Drain Snake Toilet

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Background: Property: Irish 2008 build (40-year-old couple, no kids, no wipes used). Duration: Toilet issue has persisted for 1 week. We haven't used the toilet much since noticing the issue, less than 5 times as we forgot the problem a small number of times (it's our main toilet). The Toilet Issue (Suspected Partial Blockage but lookoing for opinions) Symptoms: When flushed, the bowl fills very high and takes approximately 30 seconds to drain back to a normal level. The "Bucket Test": I poured a large bucket of water directly into the bowl; it filled high and drained slowly. This seemed to indicate a physical restriction in the trap or drain rather than a weak tank flush or rim jet issue. Attempted Fixes: Tried a "Jet Clean" just in case as our flush relies on water from the jets to provide force. Cleaned by pouring warm vinegar in the overflow pipe after blocking the jets and leaving for an hour (did not resolve). I tried to use a 5m drain snake to find a blockage but I never felt any resistance at any point. No gurgling or bubbling heard in the sink or shower (suggests it might be localized to this toilet). No other toilet in the house has this issue. The issue has not cleared after 7 days, despite only standard toilet paper and waste being used. The Boiler Issue (Low Pressure/Lockout) Boiler: Viessmann (recently showed CL lockout code). Pressure Status: boiler pressure gauge was reading 0.6 bar, but the one in our airing cupboard (think this is for the radiators) was reading 0 bar. Boiler had not on since the 8 in the morning so at 11pm I used the external filling loop (standalone part of the plumbing, not on the boiler itself) to repressurize. The Problem: The pressure rose to 0.8 bar but refuses to go any higher, even with the filling loop valves fully open. There is only one handle for this filling loop. Current State: I reset the boiler; it is currently showing 65°C (standby), but the pressure remains stuck at 0.8 bar. For the toilet, in a relatively recent 2008 build, if it’s not a paper clog (it's been a week), could a "hard" object (like a rim block) be wedged in the U-bend causing this slow drain? Is it common for mains water pressure to be too low to push a boiler past 0.8 bar, or could the external filling loop valve be faulty? The drain snake is quite thin and not a proper toilet auger, the cheapest 6ft auger I could find was 100 which is kinda expensive, is it worth getting one and trying that before calling a professional plumber in? Any and all advice hugely appreciated. submitted by /u/ScenicRavine to r/Plumbing [link] [comments]

I *think* my toilet is draining slower I think my toilet is draining slower. I do not flush any flushable wipes. All I know is, I’ve heard some squirrels on the roof lately and I’m wondering if they could have done something to the vent. Died in it and clogged it- filled it with a nest etc. If it was clogged somehow would it drain slow like this? I have a sink and a shower right next to the toilet that I could use for troubleshooting or narrowing down the issue if possible. I can buy a snake for the toilet if needed. Before getting a plumber to camera scope the main sewer line. I am a renter and can’t afford a plumber. Landlord already does so so much for me. I’m very handy. I want to fix this myself first if possible. The only thing I can think of is, this is the second story and below there’s the kitchen sink. recently I was flushing my plants watering pot out and there was these things called mosquito bits. I thought they were light and fluffy like oats, but apparently they were harder like sand so this could’ve somehow deposited somewhere in the line in a belly and could be hindering Flow? but that’s pretty far away from the toilet. No issue draining at that kitchen sink tho. How can I narrow down What’s causing it? I’ve lived here for a while, and I just intuitively have a feeling that it’s slower than normal… I’ve flushed for a few days and no improvement. submitted by /u/YamzMt03 to r/Plumbing [link] [comments]

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Pier and beam house. Snaked toilet line- it’s fine. Septic was emptied 4 months ago. Just replaced toilet myself bc plumber thought sediment might be preventing it from getting enough water to flush. Septic tank is too close to the house so the angle is bad too. And it poured last night. We have a leech line, not a sprinkler for the grey water. Flushed 2 times fine to check installation. Now it isn’t flushing, bowl is full but over time slowly drains out bc I can hear water draining out. Assuming by flushing 3 times relatively in a row we overloaded the line bc of above issues ? Or the other thought the plumber was that the vent is messed up which is why it’s not flushing properly. Appreciate any thoughts and any diy if possible. submitted by /u/TinaTexasTwoStep to r/PlumbingRepair [link] [comments]

