Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    faith111's Avatar
    faith111 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
     
    #1

    Jun 9, 2008, 11:13 AM
    Shower and toilet
    Hello,

    I'm having a problem with my shower and toilet, when I'm taking a shower and I'm in there for more then a minute my toilet start blubbing and then my shower is backed up, it takes about 30mins for the water to go down, I can't use my toilet in the master bath or the guest bath, but the 1/2 bath down stairs is fine, I've tried putting drano down my tub and put plunging my toilet, but that hasn't work. What else can I do.
    Credendovidis's Avatar
    Credendovidis Posts: 1,593, Reputation: 66
    -
     
    #2

    Jun 9, 2008, 11:50 AM
    From what you describe, it is clear that there is a serious blockage in one of the drainpipes.
    Try more drano, or pour caustic soda crystals down the drains, and follow that up with a couple of liters of hot water. Repeat that sequence and leave over night.
    Rinse the next morning.

    Use plastic gloves as caustic soda is bad for your skin (but good against blockages) :)

    Success !
    massplumber2008's Avatar
    massplumber2008 Posts: 12,832, Reputation: 1212
    Senior Plumbing Expert
     
    #3

    Jun 9, 2008, 12:11 PM
    Sounds like you have a clogged vertical drain pipe there Faith.

    I am afraid that if you want to resolve this so you are not messing with this again in 2 or 3 days... ;)... you, you and a friend, or a plumber need to snake the drain line.

    In order to snake the drain line you or others will need to either snake the drain from the roof vent (if not to steep an angle at roof) or will need to lift the toilet CLOSEST to the vent stack going out the roof (just go outside and see which bathroom is closer to the pipe going out the roof) and snake the drain from there.

    The proper snake for this job can be rented at any rental store... see pic. Below. It is a medium size cable machine and requires leather gloves and goggles to work with it safely.

    If it was my house, I would lift the toilet (set aside on plastic bag for now... remove the LID! ) and then fill the drain line using the shower to close to overflowing the toilet pipe... then send cable down the drain (with a small retriever head) so that when it hits the blockage the water will bob up and down a little (or release entirely) which is a signal that you have hit something and probably want to try to PULL IT BACK if possible.

    Anyway, that's my take on this. In the long run I just don't see that chemicals will do much with a blockage like you present!

    Let us know what you do... or if you have any more questions... MARK

    .
    Attached Images
     
    ballengerb1's Avatar
    ballengerb1 Posts: 27,378, Reputation: 2280
    Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
     
    #4

    Jun 9, 2008, 12:29 PM
    Stop with all the caustic stuff now and add water when you can to slowly get the stuff out of your work area. I know they sell tons of that stuff but it can be dangerous. Rodding is the best approach but clean the lines first.

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!

Toilet into shower? [ 1 Answers ]

Okay so all day my toilet has been working fine. I went in to use it a bit ago and the water was almost gone and making a bubbly/gurgle noise. I heard water in the shower and opened the door to find 2 inches of very discusting water in the bottom. I shut the water off under the toilet and the water...

Want to add a shower in basement. Already has toilet. [ 5 Answers ]

I want to make my 1/2 bath in the basement into a full bath. The toilet already exists however it is to close to the cement wall to add a 2x4 wall behind it. So, that is going to have to be moved. The sink drains above ground. Is it easy to tie the shower into the toilet line that already exists.

Replacing a Shower with a Toilet [ 3 Answers ]

Hi, I am wondering if something special needs to be done with the drain opening in the floor of a tiled shower. I would like to move the toilet to this location. Are the openings the same size? Is there a p-trap below the shower floor I can't see? Any gases I need to worry about? Am I...

Toilet backing up into shower [ 3 Answers ]

Hi there, I have toilet paper and other lovely things coming into my shower and bathtub. The vent was checked on the roof as well as the pipe outside that we had to dig to get to. I thought I had fixed it when I just kept cleaning the stuff out of the shower after every flush and finally it was...

Toilet to shower [ 1 Answers ]

I am building a shower in my basement. My plumber said that I can use the existing toilet drain (toilet has been moved to a new location) for the shower drain without having to break up the concrete, by simply installing a adapter. But all that I have read says that a shower drain requires a P...


View more questions Search