Well, looks like I have a major problem. We have had a slow draining toilet since we moved into the house. It wasn't noticeable as much first because the toilet was a low flow toilet, and they are slow anyways. So it got a little slower and I just got fed up with it. So, I flushed the vent lines with no help, I figured that a kid must have shoved something in the toilet so I replaced the toilet. The toilet I got was a big flusher, one of the toilets that can flush anything. Well, it got worse. So now we have a ton of water move into the bowl really fast, then it slowly drains again.
I called the plumber out thinking maybe there was something stuck in the pipes (was crossing fingers that it wasn't a level problem). He dropped a camera in and we found the pipes were full of water and stays full for at least 5-10 feet, then it went dry again about 4-5 feet from the edge of the house. So, I either have a low spot in that wet run, or the pipe exiting the house is a high spot. Weird how the plumber that was out said it was only a low spot. oh well.
So, he said they would need to rip up the bathroom, and maybe the babies room to relevel the pipes correctly.
My thought was what about lowering the pipe as it exists the house? If we drop it down a few inches, or up to 6" in the last 5 or so feet exiting the house then that should do it. The problem I am worried about is I would have to break out a chunk of the footer. Would this cause a problem? The pipe is sitting right on the footer, so I would need to break out a 6" section directly beneath the pipe, and cut out the rebar if they installed it.
I am very very handy. I built my last house (not this one), farmed out about 70% of it myself, and I did the rest. Minor plumbing experience, few sprinkler systems, some wood working, i have remodeled an entire kitchen, from sub floor, to electric, to cabinet install. So I am not afraid of digging into either one of the projects, I would really just rather not destroy the interior of the house.
Thoughts? Recomendations?
Sean
I called the plumber out thinking maybe there was something stuck in the pipes (was crossing fingers that it wasn't a level problem). He dropped a camera in and we found the pipes were full of water and stays full for at least 5-10 feet, then it went dry again about 4-5 feet from the edge of the house. So, I either have a low spot in that wet run, or the pipe exiting the house is a high spot. Weird how the plumber that was out said it was only a low spot. oh well.
So, he said they would need to rip up the bathroom, and maybe the babies room to relevel the pipes correctly.
My thought was what about lowering the pipe as it exists the house? If we drop it down a few inches, or up to 6" in the last 5 or so feet exiting the house then that should do it. The problem I am worried about is I would have to break out a chunk of the footer. Would this cause a problem? The pipe is sitting right on the footer, so I would need to break out a 6" section directly beneath the pipe, and cut out the rebar if they installed it.
I am very very handy. I built my last house (not this one), farmed out about 70% of it myself, and I did the rest. Minor plumbing experience, few sprinkler systems, some wood working, i have remodeled an entire kitchen, from sub floor, to electric, to cabinet install. So I am not afraid of digging into either one of the projects, I would really just rather not destroy the interior of the house.
Thoughts? Recomendations?
Sean