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Hello everyone, one of our toilets if clogged, when you flush I goes up and slowly water goes back to level, if I keep the flushing lever pressed down, the water does goes slowly all the way down. Today I went to rent a snake at my local hardware store and used it water got dusty and I noticed some sand looking stuff settling in the bottom. Anyway I did the snake again and a couple of big chips came out. They smell like crap LOL. Any ideas what I’m dealing with? The snake did go all the way in. submitted by /u/ar15fonsi to r/askaplumber [link] [comments]

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From left to right, placed fixtures: washer, lav, toilet, and the bathtub. Added a two-way cleanout right before the main sewer line enters the room (accessible crawl space). The slope along the wall is consistent (1/4" per foot) and gives enough clearance to install the 2x6s perpendicular to the long wall. What options do I have to simplify the bathtub drain and vent? UPDATE. Thanks, everyone. I simplified the layout, the photo is in one of the comments. I used the "snake" branch for the toilet, slightly offsetting it with two 22.5s to move it a little farther from the wall. The toilet's vent goes in the same bay as the washer's, with a WYE + 45 angled at 45 degrees towards the wall - after the horizontal WYE + 45 near the main sewer line entrance. The bathtub is on the long 3" branch with its own vent as well. I'll add a cleanout and hide behind a service panel. I'll also add some support blocks besides the steel hangers and as long as I have built a false wall already, I'll run the horizontal vent header (at around 60") between the exterior and false walls (slightly offsetting stacks with 22.5s). Hope this helps someone. submitted by /u/Legitimate-Fault-170 to r/askaplumber [link] [comments]

A few weeks ago the toilet was clogged and wouldn’t flush but cleared easily with a plunger. Then it started making gurgling sounds in the tub drain whenever it was successfully flushed, no toilet water came out of the tub drain or anything. And the toilet never overflows somehow. None of the other 3 drains in the entire house (kitchen, bathroom and tub) are even remotely slow. Anyways, it stopped trying to flush again a few days later after that but you could still “manually flush” it quite easily with a plunger. Water and other such things seem to flow through perfectly smoothly when pushed with the plunger which is sort of like a giant super-soaker thing that you pull a handle back to suck up water and then push down to shove everything through the pipes. There doesn’t seem to be much if any resistance when I do this. I tried something I read about here which was to fill the tub up and then plunge while the tub was draining. Air bubbles come out of the toilet whenever I do this but it worked again to get the toilet to flush on its own for about a week after that. Now the same thing is happening again where I have to use a plunger to “manually flush” it. I’ve tried a snake, and an auger, and some dish soap to try to get whatever is blocking it to push through. The dish soap was the only effective thing to get it to flush again but even that was only temporary. I can’t seem to get the snake or auger to go more than a couple feet in but neither of those things retrieved any material of any kind on the way out. I tried shoving a 33ft camera thing in there to see what was blocking it but it sucks and also won’t curve past the toilet itself so I can’t see any clogs with that. For context. The house is 125 years old and was previously owned by a slumlord who did all kinds of unthinkable things and code violations in the name of being absurdly cheap. I’m doing the best I can to slowly get everything right but it’s expensive and will take me a long time:/. Bathroom is on the 2nd floor and the only other drain in the house is the kitchen sink on the first floor. There aren’t any visible vent pipes on the roof and I’m sure there should be but there really isn’t. There is a bizarre vent type thing under the bathroom sink and that’s the only one I can find. I’ve been living here for over a year and this is the first plumbing problem I’ve encountered. I’d love nothing more than to be able to just call a professional but for financial reasons I literally can’t right now unless or until I’ve exhausted anything and everything I can attempt to try myself. submitted by /u/godimtired to r/HomeMaintenance [link] [comments]

Pretty much the title. Toilet will fill up almost to the brim with water, but doesn't actually flush. The water will slowly drain in 1-2 minutes. When it drains, the water level sits much lower than usual. From what I've gathered, this is maybe from a partial clog? Here's what I've tried so far: Toilet Plunger (Note, Not a sink plunger!) Have tried various techniques with a plunger to dislodge the clog. Any pressure from plunging seems to get redirected through the overflow tube. I stopped up the overflow tube, and now the pressure comes out of the flapper valve (I can see it lifting when plunging.) Dish Soap & Hot Water. I have tried a generous amount of dish soap followed by a gallon or so of hot water. I've done increments of 15-45 minutes between the two. Snake. Purchased a 6 foot snake from a hardware store and have tried and tried to make this work. I haven't pulled anything up so far, but maybe I need to stick with it. Any suggestions welcomed, this is unfortunately the only toilet in the house so I'm getting desperate 😅 Edit: It's Roots! Pulled out as much as I could. Hopefully when I reinstall the toilet, the problem is solved! Edit 2: Reinstalled the toilet last night with a new wax ring. The toilet is flushing even better than it was before. We have a bathroom renovation scheduled for early next month, so we will see what their plumber says about dealing with the roots. I think the toilet will be fine in the meantime. Thank you everyone for your tips and advice! submitted by /u/evinc to r/DIY [link] [comments]

