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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 7663309 India 12/31/2011 11:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Typo on my part: >I thought maybe the plumping vent pipe on room was clogged should be: >I thought maybe the plumping vent pipe on ROOF was clogged The plumbing vent pipe is supposed to provide enough pressure to keep septic gases from backing up into your house. Oddly enough, the toilet downstairs, which is closest to the septic (30' away with small decline angle in pipe) doesn't have any problems flushing. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 7663309 India 12/31/2011 11:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i'm thinking you've created an air pocket somewhere in your system, and that's fucking things up for you Quoting: Anonymous Coward 7789875 i'm no expert, but i'd have a go at trying to blow through the drain on your tub again. worth a try? Hmmm. That is worth a shot. Though I wonder if I'd be better off sucking the tub drain rather than blowing. If indeed an air pocket, blowing would just add more air. though, who knows. guess I could try both methods, flush, then retry with opposite vacuum mode. It would really suck to have a plumber come here, spend 5 minutes fixing it, and then charge me $80 for something asd simple as blowing (or sucking) through tub drain. |
Rastifar143 User ID: 1878174 United States 12/31/2011 11:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You posted on a conspiracy site, so here is your answer. There is a UFO mothership cloaked right above your house which has caused your immediate, surrounding barometric pressure to drop to such levels that your toilet dont work.. Solution, put on a tin foil hat, go out side, shoot your 22 in the air directly above your house.. That should get the mothership to move. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 7970513 United States 12/31/2011 11:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i'm thinking you've created an air pocket somewhere in your system, and that's fucking things up for you Quoting: Anonymous Coward 7789875 i'm no expert, but i'd have a go at trying to blow through the drain on your tub again. worth a try? Hmmm. That is worth a shot. Though I wonder if I'd be better off sucking the tub drain rather than blowing. If indeed an air pocket, blowing would just add more air. though, who knows. guess I could try both methods, flush, then retry with opposite vacuum mode. It would really suck to have a plumber come here, spend 5 minutes fixing it, and then charge me $80 for something asd simple as blowing (or sucking) through tub drain. Don't ask me to explain why, but I have found that when the drain pipe is nearly stopped up, it will siphon the water in the toilet until the siphon breaks. So, I'm going to say it's the drain pipe, and not the vent pipe or the toilet. Try this. Squirt a load of dawn detergent into the toilet bowl(and stir it up) and flush it, do this several times and see if you can wash away the obstruction in the pipe. If it's really in the pipe, don't go crazy with a plunger or you will blow out the toilet seal and then your toilet will leak on the floor. |
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NiNzrez User ID: 6459914 United States 12/31/2011 11:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i'm thinking you've created an air pocket somewhere in your system, and that's fucking things up for you Quoting: Anonymous Coward 7789875 i'm no expert, but i'd have a go at trying to blow through the drain on your tub again. worth a try? Hmmm. That is worth a shot. Though I wonder if I'd be better off sucking the tub drain rather than blowing. If indeed an air pocket, blowing would just add more air. though, who knows. guess I could try both methods, flush, then retry with opposite vacuum mode. It would really suck to have a plumber come here, spend 5 minutes fixing it, and then charge me $80 for something asd simple as blowing (or sucking) through tub drain. Don't ask me to explain why, but I have found that when the drain pipe is nearly stopped up, it will siphon the water in the toilet until the siphon breaks. So, I'm going to say it's the drain pipe, and not the vent pipe or the toilet. Try this. Squirt a load of dawn detergent into the toilet bowl(and stir it up) and flush it, do this several times and see if you can wash away the obstruction in the pipe. If it's really in the pipe, don't go crazy with a plunger or you will blow out the toilet seal and then your toilet will leak on the floor. this is in your upstairs bathrooms? then it is a preasure issue the dawn dish soap this poster sugested is a great idea add it to the toilets, flush, then wait around 1 hr, then flush again try this a few times to see if it works if it does not, go buy some Coca Cola and before you go to sleep tonight, add 1 can to each toilet in your house and flush once, then add 1 can to all of your other drains (both upstairs and downstairs, sinks, bathtubs etc.) and do not run any water in them after you add the cola. let that sit over night while you sleep when you wake up in the morning, 1st thing, run pure hot water in your sinks and tub for 3-5 min, and then after you have done this, flush your toilets a few times i use to re do rentals and we always had drain issues. we used this method all the time and had great suscess with it Join Me On The GLP SOLAR WATCH Thread Thread: SOLAR WATCH * Huge X8.2 Flare Sept. 10, 2017! (Updated Daily) |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 897791 Hungary 12/31/2011 11:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is it! I had the same. Your system can not suck air in so it tries to suck from anywhere else. This makes the noise as you flush your toilet, and this sucks the water away. You will have a congestion if you don't fix this soon, because the "things" will slow down in the pipe and eventually a plug (congestion) will start to build up in some horizontal pipe. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 4833990 United States 12/31/2011 12:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just remember one thing about your drains in your house.. You can Blow a seal in the lines with too much pressure ! This is a bad Idea as you can Blow something deep in the drain line Thread: New way to plunge your toilet! Funny as sh*t LOL! Also remember that older built homes with metal pipes ( instead of ABS ) will corrode over time. If you want to try the Acid way be careful that your not eating away at some of the "build" up that can actually Help seal the pipes. If your using more then a simple "plunger" then you should reconsider using a certified plumber. One hour ( yes I know 100 bucks an hour ) can save you thousands of dollars. I have layed down many of waste pipe before the Slab was poured and can tell ya .. you dont want to blow up a fitting that may or may not have been Glued correctly. I would suggest that you get gallons and gallons of water and keep filling up your bowl ( it should self drain/flush ). If it starts to overflow then you have a clog in the pipe. If it flushes but back burps .. you may have a hole in the pipe system. Remember when you do a self pour flush .. the Bowl will NOT fill to the regular level .. it will be almost empty. Just fill the bowl up to the correct level, flush the tank as normal and see what happens. Get back to us on this.. ( bookmarked ) |
