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I blew back in the pipe with an air compressor, but to no avail, blockage still intact. I didn't know any plumbers so just picked one out of the yellowbook. If anyone thinks that was a bad idea (picking this company) please advise.

TedL: Then blow back into the line from the toilet connection. TedL, what do you mean by "blow back into the line from the toilet connection". I am a novice.

great questions, this is a second story bathroom. the pipe runs horizontal after it engers the drywall, toward the sink, which I am not sure if it connects to it, i am assuming no, since the sink works. the tub also works.

Thanks for the idea. I agree with your assessment. To make sure I understand, you are saying to turn off the water at the main water valve, open up the toilet valve and then turn on the water hoping to dislodge the particle from a horizontal run. If that doesn't work then I should run a...

The pipe runs in an inside wall so I know it is not frozen (since this problem reared its head about 5 months ago and mysteriously unplugged by itself a day later).

copper or cast iron? The home is only 8 years old, all of the pipe is copper.

I have a toilet that every so often will not refill with water in the tank. I decided to work a little bit backward, and wanted to see if the turn off valve was working properly. So, first I turned off the water, then I unscrewed the entire turn off valve mechanism from the copper pipe...