Slow Tub Drainage & Toilet Backup/Bubbles

ballengerb1 · Nov 3, 2009, 07:38 AM

You drain line is clogged downstream of the shower and the toilet. It could be debris coming down the vent stack or just a everyday clog. You can rod the vent stack from the roof with a sewer rodder long enough to reach roof top to basement plus 20'. Where is the landlord in this problem?

Dexember · Nov 3, 2009, 01:37 PM

The Landlord's first response was to buy and put Drain-O down the line and see if that fixed it.

We live in Texas and don't have a basement, so going down the vent shouldn't be too hard right?

One more thing, if we use the Drain-O, should I pour it down the shower drain or the toilet?

ballengerb1 · Nov 3, 2009, 01:41 PM

If you have not used the Draino yet then don't. This will just make rodding more difficult and even dangerous. Draino may work Ok in a kitchen sink trap but not in a 3" or 4" toilet drain. Rod from the roof with a sewer rodder. The LL should be doing all this and paying for it. Show him this site and tell him what was said about the dangers of Draino.

speedball1 · Nov 4, 2009, 07:57 AM

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The Landlord's first response was to buy and put Drain-O down the line and see if that fixed it. One more thing, if we use the Drain-O, should I pour it down the shower drain or the toilet?

As a repair plumber I have never recommended using harsh chemicals. In your drainage system. Besides, they only seem to work in TV commercials and when you try to remove the water you could burn your hands or damage your eyes.
You have two options.
1) You can snake from the lavatory roof vent **OR**
2) pull the toilet and snake from there.
Good luck, Tom

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