Pman6
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Old house built in 1966. Cast iron drain pipes.
Toilet clog is causing kitchen, laundry, bathroom sink/shower to back up.
Whatever the tenant flushed down is big enough to completely block the pipe.
If I push it through, I'm afraid it will clog the main line, especially if the main line is gunked up due to old age.
Should I be worried?
How much wider is the main line compared to the toilet drain?
Also, a plumber just happened to be in the neighborhood, and he told me that oils and gunk from the kitchen sink can clog the toilet drain over time.
But if everything was draining just fine, and massive poops flushed just fine, would that not suggest something unflushable was suddenly caught in the drain? not some gradual gunk blockage from the smaller drain pipes of the sink and laundry room?
Toilet clog is causing kitchen, laundry, bathroom sink/shower to back up.
Whatever the tenant flushed down is big enough to completely block the pipe.
If I push it through, I'm afraid it will clog the main line, especially if the main line is gunked up due to old age.
Should I be worried?
How much wider is the main line compared to the toilet drain?
Also, a plumber just happened to be in the neighborhood, and he told me that oils and gunk from the kitchen sink can clog the toilet drain over time.
But if everything was draining just fine, and massive poops flushed just fine, would that not suggest something unflushable was suddenly caught in the drain? not some gradual gunk blockage from the smaller drain pipes of the sink and laundry room?