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    Jan 19, 2010, 06:51 AM
    When I flush my toilet air backs up through the tub drain
    When I flush my toilet air backs up through the tub drain
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    Jan 19, 2010, 07:19 AM

    Hi Mark,
    You have a partial blockage that's blowing back through your system.
    You flush and the discharge hits the blockage and bounces back sending a bubble of air ahead of it. This is what comes back out of the tub trap.

    The solution would be to snake the lavatory roof vent. Put out enough snake to reach the base and 20 feet more. Good luck, Tom
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