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Tim - I have a toilet that acts similar when clogged. The previous
owner of my house remodeled the bathroom and moved the toilet.
Since it is a downstairs bathroom, installing a vent on the new wall
was a challenge, so it is actually unvented. The sink and tub have
never been a problem<br>
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If it starts to drain slow and is still draining enough to get down
to the normal level, the first thing I try is to pour a 5 gallon
bucket of water from chest level. This makes for extra pressure and
will clear a partial biological blockage. Be prepared to stop the
pour if the water backs up.<br>
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My second step is to let the bowl sit full of water almost to the
bottom of the brim for an hour or so. Sometimes this works enough
to repeat the bucket of water.<br>
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My third step is the plunger. I was told by a plumber to push the
plunger down slowly then pull up fast. The idea is that the
blockage might be pulled up a little rather than be compacted.<br>
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I had a neighbor that lived alone and had a problem similar to
yours. His problem was the cap to a can of shaving cream stuck in
the toilet trap.<br>
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If the above doesn't work, I second the reply to try a toilet
auger. It will clear blockage in the trap and the first foot or two
of drain pipe. I have an older version of this one
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-3-ft-Toilet-Auger-82-972-111/301879203">https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-3-ft-Toilet-Auger-82-972-111/301879203</a>
($10).<br>
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I also second the reply you had about the endoscope. I have a wifi
one that connects to my cell phone that was about $35. I would
expect that you should be able to push it through the toilet. If it
is safe to be on your roof, you could also run it down your vent
stacks to look for any blockage.<br>
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Brian<br>
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While trying to sort the valve on our upstairs toilet, the
toilet itself now doesn't fully flush. The tank bits cycle, the
toilet fills, but it only drains slowly. It doesn't "gurgle"
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This has been going on for over a week now so I doubt there is
anything stuck. (no feminine products in use in our house any
more so that is not an issue.) I've plunged the hell out of it,
pushing down and also sucking up with plunger. I can't really
get a snake to go very far into the trap so not much help
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I remember reading years ago that a clogged or compromised vent
can affect sink drainage. Is it possible that this issue is
affecting this toilet? The sink and tub in the upstairs bathrrom
are no affected. They both drain fine. Hell, nothing else in the
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thoughts please?<br>
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