Plumbing – How to remove the stopper from the sink

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As you can see in the picture, in my infinite wisdom, I managed to block the kitchen sink with the stopper by placing it upside down in the sink, now I can't take the stopper out… Oops. Any suggestions on how I could take the stopper out, so I could use the sink again?

The stopper has a vertical wall running through its center roughly 1 cm tall, I was thinking I could pull the darn thing out by latching onto this surface with a grip of some kind. I couldnt do this with my fingers alone.

Inverted Stopper in the sink

Best Answer

You need to use a pair of long nose pliers like this:

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There is also a good bet that an ordinary pair of pliers would do the trick as well:

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