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  • Jan 8, 2008, 05:28 AM
    larbec7
    Toilet stopped up
    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?
  • Jan 8, 2008, 07:06 AM
    speedball1
    Are you on city sewer or a septic tank?

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    Should I try and pull the other toilet (master bedroom)and do the same?
    Not yet.
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    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.
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    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
  • Jan 30, 2013, 05:40 PM
    Handyman2007
    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!

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