I am not The OOP, OOP is u/PM_me_gun_questions The chronicles of the Barista, the Nazi & Dipwit Editors Note: these were originally pisted to an r/AskReddit post tittled - What are your roommate horror stories? Originally posted to r/AskReddit TRIGGER WARNING: mentions of statuary rape, nazism, sewage, gross 1st post July 29, 2017 I have many, many stories of my college roommates, but the one that stands out the most was the Shower Incident. My girlfriend and I were renting a house with a female friend who liked to play fast and loose with the term "hygene." From this point on, she'll be known as "the Barista." We were fairly accustomed to the less-than-ideal odors that would waft gently around the Barista, such as when she adopted a diet consisting entirely of hard-boiled eggs, or the Nutmeg Incident. The house we were sharing was built in the 1960s, and we had separate bathrooms. The Barista's bathroom was generally heinous in both smell and appearance, with used tampons and other feminine detritus scattered around. As a result, it took us a while to realize that the smell of raw sewage belching forth from her side of the house was not, in fact, her fault. One day, my girlfriend and I were watching TV while the Barista was at work, and we heard an ominous gurgling noise from her bathroom. Shortly thereafter, we were assaulted by the smell of raw sewage that was so strong it caused my girlfriend (at the time, an autopsy technician) to literally dry heave. Clearly, an investigation had to be mounted, so we made the perilous journey into the Barista's bathroom, stepping cautiously to avoid the used condoms and other keepsakes in her biohazard collection. When we arrived, we discovered that raw, chunky sewage was liberally bubbling up from the drain in the Barista's shower (which was so coated in pubic hair, mold, and stains it looked like a modern art masterpiece). The smell was horrific, and we immediately called the landlady. When the Barista returned home from her shift, she was horrified that the lawn had been torn up to expose the shitty Orangeburg sewer pipes that had been nearly entirely blocked by tree roots. Since the Barista's bathroom was the closest to the sewer main, the backups had been bubbling up in her bathroom for months without the rest of the house being aware. We asked her if she had noticed the issue, and she mentioned that sewage regularly bubbled up from the drain while she was showering (biweekly). Her response? "I just squish it back down with my feet." That was when she got a new nickname: waffle stomp. Waffle Stomp and her moronic family gave us many stories in the year and a half we lived together, and she also introduced us to our second shitty roommate: Statutory Rape Neo-Nazi. I can share more if people are interested. EDIT: More stories posted in the replies! EDIT THE SECOND, FIRST OF HIS NAME AND KING OF THE ANDALS: Thanks for the gold and such! I've had a few people ask for a picture of my 1870s Remington Rolling Block buffalo rifle, so here you go! http://imgur.com/a/eHUWw 2nd post July 30, 2017 Ok, more stories! This one covers our second roomate, Statutory Rape Neo-Nazi (hereafter referred to as "Nazi"). About a year into our time with the Barista, her close friend Nazi moved into the house we were sharing. It's important to note that he didn't goose-step his way into our lives, he was a fairly normal, nerdy guy at first. His previous living situation ended rather abruptly and he needed a place to stay, so we welcomed him in. For the first six months, the three of us (me, my girlfriend, and the Nazi) lived in relative harmony. The Barista's crappy roommate skills and sketchy, con artist boyfriend eventually made us force her out of the house. During this time, we were introduced to the Nazi's girlfriend. He was 22, and she was a freshman in college, so the story goes, and they had been dating on and off for a couple of years. Nazi would regularly have her over for parties and cookouts, and usually she wouldn't leave until the morning after. After the Barista left the house, we started to notice some changes in the Nazi. His family was German, so he had a fair bit of German memorabilia in his room and around the house. He started collecting German military surplus gear and hung a large German flag in his bedroom, which wasn't initially a problem, because everyone needs a hobby. The Nazi had always shown a fascination for WWII, though he focused on the Axis side of the conflict. He purchased a captured Nazi K98 rifle and P38 pistol, and would shoot them regularly. He also acquired an SS knife, deaths-head insignia, and a few other artifacts, which he claimed were "the start of his historical collection." As more and more Nazi souvenirs entered our house, he and his girlfriend began to wear more or less the same clothing - shined combat boots, cargo pants, and leather trench coats. His conversation topics also shifted to "the Nazis could have won the war if the US had just minded its damn business. He also began to rant about European ethnic minorities, showing a special hatred towards the Polish. Eventually, he left his bedroom door open and we spotted a large Nazi flag that had replaced the German