How can I fix it? Click to expand... My thinking is similar but it not actually the plug that's leaking, if it has a built in overflow it could be leaking around the seal of the waste to basin, this happened on my new bathroom sink, stumped me for hours working out how water could escape the sink but not leak out into the under cupboard. Pop up basin thingy won't stay down. For the stopper to stay down, or hold any position for that matter, there must be pressure against the ball on the horizontal rod. The stopper on my bathroom faucet doesn't stay closed. Sorry to be pedantic! 2 posts • … 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, hope you get it sorted Slotted pop-up 'click clack' waste won't stay down: Sanitary Ware: 6: Apr 15, 2016: J: Broken click clack bath waste: DIY Bathroom Remodelling Advice: 2: Nov 22, 2015: R: Press down click clack basin waste: DIY Bathroom Remodelling Advice: 5: Jun 6, 2015: Similar threads; Stuck Click Clack Waste: click-clack plug problem: (3 Posts) Add message | Report. I have a relatively new click clack plug, but it has become stuck in the closed position. 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. A 'pop up' waste has a metal rod behind the tap body. I can see that the silicon band is out of place, which I assume is causing it to jam. The waste is not easy to get to to replace so i'd rather not go down this route. Heelsdown Tue 22-Sep-15 16:09:17. They very rarely work and a lot of Plumbers do use Silicone or Plumbers Mait to form a watertight seal. My click clack waste has got jammed stuck on its way up whcih is stopping it popping up. 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. When you move the rod up and down the waste 'pops up' or down. Click clacks, are as useful as their name is memorable. When I pull the handle up, it just falls back down. 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. click/clack waste fittings, with the overflow running into the slotted waste ... click/clack ..I presume you mean a popup waste . Simply push down the stopper once to close the click clack, and push again to open once more. 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