Hi all,
Thanks for taking the time to read. Here's my issue....I hope someone somewhere can help.
We have a toilet on city sewer that stopped working. So much has gone on, I will try to list it all.
1. Jetted to 110 ft. with no improvement. (125 ft. to main connection)
2. Believed to be orangeburg pipe from foundation to mid parking lot, so leary to snake.
3. City determined it was plugged on their end and flushed the line.
4. Resat toilet, would not work.
5. City checked line again, their connection was clear.
6. Decided to jet again and snake....since it must be on our end and we had nothing to lose. Went all the way to the main connection with no issue. TV'ed the line and determined there were a few sags, but not holding water. Located and marked the line at the same time for future reference.
Note: The main connection is under a major road (concrete) and connects on the opposite side.
7. Resat toilet, would not work.
8. Got on the roof, and verified that the vent was clear.
9. Replaced old toilet with a brand new one, did not work.
When I say, did not work, this is what happens. When you flush, the water fills right up to the rim, but does not overflow. It begins to drain. The water starts to fill in the tank again to the appropriate line. Now, if you take a 5 gallon bucket of water, and dump it in, it flushes perfect.
10. Currently on the way to purchase a pressure assisted toilet to try...
Any ideas?
Thanks for taking the time to read. Here's my issue....I hope someone somewhere can help.
We have a toilet on city sewer that stopped working. So much has gone on, I will try to list it all.
1. Jetted to 110 ft. with no improvement. (125 ft. to main connection)
2. Believed to be orangeburg pipe from foundation to mid parking lot, so leary to snake.
3. City determined it was plugged on their end and flushed the line.
4. Resat toilet, would not work.
5. City checked line again, their connection was clear.
6. Decided to jet again and snake....since it must be on our end and we had nothing to lose. Went all the way to the main connection with no issue. TV'ed the line and determined there were a few sags, but not holding water. Located and marked the line at the same time for future reference.
Note: The main connection is under a major road (concrete) and connects on the opposite side.
7. Resat toilet, would not work.
8. Got on the roof, and verified that the vent was clear.
9. Replaced old toilet with a brand new one, did not work.
When I say, did not work, this is what happens. When you flush, the water fills right up to the rim, but does not overflow. It begins to drain. The water starts to fill in the tank again to the appropriate line. Now, if you take a 5 gallon bucket of water, and dump it in, it flushes perfect.
10. Currently on the way to purchase a pressure assisted toilet to try...
Any ideas?
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