Very Little "Suction" on 2nd Floor Toilet
Good morning,
1st time to this site. Answers seem very helpful. Here goes - I own a 2-story 1939 home. Question 1: It appears that the basement toilet and lav were added later and have their own separate vent outside -could this be correct? Basement toilet flushes fine. Question 2: 2nd floor toilet goes in and out of the problem of a very poor suction/flush. I recently replaced my old toilet w/a new 1.6 gal/flush model. Before that the old toilet would "seep" water every few months like it wouldn't seal with the wax ring. After replacing 3 or 4 wax rings in the course of 2 years I was tired of it and it was a very old model. Installed the new toilet 4 weeks ago, no problems until last night -- again now the suction is very poor but it worked fine for the 1st 4 weeks. My tub also drains very slow, has since we moved in. I've snaked the tub and sink drain in the past and I've also fished a small snake in the toilet drain toward the stack when I last pulled it to replace. I've read some other posts w/"venting" issues and this sounds like my case - could something be lodged in the vent so that the toilet worked perfectly for 4 weeks and now not as well as the tub drain being slower than usual some of the time? Would this explain why the basement works fine as well? We often hear "gurgling" sounds when the sinks drain and the tub drains - all due to a venting issue? Frustrated, looking for help and advice. Thanks - Woodrow.