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    Aug 4, 2009, 09:11 AM
    Grey water back up
    In a fourplex we have a sunken shower, grey water backs up from the other units. What can be installed to prevent back wash.
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    Aug 4, 2009, 11:18 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by AGOWING View Post
    In a fourplex we have a sunken shower, grey water backs up from the other units. what can be installed to prevent back wash.
    You have a blockage down stream from your shower. The solution would be to snake the same bathrooms avatory roof vent. Put out enough snake to reach the base and 20 feet more. Good luck, Tom
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