View Full Version : My basement toilet bubbles when flushed. No other problems with other (3) toilets .
AngelLove444
May 30, 2010, 10:55 PM
When I flush my basement toilet it bubbles and shoots up and out of the bowlI have 3 toilets and the basement toilet bubbles with enough force to spray you from at least a foot away. We have no other issues with other sinks,drains or toilets. It may be a gurgle than a bubble my husbands says but we do not know what the issue is or how to fix it . Flushing any other toilet or running any water machines has no effect it only does this when it is flushed. Please help... thank you
KISS
May 31, 2010, 12:11 AM
Sounds like a vent problem. If there isn't air to displace the water, guess what happens? You get sprayed.
On your roof, there should be open pipes or vents for your plumbing. The suggestion is to snake the vents from the roof without losing the snake.
speedball1
May 31, 2010, 07:26 AM
I don't think it's a vent problem.
When I flush my basement toilet it bubbles and shoots up and out of the bowlI
This tells me you have back pressure and back pressure always indicates a partial blockage on down the line.
Let me explain what's happening. You flush the john, The discharge picks up speed and bangs into the partial clog in the line and starts to rebound back pushing a bubble of air ahead of it. This is what you see in the f toilet. Then, because it's not completely blocked the discharge drains away before anything overflows. This can only get worse. The drainage line that services the toilet needs to be snaked out or if you're on a septic tank it should be checked to see if it needs to be pumped. Hope this helps and thank you for rating my reply. Tom