28 year old house on slab. Sinks, tubs, other toilets empty "fine". One toilet fills to the very brim and eventually empties with a glug, glug sound. Used 3 foot snake and plunged several times with little or no result. Just tried snake again with more diligence and patience. Pulled back roots. I want to jump off the roof and do myself in but it is only a one story so it won't help. Tell me what the next step is and what I can do without digging up the slab. Gimpy toilet is in bathroom on outside wall in front of house near water supply. There is a tub between the toilet and the wall to the outside of the house. Bushes and some kind of ornamental tree all along the front edge of house. Is there a magic pill I can flush (eventually) that will eat up the roots so I can flush and temporarily control the situation while I save up funds to pay for the repairs I think are coming? Im not a plumber but try to fix things on my own when I can. I am, however, smart enough to know that roots should NOT be growing in your sewer line 3 feet or less from your toilet.:eek:

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Is there a magic pill I can flush (eventually) that will eat up the roots so I can flush and temporarily control the situation while I save up funds to pay for the repairs I think are coming?

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I haven't got a "magic pill" but I just might have a solutioin. Roots seek the nearest source of water, in this case a break in your sewer line.
For immediate relief and to kill the existing roots and prevent further growth you can purchase RootX or Robics Foaming Root Killer that contain Dichlobrnic.
A less expensive way would be to call around to garden supply stores and ask for fine grain Copper Sulphate. Put a 1/2 pound in your toilet and flush it down. Repeat in 6 months.
Let me say that sooner or later you're going to have to bite the bullet and replace that old sewer line with PVC.
Hope this helps and thank you for rating my reply. Tom