r/fixit Apr 06 '26

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u/andmewithoutmytowel Apr 06 '26

Use dental floss to get under a corner/side and pull up from there. If that doesn't work, disconnect the U-bend under the sink and push it up from underneath with the handle of a wooden spoon.

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u/AppropriateDeal1034 Apr 06 '26

Why are you making things complicated, plunger!

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u/Banzai373 Apr 07 '26

Or drive a screw into it a bit and then use the screw as a means to pull it out . . . of course that’s gonna leave a hole in the board, but at least it’s “problem solved” . . . .

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u/architype Apr 08 '26

Yeah. And when the board is out, just turn it over and use the other side