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washing machine backed up into powder room toilet on main floor

I saw something similar to this problem, so I hope I am not duplicating.

I was washing clothes and noticed when it was draining that I heard gurgling in my kitchen sink. The sounds were coming from the kitchen sink, but no water back up. I walked to where the washer is located and looked across the hallway to the powder room and the toilet was full of water from the washer. It was only washer water because it was grey black, and I was washing black items. It continued to rise until it was running over. The washer was going into the spin cycle. I stopped the washer. I live in a two story house but this was on the main level and there is only one toilet on that level. The twist is I went upstairs and the toilets looked ok so I flushed the one in my bedroom bath. The downstairs toilet started to run over again. It kept coming so I ran and cut the main water valve for the house off. Now the water has left the toilet. I am a single female who has a father who was a builder and always repaired stuff for me, but he is in his 70's and recovering from a fall, so I am on my own. Where does it sound like the problem is? This particular toilet has to be plunged ever so often. But once last year I had gurgling in the master shower with the toilet flushing, so I liquid plumbered the sinks and shower drain and it went away. Is this any way connected? The house is only 7 years old.

Thanks in advance!
Sybil

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Hi Sybil,

You have a partial blockage in the toilet drain line. Turn the water back on. the problem's in the drainage and not in the water supply. The line needs to be snaked out. the blockage appears to be downstream from the powder room toilet so I would snake from the powder room lavatory roof vent. Time to call in outside help. Good luck, Tom
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I saw something similar to this problem, so I hope I am not duplicating.

I was washing clothes and noticed when it was draining that I heard gurgling in my kitchen sink. The sounds were coming from the kitchen sink, but no water back up. I walked to where the washer is located and looked across the hallway to the powder room and the toilet was full of water from the washer. It was only washer water because it was grey black, and I was washing black items. It continued to rise until it was running over. The washer was going into the spin cycle. I stopped the washer. I live in a two story house but this was on the main level and there is only one toilet on that level. The twist is I went upstairs and the toilets looked ok so I flushed the one in my bedroom bath. The downstairs toilet started to run over again. It kept coming so I ran and cut the main water valve for the house off. Now the water has left the toilet. I am a single female who has a father who was a builder and always repaired stuff for me, but he is in his 70's and recovering from a fall, so I am on my own. Where does it sound like the problem is? This particular toilet has to be plunged ever so often. But once last year I had gurgling in the master shower with the toilet flushing, so I liquid plumbered the sinks and shower drain and it went away. Is this any way connected? The house is only 7 years old.

Thanks in advance!
Sybil
Thanks, I am just about to call one now!
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