Victoria126
New Member
Hello all,
When I flush, the toilet bowl fills and drains slowly. When the bowl is almost empty, it gurgles intermittently. If it drains rather quickly, the acid clears up the problem. This last time it drained very slowly and after the acid didn't work and after much plunging, sewage came up thru the shower and tub. That's when I decided to snake. When I take the toilet off, I can see a little water/sewage sitting at the bend in the pipe. Even after I snake that's still there, so I'm assuming it's supposed to be. I have a 100' snake and I use almost the entire length. I pull it back and forth as I pull it back out to make sure to get anything left over. Only a few little bits of TP and waste are on the end of the snake.
Background:
I moved into a 100+ year old home last April. Since that time I've had to snake the line twice. I don't have a cleanout, so each time, I have to remove the toilet (1 toilet home). Not exactly difficult, but not how I'd like to spend part of my day! I'm a single woman, who's only home a few hours a day. I've always been told I can be full of it, but not literally! At this point I'm flushing as little non-me products down the toilet. I'm on city sewer on almost 1/2 acre with lots of trees (none seem to be around where I THINK the main line is). Each time I snake the line I don't feel any big clogs, nothing like I would expect tree roots to feel like. But since I have no plumbing background and am cutting my teeth on this home, I really have no clue. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The latest issue was this past Friday. It's currently working OK, but when I came home last night, I could definitely smell something sewage-y. I have a sensitive nose and always thought I could smell something but no one else could.
After reading these forums, my next plan is to climb up on the roof and check out the vent. Not sure if that's the culprit, but I'm running out of ideas. I had a plumber out the time before last, who snaked the line and then did the acid. He crawled under the house and didn't see anything amiss. His thought was I may have clay pipes that need to be replaced. Unfortunately none of my trees grow money so that's my last resort. Especially since we don't know where the line is and they would just have to start digging up my yard. I'm trying to learn to do as much on my own as possible, especially since I've been taken advantage of before. I do know there's a time to call in the pros, just thought I'd stop by this forum and see if you pros could help me first!
Sorry this is so long, just wanted to give y'all as much info as possible.
Victoria
When I flush, the toilet bowl fills and drains slowly. When the bowl is almost empty, it gurgles intermittently. If it drains rather quickly, the acid clears up the problem. This last time it drained very slowly and after the acid didn't work and after much plunging, sewage came up thru the shower and tub. That's when I decided to snake. When I take the toilet off, I can see a little water/sewage sitting at the bend in the pipe. Even after I snake that's still there, so I'm assuming it's supposed to be. I have a 100' snake and I use almost the entire length. I pull it back and forth as I pull it back out to make sure to get anything left over. Only a few little bits of TP and waste are on the end of the snake.
Background:
I moved into a 100+ year old home last April. Since that time I've had to snake the line twice. I don't have a cleanout, so each time, I have to remove the toilet (1 toilet home). Not exactly difficult, but not how I'd like to spend part of my day! I'm a single woman, who's only home a few hours a day. I've always been told I can be full of it, but not literally! At this point I'm flushing as little non-me products down the toilet. I'm on city sewer on almost 1/2 acre with lots of trees (none seem to be around where I THINK the main line is). Each time I snake the line I don't feel any big clogs, nothing like I would expect tree roots to feel like. But since I have no plumbing background and am cutting my teeth on this home, I really have no clue. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The latest issue was this past Friday. It's currently working OK, but when I came home last night, I could definitely smell something sewage-y. I have a sensitive nose and always thought I could smell something but no one else could.
After reading these forums, my next plan is to climb up on the roof and check out the vent. Not sure if that's the culprit, but I'm running out of ideas. I had a plumber out the time before last, who snaked the line and then did the acid. He crawled under the house and didn't see anything amiss. His thought was I may have clay pipes that need to be replaced. Unfortunately none of my trees grow money so that's my last resort. Especially since we don't know where the line is and they would just have to start digging up my yard. I'm trying to learn to do as much on my own as possible, especially since I've been taken advantage of before. I do know there's a time to call in the pros, just thought I'd stop by this forum and see if you pros could help me first!
Sorry this is so long, just wanted to give y'all as much info as possible.
Victoria