Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    gregg9104's Avatar
    gregg9104 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
     
    #1

    Oct 21, 2011, 01:11 PM
    Bathtub,toilet gurguling,house never been snaked in 40 yrs.can't find cleanout
    Bathtub,toilet backed up draining slow gurguling sound ,can't find cleanout never been snaked in 40 years,can I snake from vents on roof top
    speedball1's Avatar
    speedball1 Posts: 29,301, Reputation: 1939
    Eternal Plumber
     
    #2

    Oct 21, 2011, 03:42 PM
    can I snake from vents on roof top
    Yes you can. Put out enough snake to reach the base and 20 feet more. Good luck, Tom
    ballengerb1's Avatar
    ballengerb1 Posts: 27,378, Reputation: 2280
    Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
     
    #3

    Oct 21, 2011, 04:26 PM
    I agree, that is the only place you should rod this kind of issue.

Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions

 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

BATHTUB / SHOWER WILL NOT DRAIN (Plunged, snaked, checked vent... water won't move!) [ 6 Answers ]

The drain in my bathtub suddenly stopped working a few days ago for no reason that I can find! I have removed the plunger mechanism (water stopper), plunged the drain with the overflow covered (nearly until exhaustion), ran a snake through it from the overflow, ran a snake through it from the main...

What comes first the house trap or cleanout? [ 3 Answers ]

At the end of the sewer before conecting to the street lateral does it go trap then cleanout or cleanout then trap

Old House Needs New Cleanout [ 1 Answers ]

After recently buying a very old (111yrs) house with my mother, we've been having some sewer drainage problems. At first, the water would just bubble up in the shower or sink downstairs when the washer would drain upstairs. Recently, however, it evolved into a full out lack of drainage. The...

Bathtub can not be snaked [ 6 Answers ]

I have a cape that is about 55 years old. Lo9oks like priginal tub it has been a slow drainer since we ourchased it. But now it is really back up. I use drain open and it helps. I purchased a snake but it would not get through the hole where the tub stopper is. (dosent work). Anyhow any...


View more questions Search