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Clog Toilet in basement - Auger didn't work - Can't find sewer clean-out
I am the second owner of a 10 year old 2 story home with a fully finished basement. I have a toilet in the basement level of my home that has been clogged for two days. I have used a plunger and toilet auger with no luck at all. The sink in that bathroom fills the toilet, when it is used. The sink in the rec.rm area outside this bathroom fills-up when water is used in the rest of the home, but it takes a very long time to appear in the rec.rm. Sink. The sink and toilet do not fill-up, when water is used in the rest of the home. It appears that the rest of the house can be used for short periods without any problems, but the basement bathroom can not be used at all. The house has a sewer grinder and pump that must be working or I would think that I would have even bigger problems running any water through the pipes.
I can not find the typical sewer clean-out at all. I did find what seems to be a house trap with a loose plastic cap cover on the slab and a 5" pipe with a pvc cap located about 6" below the slab. I have tried, but can not move the concrete lid off the tank/grinder on the outside of the home, so I can not enter the sewer line through that point. Questions - What is the best way to run a snake through the sewer line, if you can not find a clean-out point? Can I remove the 5" cap below the slab in the basement or will that cause bigger problems? Should I empty out and remove the problem toilet and snake the sewer from that point? Thanks in advance for any help that you may be able to give, Mark |
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Yes to your last sentence but do some checking first. Your clean out should be about 18" from your foundation. However, I have worked on more than one home where the cleanout has been converted into a toilet drain, look anyway. If you do not find a clean out the toilet may have to be disconnect from the maserating toilet. Becareful doing this since there may be standing sewage in the line. Once the toilet drain is disconnected from the house drain you can rod from that point. It may help to rent an electric sewer rodder.
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