one from months before. My girlfriend and I were super not cool with this, since her family is polish and my father's side is Jewish, so we confronted him. He gave us the excuse of "I'm collecting all the flags, I just haven't bought the others yet." Since we were college students, and poor, and sharing rent, we didn't press the issue as far as we should have. I got a phone call from Nazi asking for a ride from his girlfriend's place. Since I was still making a token effort at being a good roommate, I agreed and drove over to pick him up. When I arrived, he was standing on the sidewalk in front of a house while a middle-aged woman screamed and threatened him with a restraining order if she caught him near her daughter again. It turns out that the Nazi's "freshman girlfriend" was not in college, as claimed, but was in the 8th grade. If you're doing the math, that means our 22-year-old roommate was screwing a 13-year-old girl in our home, as well as providing her with alcohol and Nazi propaganda. They had met, apparently, when he was 18 and she was 9. This was a Big Deal, and resulted in his eviction from the household. After we kicked him out, he went full Nazi on social media, shaving his head, posting anti-jewish diatribes, and generally being a piece of human garbage. EDIT: Since a few people have remarked on it, the Nazi's girlfriend was very physically mature for a 13-year-old. She looked a little baby-faced to be a college freshman, but many people are at that age, so it wasn't too suspicious. She also spent a lot of time on campus, so we believed her story about being a student. 3rd post July 30, 2017 The Barista had a younger brother who I'm going to call Dipwit. Dipwit was 19 when we met him, and in terms of intelligence was roughly on par with a Labrador retriever, or possibly an above-average houseplant. He became infamous for doing stupid shit. Several of his incidents are detailed below. Dipwit Earns His Wings Dipwit wanted to learn how to fly. He wanted to join the Air Force, but they wouldn't take him, so he joined the Civil Air Patrol instead. For those not in the know, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is an auxiliary to the USAF, largely doing things like search and rescue and giving high school students an opportunity to fly. Dipwit was never, as far as I know, permitted to touch the controls of an aircraft, for which we should all be thankful. I came home one day to find that Dipwit, in his eminent wisdom, had built himself a "hang glider." This consisted of a triangular frame made of PVC pipe (not glued together), layers and layers of duct tape, and a bedsheet stretched over the whole thing. He was extremely excited about his invention, and invited me down to the local park to watch him test it. Note that Dipwit was a legal adult with no mental illness or handicap (he was just an idiot). After about 45 minutes of watching Dipwit spring back and forth, dragging his unwieldy hang glider behind him in a vain attempt to somehow lift off from the ground, I suggested that he should try to gain a little elevation and jump off (because I was then, and am now, a terrible person). I intended him to jump off the wall around our home, which was roughly 6 feet. He took this to mean "jump off the curb and into the moderately trafficked street, causing cars to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting you." After several close encounters with moving vehicles and their irate drivers, he had the idea to move somewhere safer for his flight tests. This was, of course, the roof of his home. I wish this tale ended with Dipwit soaring triumphantly into the sunset, but instead it ends with him sobbing like a small child in an emergency room with a broken arm. Dipwit Tries to Burn the House Down Our rental house came with a shitty propane grill in the backyard. I had fixed it up, and cookouts became a regular event at our place, with me serving as grillmaster and Dipwit trying to stick his finger in the burner to see how hot it was (hot enough to cook a burger apparently wasn't enough information). He had always been enthralled by fire, so it wasn't a surprise when I came home and discovered him using the grill to cook some hot dogs. The problem was, Dipwit didn't understand the difference between propane and charcoal grills. Even though he had seen me fire the grill up dozens of times, he never made the connection between the propane cylinder and the total lack of charcoal in our house. When faced with what was (to him) an inoperable grill, he went into full problem solving mode. One trip to walmart later and he had a bag of instant light charcoal, a box of matches, and a soon-to-be empty bottle of lighter fluid. I came home from class to the overpowering stench of lighter fluid and bratwurst. When I went into the backyard, I found Dipwit and his sister the Barista gleefully scorching the hell out of a helpless pack of bratwurst. Dipwit had filled the flimsy, sheet metal grill with most of a bag of charcoal, dumped an entire bottle of lighter fluid on it, and threw a match into it. The bottom of the grill was visibly glowing red, and the propane hose had begun to melt (because Dipwit didn't even try