celticsfan
Jun 21, 2008, 11:18 AM
We moved into a new house at the end of 2007. We have been having problems in one of the upstairs bathrooms. When the toilet is flushed, it creates a gurgling noise in the drain of the tub. This is a jack and jill bathroom with the sinks in separate rooms. This was consistent each time the toilet was flushed.
The plumber's first attempt was to add another vent coming from the tub. This seemed to help the problem. However, as soon as he tied it into the existing vent out through the roof, the problem returned.
He than checked the pipes for any blockage and verified everything was in working order. He than tried to use a studor vent on the new vent pipe rather than tying into the existing vent. As soon as he put the studor vent in place, the tub gurgled when tested. However, if he removed the studor vent and left he pipe open into the attic, it seemed to work okay.
It was suggested that we just leave the pipe open, but after researching on the internet, we were adamant that we didn’t want those gases in our attic!
His next attempt was to go under the house and add yet another vent. Each vent seems to help the issue to some degree, however, you can always count on it to fail the flush test first thing in the morning!
Came home from work and found him yet adding another vent. This one on the pipe coming down through the wall. So, this makes three! Sorry to say, but tub gurgled with the morning flush test.
At this point, he was convinced that it had to be the toilet. So, to prove him right or wrong, we bought a new toilet and he installed. He flushed and flushed (hate to see my water bill) and it didn’t gurgle. Told him it had to pass my morning flush test. FAILED AGAIN!
We are both at our wits end and any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. Our plumber has run out of ideas and our builder is getting tired of our phone calls! It has improved immensely but we’re afraid there may be a bigger problem. We built this house as an investment and are afraid this issue might come back and bite us!
The plumber's first attempt was to add another vent coming from the tub. This seemed to help the problem. However, as soon as he tied it into the existing vent out through the roof, the problem returned.
He than checked the pipes for any blockage and verified everything was in working order. He than tried to use a studor vent on the new vent pipe rather than tying into the existing vent. As soon as he put the studor vent in place, the tub gurgled when tested. However, if he removed the studor vent and left he pipe open into the attic, it seemed to work okay.
It was suggested that we just leave the pipe open, but after researching on the internet, we were adamant that we didn’t want those gases in our attic!
His next attempt was to go under the house and add yet another vent. Each vent seems to help the issue to some degree, however, you can always count on it to fail the flush test first thing in the morning!
Came home from work and found him yet adding another vent. This one on the pipe coming down through the wall. So, this makes three! Sorry to say, but tub gurgled with the morning flush test.
At this point, he was convinced that it had to be the toilet. So, to prove him right or wrong, we bought a new toilet and he installed. He flushed and flushed (hate to see my water bill) and it didn’t gurgle. Told him it had to pass my morning flush test. FAILED AGAIN!
We are both at our wits end and any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. Our plumber has run out of ideas and our builder is getting tired of our phone calls! It has improved immensely but we’re afraid there may be a bigger problem. We built this house as an investment and are afraid this issue might come back and bite us!