vrhurtado
New Member
I posted this in a blog and I think it belongs here, I hope .
I have a problem with my toilet and tub yet I do not have issues with my sinks in the bathroom or in the kitchen.
I have only one bathroom which worked for 4 months after a handyman replaced the cast iron pipes with ABS.
I went down the crawl space after the toilet and tub got clogged and saw that he forgot to put a vent for the toilet. There is one for the tub and a separate for the double sinks.
I snaked the toilet pipes after taking the toilet out without any success. I was surprised that the standing water did not go down, I was able to see the water inches below the toilet flange. If the main problem was the vent, then I would expected for the water to run down after the removal of the toilet which it did not. I am confused because even though the tub and toilet are out of order, the sinks (downstream) are working fine while the toilet pipe upstream is filled with water. Can anybody help me understand the problem.
I know that I should have a vent for the toilet and I will add a 2" vent this weekend but i am afraid that the problem of the toilet and tub not working will not go away. I am attaching a schematic of the current sewer configuration and below that is the proposed vent.
thanks,
victor
I have a problem with my toilet and tub yet I do not have issues with my sinks in the bathroom or in the kitchen.
I have only one bathroom which worked for 4 months after a handyman replaced the cast iron pipes with ABS.
I went down the crawl space after the toilet and tub got clogged and saw that he forgot to put a vent for the toilet. There is one for the tub and a separate for the double sinks.
I snaked the toilet pipes after taking the toilet out without any success. I was surprised that the standing water did not go down, I was able to see the water inches below the toilet flange. If the main problem was the vent, then I would expected for the water to run down after the removal of the toilet which it did not. I am confused because even though the tub and toilet are out of order, the sinks (downstream) are working fine while the toilet pipe upstream is filled with water. Can anybody help me understand the problem.
I know that I should have a vent for the toilet and I will add a 2" vent this weekend but i am afraid that the problem of the toilet and tub not working will not go away. I am attaching a schematic of the current sewer configuration and below that is the proposed vent.
thanks,
victor