NJ_Homeowner
Dec 6, 2013, 10:58 AM
Hello,
I'm having an unusual plumbing issue. When draining a full or half full kitchen sink I can see water trikling down on the cement basement wall and some water coming out of the drain hole between wall and floor of the basement - all directly below the kitchen sink.
Now this only happens when a large amount of water is draining, there is no water leak in the basement at all when running a kitchen faucet or a dishwasher.
There is a slight gurgling sound when large amount of water is draining and I actually see a little bit of water on the cabinet floor directly under the sink and to the right (the drain pipe goes from the sink to the right).
I was told that the issue can be a clogged air vent or even a disconnected air vent between the kitchen sink and the roof vent.
Is that an accurate diagnosis of the problem or there might be something else.
Thanks
I'm having an unusual plumbing issue. When draining a full or half full kitchen sink I can see water trikling down on the cement basement wall and some water coming out of the drain hole between wall and floor of the basement - all directly below the kitchen sink.
Now this only happens when a large amount of water is draining, there is no water leak in the basement at all when running a kitchen faucet or a dishwasher.
There is a slight gurgling sound when large amount of water is draining and I actually see a little bit of water on the cabinet floor directly under the sink and to the right (the drain pipe goes from the sink to the right).
I was told that the issue can be a clogged air vent or even a disconnected air vent between the kitchen sink and the roof vent.
Is that an accurate diagnosis of the problem or there might be something else.
Thanks