{ "id": "bath-pop-up-plug-69mm", "sku": "bath-pop-up-plug-69mm", "title": "69mm Chrome Click Clack Bath Pop Up Plug", "slug": "bath-pop-up-plug-69mm", "price": 12.99, "currency": "GBP", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "sink-and-bath-plugs", "category_label": "Sink & Bath Plugs", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.09 kg", "images": [ "https://ezydrains.co.uk/dropship-images/sink-and-bath-plugs/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm/main-bath-pop-up-plug-69mm.jpg", "https://ezydrains.co.uk/dropship-images/sink-and-bath-plugs/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm-2.jpg", "https://ezydrains.co.uk/dropship-images/sink-and-bath-plugs/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm-3.jpg", "https://ezydrains.co.uk/dropship-images/sink-and-bath-plugs/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm-4.jpg", "https://ezydrains.co.uk/dropship-images/sink-and-bath-plugs/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm-5.jpg", "https://ezydrains.co.uk/dropship-images/sink-and-bath-plugs/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm-6.jpg", "https://ezydrains.co.uk/dropship-images/sink-and-bath-plugs/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm-7.jpg", "https://ezydrains.co.uk/dropship-images/sink-and-bath-plugs/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm-8.jpg" ], "description_short": "A chrome plated alloy cover over a solid brass click clack bolt, with rubber seal rings for a tight close and a quick, no-fuss drain.", "description": "The problem nobody talks about until it annoys them\n\nYou run a bath, get in, and twenty minutes later the water is somewhere around your waist instead of your shoulders. Nothing dramatic happened. The plug just stopped doing its one job properly.\n\nWorn bath plugs fail slowly. The rubber seal hardens and stops pressing flat. The spring in a cheap bolt loses tension and the cover will not stay down. Chrome plating flakes off in little silver chips that end up in the drain. None of it stops you using the bath, but it does turn a relaxing soak into a slow disappointment, and it wastes hot water every single time.\n\nThe good news is that this is one of the cheapest fixes in the whole house. A bath pop up plug is a self-contained part. You are not touching pipework, not getting under the bath, and not calling anyone out. You unscrew the old one and screw in the new one.\n\nWhat a click clack plug actually does\n\nThe mechanism is older and simpler than most people assume. A threaded bolt screws into the cross bar sitting in the centre of your bath waste. On top of that bolt is a spring-loaded cover. Press it down and a small catch locks it in the closed position against a rubber seal. Press it again and the catch releases, the spring lifts the cover, and the water runs away.\n\nThat click as it latches is where the click clack name comes from. It is not a gimmick. It is you hearing the catch engage, which tells you the seal is properly set.\n\nThis particular plug uses a 69mm chrome plated alloy cover over a solid brass bolt. The material split matters. The cover is the bit you see, so it is plated for looks and corrosion resistance. The bolt is the bit that works, so it is brass, which stays dimensionally stable in constant damp and keeps its spring strength. Rubber seal rings sit between the moving assembly and the waste to make the actual water seal.\n\nThe one measurement that decides everything\n\nBefore anything else, measure your drain hole. Not the plug you currently have, the hole itself.\n\nThis plug is made for a standard 43mm bath drain. The 69mm figure in the name refers to the visible cover on top, not the hole. Those two numbers confuse people constantly. A 69mm cover sits over a 43mm opening, overlapping the rim so it seals and looks finished.\n\nTake a tape measure, pull the old plug out, and measure straight across the inside of the opening at its widest point. If you get something very close to 43mm, you are in standard territory. If you get something noticeably smaller, you are probably looking at a basin waste rather than a bath waste, and this is not the part for you.\n\nWorth repeating, because it is the single most common ordering mistake: this is a bath plug. It is not suitable for a basin, a cloakroom washbasin or a small hand sink. Those take different, smaller fittings.\n\nWho this suits\n\nAnyone with an existing click clack bath waste where the plug itself has worn out is the obvious candidate. You keep the waste body and the pipework, swap the plug, and the problem goes away.\n\nLandlords and anyone managing a rental get good value here, because bath plugs are a standard wear item between tenancies and the cost of replacing one is trivial compared with the complaints you avoid. Buying a few at once makes sense.\n\nIt also suits people doing a light bathroom refresh. New taps and a shiny new plug cover change how a tired bathroom reads without touching tiles or suites. A dull, pitted old plug drags the whole room down more than you would expect.