jpass
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So its a small building with 3 apartments, which I rent out. Upstairs is whole floor, and two little efficiency apartments downstairs. The income from it is not large, and sadly right now with the Pandemic, its all the income I have.
Once upon a time, there was a bush planted out front. That bush had grown into the main sewer line, and regularly blocked up the line. And a plumber had to be called at massive expense, to roto-root it out.
Much as the plumber enjoyed the bi-annual check, we decided to take out the bush, and it was quite a job.
Its now, as far as anyone can see, dead. Nothing above ground.
About 3 months after taking the bush out, the toilets downstairs backed up again. We called the plumber.
He put a snake down, and poked a hole in "something"- took him all of about 3 minutes. He charged us full price, because "you win some you lose some". So that was that. However, the blockage was NOT ROOTS.
We just assumed then, someone had flushed something down the line.
About six months after this, the downstairs toilets backed up again.
This time instead of calling our pricy plumber, I poured a couple bottles of Draino MaxGel Clog down the shower in the downstairs apartment, which goes right to the main line. It sat overnight, and toilets were working.
But it didn't stop there.
A couple days later, toilets backed up again. By the time I got out there though, they were clear.
People downstairs said the toilets "made a big burp and bubbled", and were clear.
I poured another bottle of Draino down.
Again, block up, and again I come out and they're clear, again with the big "Burp".
As you can imagine, I'm not keen to pay a plumber to come out again, when it was practically nothing last time. But these blockups keep happening over and over.
What could possibly be causing it now?
My only supposition is someone is flushing SOMETHING down the line, but of course everyone in the building denies it.
It can't be roots, we know that.
I'm not hip on adding a plumber to the payroll for $200 every couple of days, as this building barely pays for itself to begin with, and I'm not wealthy by any means.
Can anyone help with ideas? I am completely out of them.
:/
Signed,
Pooped Out in 2021
Once upon a time, there was a bush planted out front. That bush had grown into the main sewer line, and regularly blocked up the line. And a plumber had to be called at massive expense, to roto-root it out.
Much as the plumber enjoyed the bi-annual check, we decided to take out the bush, and it was quite a job.
Its now, as far as anyone can see, dead. Nothing above ground.
About 3 months after taking the bush out, the toilets downstairs backed up again. We called the plumber.
He put a snake down, and poked a hole in "something"- took him all of about 3 minutes. He charged us full price, because "you win some you lose some". So that was that. However, the blockage was NOT ROOTS.
We just assumed then, someone had flushed something down the line.
About six months after this, the downstairs toilets backed up again.
This time instead of calling our pricy plumber, I poured a couple bottles of Draino MaxGel Clog down the shower in the downstairs apartment, which goes right to the main line. It sat overnight, and toilets were working.
But it didn't stop there.
A couple days later, toilets backed up again. By the time I got out there though, they were clear.
People downstairs said the toilets "made a big burp and bubbled", and were clear.
I poured another bottle of Draino down.
Again, block up, and again I come out and they're clear, again with the big "Burp".
As you can imagine, I'm not keen to pay a plumber to come out again, when it was practically nothing last time. But these blockups keep happening over and over.
What could possibly be causing it now?
My only supposition is someone is flushing SOMETHING down the line, but of course everyone in the building denies it.
It can't be roots, we know that.
I'm not hip on adding a plumber to the payroll for $200 every couple of days, as this building barely pays for itself to begin with, and I'm not wealthy by any means.
Can anyone help with ideas? I am completely out of them.
:/
Signed,
Pooped Out in 2021