ttraversnj
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Hello, Here goes: Purchased a home in Florida a few months ago. It was built in 1958. After being there for a few days the toilet backed up do to a flushed sanitary napkin. I called a drain guy with a camera and it turns out my waste pipe is only 3 inches in diameter and there's a low spot maybe 6 ft from the base of the toilet. I had the line jetted because it was not in great shape and for the next few months everything has been fine so long as just toilet paper was flushed. A few weeks ago someone put a paper napkin down there and it clogged again. I have a 1.6 toilet on there now. I also have a 3.5 gallon toilet that I can put on there. Would I benefit from putting the 3.5 gallon toilet on there or maybe a 5 gallon? I know with a three inch line there might be an overkill point. I know the best way would to be to dig a new line and I might in the future but I have to live with this for now and want to know if the increased gallonage will work or maybe buy a new toilet that uses another technology.... When I'm there, I can handle a clog now and then. It's an easy snake job. The problem is I might rent the place out in the future and I don't want any problems. I know people won't listen and will flush all sorts of stuff down there..... Thanks, Tom