simian
Nov 7, 2006, 07:57 PM
I have lived in my apartment for a couple of months now and this is the first time this has happened. I was sitting here working and suddenly I hear a lot of loud gurgling noises coming from the toilet in the bathroom. It sounded like some kind of big animal was drowning in the toilet, so I went in, terrified at what I would find. The toilet looked normal (the gurglling had stopped), but the water level was pretty low.
I was freaked out, so I made sure the lid was closed and went to look up info on plumbing. Two minutes later I hear noise in the bathroom again, and this time it is the sound of gushing water. When the noise had stopped (after 20-30 seconds) I went in and lifted the lid and saw that the bowl was full to the normal level again and there was water all over the inside of the lid- as if it had come shooting out (good thing I closed the lid!! ). And now there is a sulfer smell in my bathroom (sewer gas? ) so the windows are open.
I flushed the toilet and it flushed normally.
What the heck is going on! Now I am worried about dying in my sleep from sewer gas asphixiation and afraid to turn on the stove (which is a gas stove).
I was not using any other plumbing went his happened (ie no washer, sink, shower, etc) but perhaps my landlords (who live upstairs) did...
I was freaked out, so I made sure the lid was closed and went to look up info on plumbing. Two minutes later I hear noise in the bathroom again, and this time it is the sound of gushing water. When the noise had stopped (after 20-30 seconds) I went in and lifted the lid and saw that the bowl was full to the normal level again and there was water all over the inside of the lid- as if it had come shooting out (good thing I closed the lid!! ). And now there is a sulfer smell in my bathroom (sewer gas? ) so the windows are open.
I flushed the toilet and it flushed normally.
What the heck is going on! Now I am worried about dying in my sleep from sewer gas asphixiation and afraid to turn on the stove (which is a gas stove).
I was not using any other plumbing went his happened (ie no washer, sink, shower, etc) but perhaps my landlords (who live upstairs) did...