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    Mar 12, 2007, 10:38 AM
    Toilet waste is backing up in bathroom sink
    Aaargh, please help! I was advised to put some caustic soda through my sink and bath plug holes as they were slow to drain, which I did today, but when I came to flush it out the bath is fine but the bathroom sink wouldn't clear and instead back-filled to about 2 inches with toilet waste, which is still sitting in there. Sink, bath and WC are all in one room on the first floor of a house with main drainage (no tank).

    How can I rectify this gross situation, and also is it likely to be doing any harm to the pipes behind the sink tiling?

    Thank you for your help.
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    Mar 13, 2007, 11:05 PM
    Call a plumber and have him snake out the line. Get quotes. It should run between 125 up to 600.
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