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    Nov 10, 2008, 06:18 PM
    Commode gurgles when bathtub drains
    I have a bathtub that when I fill it up with water and it drains it causes the commode that is next to it bubble and gurgle, please help.
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    Nov 10, 2008, 07:00 PM

    The toilet is acting as your vent because you real vent stack is plugged. Rod it from the roof with a sewer auger and enough snake to reach roof to basement floor plus 20'
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