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Hwy when you flush your upstairs toilet does your downstairs shower drain erupt sewage?
The drain from the toilet to the main drain is plugged and the branch to the shower is not. If the main floor toilet flushes, it is between the two toilets and not between the house and the sewer.
Why would a bathtub not drain and when you flush the toilet air bubbles come up in the sink?
This is due to a blockage on your main sewer line, this is an indication that it may just be starting and getting it cleared asap will be beneficial to you.
How far can a basement toilet be from the main sewer line?
if you are fitting a maserator unit like Saniflo you can go horizontally up to 100 meters or vertically up to 4 meters but you must have a 1 in 200 gravity fall on the horizontal there is no certain distance it can be from the main. it all depends on the fall and how deep your sewer is, however it does matter how many bends your line has. It shouldn't exceed 135 degrees or 100' without a cleanout.
What would cause the sink to 'cough' when the washer is running?
IF your toilet sink and washer are on the same waste line, which they probably are, the problem is't a short trap. Actually since your washer, toilet and sink have different traps it shoudn't effect anything. The problem probably comes from the washer being what is called a "sudds producing fixture". The sudds produced by your washer can actually go up either your toilet or sink waste line. By code the waste for your washer should be tied in to the sewer main 6' from where your waste line goes up for your bathroom. The only solution is to redo the piping from the sewer main and move your waste line for the washer. it won't harm anything. The worst thing that could happen is you'll get suds out of the drain in the sink
What is wrong if the sink and the bathtub will drain but the toilet wont flush?
The toilet itself is plugged or the pipe from the toilet to the drain is plugged. It may be that the tub and sink have their own drain pipe that may connect to the main away from the toilet drain. Plunge the toilet or sometimes if you fill a 5 gallon bucket with water and pour it into the toilet as fast as it will take it, that will flush out the line. It is a greater amount of water all at once an forces out what the clog is.
Do you need a trap in the sewer line that is under the housetoilet leading to the main line?
No you don't. The trap is inside the toilet.
What is the plumbing drop to main sewer line if you are installing a toilet 40 feet from the exisiting sewer line?
5 inches of drop. 1/8 inch per foot.
What is the Plumbing drop to main sewer line if I am installing a toilet in the basement?
1/8" per foot (1% grade)
What a water or sewer main?
A water or sewer main is as it sounds ,It is the main feed line that runs underground usually along side a street or easement from your house or place of business to connect you to these utilities.
Why does your clothes washer drain your toilet The toilet always has bubbles in it.?
Firstly, you have a anti syphon problem, this is causing the drainage and the bubbles are caused by a possible blockage in your main sewer line.
Why would a basement floor drain bubble up water when the water is turned on upstairs or the toilet is flushed upstairs?
It is quite possible that your main pipe to the city sewer system has become blocked somewhere between the basement floor drain and the man city sewer line. Could be a result of items flushed down the toilet(s), or damaged pipes as a result of age, tree roots searching for water, etc. Suggest having your main access to the city sewer system checked by camera.
How do basement toilets flush?
Either they are on a separate sewer line and connect to the main sewer line later on or they sewerage is pumped by means of a machine into the main sewer line.
Is a force main line the same as a sewer line?
Not exactly a sewer main normally flows by graviety and a forced main is a pumped system
Do you need a trap for a basement toilet?
A trap doesn't cause the blockage. Something IN sewer line causes a blockage.
What size main sewer line is required to have 3 toilets in a house?
3" house (building) drain allowable. 4" building sewer line needed for house from sewer main.
What materials are used to attach a sewer thimble to the main sewer line?
bass
What could be wrong if your toilet looks like something exploded out of it and it didn't overflow from the looks of it but it sprayed sewer waste all over the walls and how do you fix this?
You have a main sewer line stoppage and you need to have your drain pipe roto-rootered.
