Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    clogged2012's Avatar
    clogged2012 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
     
    #1

    Jun 5, 2012, 07:50 PM
    What to do when drains are backing up in bathtub
    Wash machine, sink all drains are backing up into bathtub.
    Fr_Chuck's Avatar
    Fr_Chuck Posts: 81,301, Reputation: 7692
    Expert
     
    #2

    Jun 5, 2012, 08:14 PM
    You check the main drain past this point to the sewer line, Normally a clog of some sort, I would run a "snake" or "router" though the line to see if I could clean out any blockage.
    speedball1's Avatar
    speedball1 Posts: 29,301, Reputation: 1939
    Eternal Plumber
     
    #3

    Jun 6, 2012, 06:20 AM
    Hi clogged and Welcome to The Plumbing Page. At AskMeHelpDesk.com.

    You have a blockage downstream from the tub. The solution would b e to snake the drain line from the tub overflow. Let me show you how,
    Unscrew and remove the overflow plate,(The one with the drain lever) and pull out the tub stopper. You now have a clear shot at the trap. The way you were going in through the drain it ran you square into a tee that you can't get around. Now feed the cable( 1/4" best or 3/3" with a small tip. You can rent a Ridgid K50 sink cable.) About 2' down you will run into the bend of the trap. Crank and push at the same time to work around it. Your blockage will be found in the lateral pipe going to the stack. You shouldn't have to put out more then 10 or 12 feet. I have found tub and shower clogs to be mostly hair and the worm should auger into it and pull it back. After you snake pour a few pans of boiling water down the drain. This will loosen the grease and flush the mess out into the main. Hope this helps and thank you for rating my reply. TOM
    Attached Images
     

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!

When my bathtub drains it drains Very slow and my toilet bubbles, what wrong? [ 5 Answers ]

Ok, My house is pretty old, both my bathtub and toilet drain into our septic tank. Any time water drains out of our bathtub the toilet starts bubbling and when it stops bubbling the water stops drainging and takes a very long time to empty out and we can't flush our toilet during this time. But we...

Water backing up in all drains [ 7 Answers ]

When you flush the toilet the sink gurgles. When I do laundry there are soap bubbles in the toilet. My kitchen sink when you drain one side the other fills up. Hubby checked the "cleanout pipe" outside and said it was full of water. He tried to run a snake through it and the snake is stuck. (which...

Drains backing up, only when washing machine drains [ 2 Answers ]

My tubs are backing up only when my washing machine drains. I thought it was my sewer line and used an auger to clear that, but it's still happening. Could I need a new washer? This one is over 10 years old.

Drains backing up [ 3 Answers ]

All the drains in my mobile home are backing up. I used a Zep product to dissolve hair clogs about 2 weeks ago. I washed clothes Sunday and the next day the drains seemed slow but still draining. The third day, today, all the drains are backing up: flush commode and water comes up in bathtub...

Toilets bubbling; drains backing up--Help! [ 5 Answers ]

Hi, I've seen some problems similar to the one I'm having, but mine is slightly different. Our home is a little over 20 years old, and about 6 weeks ago, we started having some plumbing problems. Our toilets began bubbling, occasionally overflowing, after flushing, and the drains in our tub and...


View more questions Search