to remove the mostly full tank from the grill). He had also neglected to move the grill away from the house, which resulted in an interesting pattern of scorching to the stucco where the metal had contacted it. Luckily, he didn't burn down the rental, but from then on he was not allowed near anything heat-producing in our home, including the toaster. Assorted Dipwiterry Dipwit tried to make his own fireworks in our kitchen by dumping out the contents of a bunch of little paper poppers into a pile. The pile self-detonated, leaving him temporarily deaf, me terrified in another room, and a burn on said countertop. We did not get our security deposit back. Dipwit once broke into our home at 3 AM to surprise his sister (who was on vacation in another state at the time). I greeted him in the dark with a shotgun, and nearly shot him on principle alone. Dipwit threw a full can of RAID into a bonfire because he didn't understand the difference between insect repellent, insect killer, and fragmentation grenade. More small dipwit tales are available if anyone is interested. RELEVANT COMMENTS More on Dipwit and the fireworks If I recall correctly, he was planning on filling a toilet paper tube, taping it to an arrow, and shooting it in the backyard. I'm not really sure what he hoped to accomplish overall, but then again, Dipwit wasn't known for considering the consequences of his actions. Did the grill survive? I tried to fire the grill up after that incident, but the heat damaged the burner elements and it never cooked well again. I guess in the end, he gave it a Viking funeral. 4th post July 30, 2017 Assorted Barista The Barista learned that she had to mix gas and oil in the weedwhacker, and assumed the same principle applied to her $10,000 scooter. That poor vehicle smoked and wheezed all over town the entire time she owned it, and spent a substantial portion of its life in the shop. She "lost" no fewer than 4 iphones and 2 purses by leaving them on the seat of her scooter and going into her classroom. She struggled with her weight, and rather than use the free gym provided on campus decided that a 3-week long "hardboiled egg cleanse" was the way to shrink her ass. She ate nothing but hardboiled eggs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner until my girlfriend and I removed all eggs from the fridge due to the sulfurous smell that followed the Barista everywhere she went. The Barista ate several tablespoons of nutmeg. She wasn't paid or dared to do it, one of her coworkers suggested she try it and down the hatch it went without question. Nutmeg, if you're unaware, is a gnarly hallucinogen. She spent the entire next day tripping balls, screaming about the snakes in the walls stealing her feet, pouring glasses of water only to dump them on the floor, and generally being a pain in the ass. The video I took during that time is a constant reminder to never have roommates again. The Barista discovered the wonders of using a slowcooker, and would regularly make her favorite meal: unseasoned ground beef, chopped raw potatoes, and water. She dubbed this "stew," though I preferred "beeftato soup." It would usually sit in the fridge until it was sentient enough to vote, at which point my girlfriend would throw it out. 5th post July 30, 2017 More Tales of Dipwittery! As many of these stories begin, one day I came home to find Dipwit in my backyard. He had taken it upon himself to learn how to throw knives. His target was a large chunk of plywood, and his chosen weapons were, of course, our kitchen knives, several of which lay broken in the grass (and one of which, I later found out, flew over the wall and into the neighbor's yard while they were grilling). Dipwit once attempted to "fix" the Barista's poor, innocent scooter. As mentioned in another comment, she had a nasty habit of pouring oil into the gas tank under the mistaken belief that it needed mixed fuel and lube, like a weedwhacker (spoiler alert: no). As a result, it ran badly more or less constantly and spent a lot of time in the hands of her mechanic. Dipwit decided he was going to fix the engine whether it liked it or not, and grabbed his second favorite tool, the framing hammer. We came into the garage to find Dipwit gleefully beating the shit out of the scooter's seat with said hammer. He was beating the padded area, so the only damage he managed to do was to jam the latch holding the seat down. Here's the plot twist, though: with the seat jammed, the Barista couldn't fill the gas tank at all, so Dipwit inadvertently fixed the problem. To this day, I'm not sure if it was deliberate. RELEVANT COMMENTS greenpill420 Did anyone try to tell her what she was doing wrong or did you all not find out until later? Couldn't the mechanics have figured it out and said something? OOP Multiple people told her she was being an idiot, but she didn't care. She was one of those folks who just can't stand to be wrong about anything, and will deliberately do something incorrectly so they don't lose face in their own mind. I'm not sure what her mechanic was telling her, but she probably wasn't listening. That, or her mechanic was shady and took advantage of the situation, but I honestly couldn't say