:confused: I live in a house built in 1888. The plumbing was reworked somewhere around 1992. In the past 6 months or so the pipes on the lower level have started "gurgling" whenever plumbing is used somewhere else in the house. Ie: kitchen sink gurgles when the washing machine is used, downstairs toilet gurgles when upstairs toilet is flushed, etc.. We found out about that same time that the washer drain line was not connected under the house and connected it. Don't know if that has anything to do with it, but I sure would like to find out what is causing this aggravating gurgling. HELP!

Sounds like your main drain line may be clogged. See if you can find the main sewer drain line cleanout cover (to city sewer or septic)... remove... and then flood pipes via full washing machine and flush toilets. Did water back up? If so then main drain is clogged. NEED a snake to clear this or a sewer company to do it for you.

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I have a little different take on it. Since "gurgles" tend to indicate a blocked vent,( the sound you hear is the discharge attempting to vent through the fixture trap) and I see no complaint about anything backing up or overflowing the first place I would begain would be snaking from the roof vents. Good luck, Tom

Yep, I'm with Tom on this but I do wonder where your washer was draining if it wasn't connected. The washer probably has nothing to do with the gurgling, just a question.

:D WOW! I can't thank you all enough for the very fast responses! As for the washer- we are in the south, and the house is built up on footings with a huge open crawl space underneath, so the washer was just draining out under the house into the ground. THANKS AGAIN!

You need to stop draining your washer onto the ground. This is very bad for the environment.

You need to stop draining your washer onto the ground. This is very bad for the environment.

Greetings from a Beloit transplant to Flordia.
You are responding to a post that's 2 years old. Look up in the upper left hand corner to get the date. And try not to be so harsh. We don't "accuse" on this page. And Welcome to the Plumbing Page/. Tom