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Plumbing issue
Posted on 9/12/22 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 9/12/22 at 3:47 pm
Hi all, hoping someone can guide me on an issue I’m having. In a hallway bathroom, I had a sink that was having a hard time draining but still emptying after a few minutes. I tried snaking it and using liquid plumber with no success. Decided to stop and deal with it later.
This weekend we had a guest stay over, and it would not drain at all. What’s more concerning is now in the master bathroom, the sink that is closest to that hallway bathroom is backed up unexpectedly and will not drain at all. I was able to plunge the hallway bathroom sink to get that returning to its normal slow draining. The master bathroom sink I tried plunging and air plunging for a long time. All it would do is spit back up dirty water. I took off every pipe to the wall and even snaked inside the wall but everything is clear.
Could anyone offer any additional things to try? I am trying to avoid the cost of a plumber if possible since money is tight right now. If I do need to call a plumber, what kind of cost am I looking at?
This weekend we had a guest stay over, and it would not drain at all. What’s more concerning is now in the master bathroom, the sink that is closest to that hallway bathroom is backed up unexpectedly and will not drain at all. I was able to plunge the hallway bathroom sink to get that returning to its normal slow draining. The master bathroom sink I tried plunging and air plunging for a long time. All it would do is spit back up dirty water. I took off every pipe to the wall and even snaked inside the wall but everything is clear.
Could anyone offer any additional things to try? I am trying to avoid the cost of a plumber if possible since money is tight right now. If I do need to call a plumber, what kind of cost am I looking at?
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Posted on 9/12/22 at 3:54 pm to BruceJender
Pull the drain plunger and check for hair first. If that’s not it, unscrew the trap and check that for a hair clog. That’s more than likely your issue.
Posted on 9/12/22 at 4:00 pm to BruceJender
Go find your clean out and unscrew it. Report back.
Posted on 9/12/22 at 4:12 pm to GeauxldMember
Not sure how much good these images will do but I tried pulling the drain stopper which was clear as well as the p-trap. Both are clean. Tried snaking into the wall as shown in the second photo. Not sure where to go from here.
Posted on 9/12/22 at 4:14 pm to BruceJender
Those little yellow sticks suck. You need a real drain snake that can go deeper
Posted on 9/12/22 at 4:29 pm to BruceJender
If you are having clogs in multiple rooms, you have a partially blocking line further down the line from the sinks. There is probably still enough flow to allow one sink to slowly drain, but multiple sinks at once overwhelm the lines and cause a backup.
Posted on 9/12/22 at 4:30 pm to Tigernation1290
Agreed this thing does suck. I actually just tried ramming it in and twisting it around and ended up getting something and it now appears to be draining well. What’s strange is I really thought it was some upstream issue since both became completely blocked at the same time. This one was having no issue draining slowly or anything before today
Posted on 9/12/22 at 4:43 pm to BruceJender
quote:If two sinks are backed up, but everything else (including the master bath shower) is draining normally, the the clog is probably close those 2 sinks.
snaked inside the wall
Have you tried a 25 Ft drum auger ?
Posted on 9/12/22 at 4:45 pm to wickowick
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If you are having clogs in multiple rooms, you have a partially blocking line further down the line
Thanks, this was my original thought. Any way to rectify that myself?
Also while I’ve got the thread would not mind suggestions for better snake tools. I saw a snake auger but was concerned I might end up messing up something worse if I used that.
Posted on 9/12/22 at 4:46 pm to WB Davis
Did not see this until I just posted. Saw this at Lowe’s and considered grabbing one but now think I will. Appreciate the suggestion.
Posted on 9/12/22 at 5:04 pm to BruceJender
Same happened to me. Eventually had it snaked from the vent in the roof with a large snake and it fixed it permanently. I guess where ever stuff connects underneath had some trash in it. That's what the plumber told me.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 6:53 am to WB Davis
Yeah this is exactly what I have. Bought it a few years ago and have used it many times to unclog shower or whatever. Works 50x better than the yellow stick.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 7:27 am to BruceJender
I just dealt with this exact issue last week. I ended up getting a plumber to handle it. Took about and hour and a half ($250). Sucks but it's worth every penny to have an expert make those sounds of aggravation instead of me.
Posted on 9/13/22 at 8:21 am to BruceJender
4/5 times the drains clog at a connection or a joint, most of the time its a Tee joint. This is where there is a slight change in the size of the line.
This is usually either going horizontal or vertical. Plumbing is usually pretty common sense and KISS, the pipes go into your walls and usually vertical down into your sewage line that goes out of your house.
So you just kinda have to guess where these are located and figure out how to get a snake that far. Often times a plumber will pull a toilet that's closet to where he thinks the clog is located as that's the easiest to snake and you can get a bigger snake in a toilet opening.
This is usually either going horizontal or vertical. Plumbing is usually pretty common sense and KISS, the pipes go into your walls and usually vertical down into your sewage line that goes out of your house.
So you just kinda have to guess where these are located and figure out how to get a snake that far. Often times a plumber will pull a toilet that's closet to where he thinks the clog is located as that's the easiest to snake and you can get a bigger snake in a toilet opening.
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