\n\nWho it does not suit: anyone whose waste body itself is cracked, loose or leaking at the joint under the bath. A new plug will not fix a failing waste. If water is appearing on the floor or in the ceiling below rather than just dropping in the tub, that is a different job.\n\nHow to choose between the options out there\n\nThere are more differences between bath plugs than the pictures suggest.\n\nCore material. This is the big one. Brass cores hold tension. Plastic and thin pressed-metal cores go soft, and you end up pressing the cover two or three times before it latches. If you are comparing a brass bath plug bolt against a plastic one at a similar price, take the brass.\n\nCover size. Covers vary from around 60mm up past 70mm. A cover that is too small will not sit over the rim properly and will not seal. A cover much larger than needed can look clumsy on a small bath. Matching to your waste is more important than matching to your taste.\n\nFinish. Chrome is the default because it matches the majority of taps and wastes. If your bathroom is brushed nickel or matt black throughout, a chrome cover will stand out. This one is listed as silver from its chrome plated alloy finish.\n\nServiceability. A plug with a detachable, slotted bolt set is far easier to live with. Hair and soap scum build up under every bath plug ever made. Being able to unscrew it, rinse it and refit it in two minutes is the difference between a plug that works for years and one you throw away in a year.\n\nFitting it without any drama\n\nPull the old plug out. If it is a screw-in type, turn it anticlockwise until it comes free. Some are stiff from limescale, in which case a gentle wiggle while turning usually breaks them loose.\n\nClean the seat. Wipe around the rim of the waste opening and clear out any hair or grey sludge sitting in the cross bar. A seal only works against a clean surface.\n\nThread the new bolt in by hand, turning clockwise. Go until it feels seated, then stop. Over-tightening is the most common fitting error, and it prevents the cover rising high enough to drain quickly.\n\nTest it. Press down and listen for the click. Run a little water and check the level holds for a few minutes. Press again and watch it drain. If the water is sluggish, back the bolt off a fraction and retest. If it will not latch, tighten it a fraction. You are looking for a sweet spot, and it rarely takes more than two adjustments to find.\n\nKeeping it working\n\nRinse the cover after a bath and wipe it dry. That single habit prevents most water spotting and limescale marks on chrome.\n\nEvery few weeks, unscrew the bolt set, pull out the hair that has gathered, rinse everything under warm water and put it back. This is the maintenance that actually matters, because hair in the mechanism is the number one cause of a plug that stops latching.\n\nUse mild soap only. Bleach, scouring pads and aggressive limescale products all attack chrome plating and harden rubber. If you have serious scale, use a gentle descaler briefly and rinse thoroughly afterwards.\n\nIf the seal eventually hardens and starts weeping, that is the rubber ageing rather than the mechanism failing. At the price of a whole new plug, replacing the lot is usually simpler than hunting down a replacement ring.\n\nThe short version\n\nMeasure your bath drain hole first. If it is the standard 43mm, this 69mm chrome click clack bath plug will screw straight in and give you a proper seal again.\n\nThe brass bolt is what makes it worth having over the cheapest option on the shelf, because brass keeps its spring and does not go soft in a wet bathroom. Rubber seal rings do the watertight work, and the detachable bolt means you can clean the whole thing in a couple of minutes.\n\nIt is a bath part. Not a basin part. Get that one check right and the rest is a five-minute job that gets your hot bath staying hot again.", "llm_summary": "The JZK 69mm bath pop up plug (model 78732) is a click clack style bath stopper. The cover is chrome plated alloy measuring 69mm in diameter, and the plug bolt is solid brass with rubber seal rings for a watertight close. Listed product dimensions are 6.9cm wide by 6.8cm high, with an item weight of 0.09 kg. It is made in China. The plug screws into a standard 43mm bath drain hole and operates by pressing the cover to seal and pressing again to drain. The bolt set is detachable for cleaning. It is intended for baths only and is not suitable for basins or sinks. Colour is listed as silver. Exact packaged dimensions and any warranty are not specified by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "14-day right to cancel from delivery under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, buyer pays return postage; the refund may be reduced if the item has been used beyond normal handling; Consumer Rights Act 2015 rights for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "EzyDrains Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://ezydrains.co.uk/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm/", "canonical_url": "https://ezydrains.co.uk/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm/", "json_url": "https://ezydrains.co.uk/api/products/bath-pop-up-plug-69mm.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }