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    Jun 14, 2011, 08:09 PM
    Newl shower installed won't drain?
    New shower installed. Now sink backs up into shower and then drains. If I turn on water in shower it drains real slow.
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    Jun 15, 2011, 04:06 PM

    You are going to have to snake the drain downstream of the shower.
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    Jun 15, 2011, 08:08 PM

    How was the drain for this new shower connected to your existing drain, was it vented?
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