Lyn the problem is in your mail sewer line. The sinks drain slower so
thats why they are not backing up, also they are higher. Take a flash
light and look into your vent on your lawn. If you see water half way
up(after you have been draining a lot) then you stoppage is between the
house and the street. If you see no water then the blockage is between the
house and vent (or inside the house) Rent a main sewer snake and find the
cleanout in your basement. Run it through the basement and then go out on
the lawn and run it to the street, you can't go from the street to the
house. If you don't have a clean out in the basement then you will have to
use a hole saw and cut a hole in the stack to run the snake through. When
done put a saddle on the pipe.
...Art
On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Lyn Fatt, Brian A wrote:
>
> Looking for help with the Toilet and shower drain.
>
> Symptoms...both toilets in the house drain very
> slowly. The shower backed up this morning when I
> used it, although it is now empty. It was fine
> yesterday. Bathroom and Kitchen sinks seem to drain
> ok, when pipes are on full blast so the flow out is
> faster than what the pipes can provide at full blast.
> The guest shower backs up and caused water to come
> up in the previously empty Master shower.
>
> I rented a snake but it wasn't designed for the toilet.
> It's been spinning in the Master shower drain for a few
> minutes and has not coughed up anything. I thing there
> is about 3 feet left on the reel. Most of the snake is
> down the drain. Next plan is start pulling the toilets
> apart so that I can use the snake directly in the
> toilet drain.
>
> Anything that I missed? Any other suggestions, or
> should I call a plumber?
>
> Brian
> brian.lynfatt@eds.com
>
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