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    marycre8s Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 17, 2008, 06:53 PM
    Slow drains and clogged toilet
    I have been snaking my toilet for 25 feet and it still backs up. My sinks are clogging also. Are they all going to the same drain line?
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    May 18, 2008, 05:08 AM
    Hey Mary:

    YUP... most of the time, smaller drains in a bathroom all connect into the toilet pipe.

    Are you on city/town sewer or on a septic tank? What floor is this bathroom on?

    25 feet may not be enough cable down the drain... may need to get longer snake. What size cable on your snake machine?

    Back to you... MARK

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