For the stopper to stay down, or hold any position for that matter, there must be pressure against the ball on the horizontal rod. I have one of those and had no problem with any leakage but I think I ... the plug is down - leave it out and the sink won't hold water, You Are Here: Home > DIY Forum Home > DIY and Home Improvement Forums > Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum > Help to Fix a Click Clack Plug that won't Stay Down; Help to Fix a Click Clack Plug that won't Stay Down. In the trade the waste you've described is called a spring seal, clicker or a click-clack. After 3 years of good service, the plug in the pop-up waste in a bathroom basin won't stay down/closed for more than 30 seconds. I can see that the silicon band is out of place, which I assume is causing it to jam. 2 posts • … Heelsdown Tue 22-Sep-15 16:09:17. A 'pop up' waste has a metal rod behind the tap body. The stopper on my bathroom faucet doesn't stay closed. My click clack waste has got jammed stuck on its way up whcih is stopping it popping up. hope you get it sorted When you move the rod up and down the waste 'pops up' or down. The culprit is the pivot nut that holds the horizontal (pivot) arm onto the popup assembly. The waste is not easy to get to to replace so i'd rather not go down this route. It takes me 2 minutes to shave, and in that time the plug pops up 4 or 5 times. I've tried removing the waste pipe from below and giving it a push, but not 100% if this is the correct thing to do or whether there is a mechanism I need to fiddle with. (3 Posts) Add message | Report. How can I fix it? They very rarely work and a lot of Plumbers do use Silicone or Plumbers Mait to form a watertight seal. Click clacks, are as useful as their name is memorable. Simply push down the stopper once to close the click clack, and push again to open once more. These 'click clack' wastes or any waste for that matter often come with foam washers which are designed to form a perfect seal against the china. Pop up basin thingy won't stay down. click/clack waste fittings, with the overflow running into the slotted waste ... click/clack ..I presume you mean a popup waste . I have a relatively new click clack plug, but it has become stuck in the closed position. Its jammed tight and I cant seem to depress it or unscrew the top off. When I pull the handle up, it just falls back down. Sorry to be pedantic! I have one of those plug things that you just push for it to go up and down, it's not the type that has a separate lever. 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