Hi people. I should probably lurk more, but this is driving me insane and it's not a long trip.
I have an issue similar to https://terrylove.com/forums/index....till-backs-up-with-a-few-cups-of-water.62925/ (at least I think so), 2nd floor bathroom vanity, very slow running, tried various iterations of (any given brand MAX STRENGTH!
) drain cleaners... nothing. I then went the route of trying a couple different auger snakes, ran several feet in (which is kinda silly because the drain stops running with about 2/3 of the vanity full of water. (I think the drain is a 1.25 inch). I then decided to reverse course and try to fill the pipe with water, then disconnect under the sink and catch the reverse flow in a pan. moderate success, it didn't go everywhere, and I started getting out things that were very weird like plastic caps, small chunks of iron, possibly some sort of solid brick debris? pretty nasty all in all. this is a somewhat older house with lots of annoying iron drain pipe; is it possible that a large section of the pipe somehow managed to flake off and get twisted or otherwise mostly block the pipe?
I've tried to use an inspection camera and that's been pretty useless, the vertical line has an elbow just inside the wall and the camera isn't really short enough to make the turn very well. and what seems odd to me - I'll fill the vanity with hot water, pop the plunger to let the sink drain, hear water rush about 5 seconds, then it slows considerably, gurgles a few times, then some last few bubbles... and it'll be 30 minutes or so to drain. this is the only drain having issues - even the vanity on the other side of the wall is fine - I'd expect them to meet very soon in drain lines.
does anyone have some suggestions? thanks.
I have an issue similar to https://terrylove.com/forums/index....till-backs-up-with-a-few-cups-of-water.62925/ (at least I think so), 2nd floor bathroom vanity, very slow running, tried various iterations of (any given brand MAX STRENGTH!
) drain cleaners... nothing. I then went the route of trying a couple different auger snakes, ran several feet in (which is kinda silly because the drain stops running with about 2/3 of the vanity full of water. (I think the drain is a 1.25 inch). I then decided to reverse course and try to fill the pipe with water, then disconnect under the sink and catch the reverse flow in a pan. moderate success, it didn't go everywhere, and I started getting out things that were very weird like plastic caps, small chunks of iron, possibly some sort of solid brick debris? pretty nasty all in all. this is a somewhat older house with lots of annoying iron drain pipe; is it possible that a large section of the pipe somehow managed to flake off and get twisted or otherwise mostly block the pipe?I've tried to use an inspection camera and that's been pretty useless, the vertical line has an elbow just inside the wall and the camera isn't really short enough to make the turn very well. and what seems odd to me - I'll fill the vanity with hot water, pop the plunger to let the sink drain, hear water rush about 5 seconds, then it slows considerably, gurgles a few times, then some last few bubbles... and it'll be 30 minutes or so to drain. this is the only drain having issues - even the vanity on the other side of the wall is fine - I'd expect them to meet very soon in drain lines.
does anyone have some suggestions? thanks.
