thesweetpickles
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Greetings, all.
We have been dealing with an unhappy 2nd floor toilet for a little while now. Liquid waste + toilet paper do not cause any problems, but solid waste is slow to move and gurgles, with an occasional back up. Plunging takes care of the immediate issue, but I feel like there's something else at play here. We've checked the vent to the roof --- blasted with a hose and had no back up in the vent or the house. Today I went up and pushed through about 40 feet of a 50 foot snake (could not manage to get it pushed any farther) and when I pulled it back out, it was covered in solid waste. No one has used this toilet for any #2 variety activities for a couple of days, so I was surprised that there was still waste in the line. There are no other toilets in use upstairs.
Is this normal, and if not, where to go from here? We don't have any other drainage issues on the other levels, just this. Does it make sense to remove the toilet and snake the line from there? I do notice that the water level in the toilet tank is about 1/2" below the recommended line and that the water in the bowl seems insufficient compared to our other toilets.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Edited to add: we have also taken the toilet off to replace the wax seal, checked the toilet innards at that time with no visible clogs; also used a toilet auger to no avail.
We have been dealing with an unhappy 2nd floor toilet for a little while now. Liquid waste + toilet paper do not cause any problems, but solid waste is slow to move and gurgles, with an occasional back up. Plunging takes care of the immediate issue, but I feel like there's something else at play here. We've checked the vent to the roof --- blasted with a hose and had no back up in the vent or the house. Today I went up and pushed through about 40 feet of a 50 foot snake (could not manage to get it pushed any farther) and when I pulled it back out, it was covered in solid waste. No one has used this toilet for any #2 variety activities for a couple of days, so I was surprised that there was still waste in the line. There are no other toilets in use upstairs.
Is this normal, and if not, where to go from here? We don't have any other drainage issues on the other levels, just this. Does it make sense to remove the toilet and snake the line from there? I do notice that the water level in the toilet tank is about 1/2" below the recommended line and that the water in the bowl seems insufficient compared to our other toilets.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Edited to add: we have also taken the toilet off to replace the wax seal, checked the toilet innards at that time with no visible clogs; also used a toilet auger to no avail.
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