in turn. Keep on tugging and
  pulling while also spraying some lubricant on the
  floor drain cover. Repeat this multiple times
  until you have finally succeeded.

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We hope that you find this DIY guide on how to
remove floor drain covers helpful enough.
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