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WTF Paco User ID: 3241949 United States 12/31/2011 03:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You posted on a conspiracy site, so here is your answer. Quoting: Rastifar143 There is a UFO mothership cloaked right above your house which has caused your immediate, surrounding barometric pressure to drop to such levels that your toilet dont work.. Solution, put on a tin foil hat, go out side, shoot your 22 in the air directly above your house.. That should get the mothership to move. It's all about slim chances but a slim chance is better than none. |
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TheRoaminGnome User ID: 5223668 United States 12/31/2011 03:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Zeta's Right Again! I have two toilets on opposite sides of a wall (one in master bedroom, one in main house bathroom). I also had a slow draining tub in the main bathroom. I used a wet/dry vac on the drain in the tub - both sucking and blowing to get any hair clogs out. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 7663309 That solved the tub's slow drain. But now ever since I did that the two toilets have very low water levels and they "gurgle" when you flush them. I thought maybe the plumping vent pipe on room was clogged. I heard squirrels can clog it with acorns. I went on room and stuck an 11' pole down, but didn't feel anything. Obviously would need something longer or run water down it to more fully test it. Do you guys think it's the plumbing vent pipe clogged or was it the sucking/blowing action of the wet/dry vac that perhaps screwed up the pressure or maybe even sucked in material that was partially clogging the vent pipe - causing a worst clog. trying to avoid calling the plumber if I can. Both toilets work, but taking a dump with little water requires cleaning the bowl which is a PITA. p.s. the ballasts inside each toilet is already set so the water level is at its maximum height inside the toilet tank. p.s.s. Could sucking/blowing have messed up the wax seals on the toilets? Doubt the wet/dry vac is that strong though. *This reply is no threat, nor is it meant to be misunderstood nor construed, twisted, bent or otherwise shaped into something it is not. It is not idle nor deliberate nor meant to be taken in any kind of way that would implicate anything other than thoughts of marshmallow clouds, spring mountains or anything else pleasant, yet not illegal. Also note anything you say or do in reply, whether positive, pissed off, bent out of shape or distressed in any human form (disregarding on record mental illnesses) can be held against you in a court of law. Let it further be known that if someone leaves a response that I find derogatory, I reserve the right to piss and moan, cuss, kick objects that don't breath, (sorry PETA) and throw a general temper tantrum without be held responsible for any actions I may say or act out upon |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 4594667 United States 12/31/2011 03:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow! I know this isn't related, but it's amazing the feedback given for this interesting problem of OP's. Kind of makes sense that possible explantions for such odd plumbing problems would be found on this site. As a side note, we had these stupid ass automatic flush toilets at work. Don't even think of installing such insanity! So far they have consumed keys, wallets, badges, cell phones, and who knows what else. They are like traps. If anything falls in them and you reach or move to recover the item it will automatically flush! Toilets from hell. I'm sorry OP I can't offer any other solutions. I think you have a lot of sound advice from many people who have faced plumbing problems. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 7083867 United States 12/31/2011 03:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | don't know about the air bubble theory, but this should also "reset" the pipe below, if you follow me. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 7083867 United States 12/31/2011 03:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow! I know this isn't related, but it's amazing the feedback given for this interesting problem of OP's. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4594667 Kind of makes sense that possible explantions for such odd plumbing problems would be found on this site. As a side note, we had these stupid ass automatic flush toilets at work. Don't even think of installing such insanity! So far they have consumed keys, wallets, badges, cell phones, and who knows what else. They are like traps. If anything falls in them and you reach or move to recover the item it will automatically flush! Toilets from hell. I'm sorry OP I can't offer any other solutions. I think you have a lot of sound advice from many people who have faced plumbing problems. +1 LOL |
lassensage User ID: 8025685 United States 12/31/2011 03:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Check your local hardware store for a line blow out tool..Made of hard rubber that you attach to a garden hose and feed into the line from your house to the septic tank. Once inside the line as far as you can go, you turn on the water, tool expands and seals the line and then squirts pressured water to clear the line. Run water for 1 to 2 minutes, turn off and see if it gurgles and clears, if not feed more line as far as you can and repeat until it does clear. Use rubber gloves and then a bleach solution to clean the hose and tool. Has saved me a half dozen times from line clogs. Not the thing to do with a full septic tank.. Tool Cost me $25, 10 yrs ago..Be sure to get the right size(bigger) for the septic line. I did this first thing on Christmas morning with a house full of company who used wipes and clogged the line. Good luck...great tool if you aren't squeamish. |
Sammie User ID: 2220559 United States 12/31/2011 04:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | love the dawn detergent and coke solutions..... taking a mental note just in case I need to do this sometime in the future. And this being GLP, I was thinking WTF when I read the thread title. I was wondering if someone was going to be asking about spirits using their john. "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow". ~Aesop "Once in a dream I saw a snake swallowing its own tail, it swallowed and swallowed until it got halfway round, and there it stopped and there it stayed, it was stuffed with its own self. Some fix, that. We only have ourselves to go on, and it’s enough…" -Charles Bukowski "Grasping at things can only yield one of two results: Either the thing you are grasping at disappears, or you yourself disappear. It is only a matter of which occurs first." -Goenka |
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BRIEF User ID: 7650676 United States 12/31/2011 04:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Two toilets on opposite walls? So like you and your spouse sit and stare at each other while on the pot? That's just wrong... I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
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