Started a bathroom upgrade some time ago:
I had tub, sink, toilet removed, vinyl floor, and shower tile removed but had personal problems that force me to stop the work.
Finally able to get back to it. Plumber just installed tub but it drains very slowly. It takes over 5 minutes to drain 5 inches. The tub in my other bathroom only takes 2 1/2 minutes to drain 5 inches (none of the fixtures changed locations, just replacing).
Here is what I am afraid happened, and where I need advice (please).
When the toilet was removed, it left the hole in the floor. It was blocked for a long time with a fistful of plastic bags (like the kind you bring home groceries from the supermarket) and an upside bucket. I am afraid that some if this has fallen down the hole.
If this happened how bad it this?
Plumber suggested running water to try to push anything that is in there downstream toward larger pipes.
I am thinking I would rather have someone put a tool down there that has a claw of some kind and pull it back up. Do any plumbers have such a tool? (mine doesn't).
I am also seeing online that there are snakes with cameras. Should I find someone with one of these?
Thanks all.
I had tub, sink, toilet removed, vinyl floor, and shower tile removed but had personal problems that force me to stop the work.
Finally able to get back to it. Plumber just installed tub but it drains very slowly. It takes over 5 minutes to drain 5 inches. The tub in my other bathroom only takes 2 1/2 minutes to drain 5 inches (none of the fixtures changed locations, just replacing).
Here is what I am afraid happened, and where I need advice (please).
When the toilet was removed, it left the hole in the floor. It was blocked for a long time with a fistful of plastic bags (like the kind you bring home groceries from the supermarket) and an upside bucket. I am afraid that some if this has fallen down the hole.
If this happened how bad it this?
Plumber suggested running water to try to push anything that is in there downstream toward larger pipes.
I am thinking I would rather have someone put a tool down there that has a claw of some kind and pull it back up. Do any plumbers have such a tool? (mine doesn't).
I am also seeing online that there are snakes with cameras. Should I find someone with one of these?
Thanks all.
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