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    Aug 22, 2010, 01:25 PM
    The tubs drain and the toilets bubble when the tubs drain. Now the toilets drain slow
    I snaked the tub at the overflow, the tub drains but he toilet bubbles and drains very slowly when flushed. What should I look for?
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    Aug 22, 2010, 02:05 PM

    The bubbles say to look for a blockage downstream from the tub in the toilets drain line If the toilet gurgles instead of bubbling then I would suspect the lavatory roof vent. Any back up into the tub?
    Are you quite sure it's a bubble and not a gurgle? Do you see bubbles in the toilet or simply hear them? Back to you, Tom
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    Aug 22, 2010, 02:47 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by speedball1 View Post
    The bubbles say to look for a blockage downstream from the tub in the toilets drain line If the toilet gurgles instead of bubbling then I would suspect the lavatory roof vent. Any back up into the tub?
    Are you quite sure it's a bubble and not a gurgle? Do you see bubbles in the toilet or simply hear them? Back to you, Tom
    Tom, there is no backup in the tubs. But it did gurgle as I snaked the line from the tub

    Tom, there is no back up in the tubs, but it did gurgle as I snaked the line from the tub. If the vent line is the problem what do I do to clear the vent at the roof?
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    Aug 23, 2010, 06:39 AM
    If the vent line is the problem what do I do to clear the vent at the roof
    If your snake's too short you rent a sewer machine, (see image) and snake from the lavatory roof vent. Put 9out enough snake to reach the base and 18 feet more to get out to the main. Good luck, Tom
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