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larbec7
Jan 8, 2008, 05:28 AM
I have 3 toilets in our home. Two are stopped up and will not flush. I pulled the toilet in the kids bathroom and it was full of water. I ran a 35 ft power snake down the hole and the water level only dropped about 2 inches. I turned the water off to the toilets and they drain down after an hour or so. I actually was able to use one of the toilets (in the master bedroom) for a few flushes and then it will not flush.

Should I try and pull the other toilet (master bedroom)and do the same?
Do I need a linger snake?
Should there be water in the hole after I pull the toilet?

What do I need to do?

speedball1
Jan 8, 2008, 07:06 AM
Are you on city sewer or a septic tank?


Should I try and pull the other toilet (master bedroom)and do the same? Not yet.

Should there be water in the hole after I pull the toilet? There should be no water in the closet bend after you snake the line.

Do I need a linger snake?
If there's still water in the nlines that means the blockage's farther on down the line. Go after it aqain. Good luck, Tom

Handyman2007
Jan 30, 2013, 05:40 PM
This sounds like a blockage where the three lines from the toilets intersect. I am not sure what a "linger snake is" but it can't hurt!