jturner
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Hi everyone,
I hope someone here is able to help. There sure seem to be a lot of knowledgeable people posting in here!
We have a house built in the 1950's that had a bathroom added to the room above the garage in the 80's. The problem is I believe they tied the new bathroom drain into the line that has the garage floor drain, and they tied in before the drain. What is happening now is that sewage, toilet paper, etc. is finding its way up the floor drain and into the garage. I had a backflow preventer valve installed there, but it eventually was broken by the pressure of the sewage. The bathroom drains fine and there are no backups in the toilet or sinks, however I fear that this accumulation of sewage in the vertical pipe that ties the garage floor drain to the main line is eventually going to cause a problem. Also, there is a cleanout for the garage floor drain but that is also clogged with waste matter.
Can anyone recommend a fix for this? Should I try and have the garage floor drain capped down the pipe where it meets the main line?
Thanks for your assistance!
JT
I hope someone here is able to help. There sure seem to be a lot of knowledgeable people posting in here!
We have a house built in the 1950's that had a bathroom added to the room above the garage in the 80's. The problem is I believe they tied the new bathroom drain into the line that has the garage floor drain, and they tied in before the drain. What is happening now is that sewage, toilet paper, etc. is finding its way up the floor drain and into the garage. I had a backflow preventer valve installed there, but it eventually was broken by the pressure of the sewage. The bathroom drains fine and there are no backups in the toilet or sinks, however I fear that this accumulation of sewage in the vertical pipe that ties the garage floor drain to the main line is eventually going to cause a problem. Also, there is a cleanout for the garage floor drain but that is also clogged with waste matter.
Can anyone recommend a fix for this? Should I try and have the garage floor drain capped down the pipe where it meets the main line?
Thanks for your assistance!
JT