WILLMAUS
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Hi Plumbing People,
I have a problem and I would be very grateful for any ideas or advice any of you might have.
My upstairs toilet will not flush (water flows into the bowl from the tank, but doesn’t flush), and when I run the sink in that bathroom the toilet bubbles and begins to fill with water. When I run the shower in the same bathroom, the water drains and has no effect on the toilet or sink.
The problem area is a small second floor bathroom with a sink, toilet, and standing shower. It’s back to back with the main bathroom that gets a lot of use (tub, sink, toilet).
A few weeks ago, my wife mentioned that the bathroom sink was draining very slowly. I said I would get to it and promptly forgot. Yesterday she said that when she ran the sink the toilet bubbled.
“That can’t be good” I thought.
I ran a drain de-clogging liquid in the sink. The sink now runs cleanly. But, when the sink runs, the toilet bubbles and begins to fill with water.
I turned the water off to the toilet. I plunged the toilet. I ran a six foot snake through the toilet. There was no sign of anything on the snake. I turned the water back on.
The toilet will not flush. It fills with water, and then slowly drains until just an inch or two remains in the bowl. I dumped a bucket of water in. Still nothing. Slow drain to almost nothing left in the bowl. The water in the tank is at a normal height.
In addition, still, when the sink runs, the toilet bubbles and then begins to fill with water. But the toilet will not flush, and the water slowly drains away from the bowl.
When the standing shower runs, nothing happens. When I run water in the adjacent bathroom, everything works normally. The toilet in the other bathroom flushes and behaves normally. The downstairs bathroom runs normally.
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
I have a problem and I would be very grateful for any ideas or advice any of you might have.
My upstairs toilet will not flush (water flows into the bowl from the tank, but doesn’t flush), and when I run the sink in that bathroom the toilet bubbles and begins to fill with water. When I run the shower in the same bathroom, the water drains and has no effect on the toilet or sink.
The problem area is a small second floor bathroom with a sink, toilet, and standing shower. It’s back to back with the main bathroom that gets a lot of use (tub, sink, toilet).
A few weeks ago, my wife mentioned that the bathroom sink was draining very slowly. I said I would get to it and promptly forgot. Yesterday she said that when she ran the sink the toilet bubbled.
“That can’t be good” I thought.
I ran a drain de-clogging liquid in the sink. The sink now runs cleanly. But, when the sink runs, the toilet bubbles and begins to fill with water.
I turned the water off to the toilet. I plunged the toilet. I ran a six foot snake through the toilet. There was no sign of anything on the snake. I turned the water back on.
The toilet will not flush. It fills with water, and then slowly drains until just an inch or two remains in the bowl. I dumped a bucket of water in. Still nothing. Slow drain to almost nothing left in the bowl. The water in the tank is at a normal height.
In addition, still, when the sink runs, the toilet bubbles and then begins to fill with water. But the toilet will not flush, and the water slowly drains away from the bowl.
When the standing shower runs, nothing happens. When I run water in the adjacent bathroom, everything works normally. The toilet in the other bathroom flushes and behaves normally. The downstairs bathroom runs normally.
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.