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Thanks, Yes perhaps there is a partial clog in the P-trap and a flap at the start of the trap, such that they combine to stop poured water (with no pressure) but when I insert the snake by hand until I hit something at floor level (perhaps a flap) the water can flow through the partial clog in...

Thanks, apparently it is '2-inch' pipe, according to the plumber, I had estimated from looking inside the pipe which looks smaller. The plumber came back out today and augered it three times and the water finally went down when poured into the standpipe, but he said the problems will continue...

thanks It is a 3 foot high pvc pipe that is about 1 inch in diameter, but it goes into the floor (ground floor) before the p-trap, and into cement foundation from what I understand, so it can't be seen or worked on. It was built in the 1960's, and uses copper pipes that may have rusted or...

My clothes washing machine drain standpipe overflowed water when the machine was emptying, so I augered the pipe over 15 feet and I even had a plumber do the same while he was there for something else. But when I poured water into the standpipe to check it before using the machine again, the...