one way or the other. ~ Scary-Brandon Not really fixed if she can't fill the gas tank. Sure she can't mix the gas with oil but.... she also can't put gas in on its own. Or is there something I'm missing? OOP She couldn't fill the gas tank, which in turn meant she couldn't fill it with mixed gas/oil. Since she was the cause of the problem, removing her access to the tank meant (temporarily, at least) keeping oil out of the gas tank. 6th post July 30, 2017 The Barista Strikes Back! My girlfriend and I once made the mistake of going camping with the Barista and Dipwit. In our defense, this was before we truly understood the depths of their idiotic depravity. The trip itself was a total failure, as the desert we were camping in was struck by a 100-year record snowfall the night before we left (this started a lengthy series of camping failures for my girlfriend and I, but that's another story). We eventually gave up on the trail and left for home, but in doing so we made a nearly fatal error: we let the Barista drive. One of our vehicles was a crappy 1990's era Saturn with a manual transmission. The Barista swore up and down that she could drive stick, so we gave her the keys. She managed to get the vehicle rolling without stalling it, due to the large mountain we were driving down, and away we went. Everything went smoothly until we hit the bottom of the mountain and the Barista screamed "WE HAVE NO BRAKES." She panicked and, rather than simply slowly coast to a stop on the perfectly level, straight highway, jerked the wheel onto the shoulder and aimed the nose of the car at a 40-foot cliff. My girlfriend had the presence of mind to yank the parking brake, and the Saturn grumbled its way to a halt. Apparently, when the Barista told us she could drive stick, she meant "I can put it neutral, roll 15 miles down the mountain, and use only my brakes to control my speed." She had literally cooked the brakes to the point that they were completely nonfunctional, and managed to strand one of our vehicles and half of our gear on a sketchy stretch of highway for 8 hours. This was the most egregious, but definitely not the last problem she caused in that car. RELEVANT COMMENTS LowlySlayer Individually they sound fake, but in quantity I choose to believe. OOP Honestly, I wouldn't have believed them if I heard them from someone else. I still can't fathom how one family of people can be that stupid. Then, of course, I read about Kevin and realize that they're not alone in this world. ~ PurlToo I want to know what you are doing with your life to find these bizarrely awful people to live with. Have you ever had any good/decent roommates? Were these few just a couple of bad years? Is your town this shitty that you're mostly stuck with accepting awful roommates? If the town is that bad how did you and your (not regaled as crazy) girlfriend find each other? OOP The Nazi, the Barista, and Dipwit (though he wasn't a roommate, he was at our house regularly) were our first and last roommates. It was a weird couple of years for my girlfriend and me, as it was our first time putting together an adult life away from home and we made more than a few stupid choices. The town we lived in was certainly shitty, but once we both had decent jobs, we got rid of the roommates and haven't had them in over 8 years. We met in our freshman orientation group on our first day of college. Has OOP met the rest of the Baristas family? I actually visited her childhood home, more than once. Her family claimed to be ex-Mormon, and kept a super clean house (with the exception of her brother Dipwit, who dwelled in the basement in a cavern of filth). & I met the Barista's mother several times. She was a bit airheaded, but otherwise a normal college professor. Not sure what happened to the Barista's father, but I suspect Dipwit was involved. And more on Dipwit Dipwit turned to either the framing hammer or the box of matches to solve 90% of his problems. THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT THE OOP DO NOT CONTACT THE OOP's OR COMMENT ON LINKED POSTS, REMEMBER - RULE 7 submitted by /u/Direct-Caterpillar77 to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

Is anyone else city charging ridiculous fees by plumbers? This comes out to be $950/hour. Dude also wanted $600 to snake a drain and I hired another guy for $170. Seems to me it would be better to ask for an hourly rate from these guys rather than by the job price. Edit: I just mathed this out $950/hr is $1.976M for a year , standard 40 hours a week. submitted by /u/joshhazel1 to r/homeowners [link] [comments]

This in in a rental of ours. I’ve already snaked it with a toilet auger twice in the last 1-2 months and left it working better than it’s ever have. This is the third time and has lasted about 2-3 weeks since the last time. Shower and toilet run into the same line and have no issues of backing up. Upper floor drains into the same main stack and no issues. I don’t think it’s a vent issue? I guess next would be to take it off the floor and see if anything is stuck inside? submitted by /u/ptrkkkk to r/askaplumber [link] [comments]

Forgive the sloppiness of the layout, it’s from a concept for turnjng my carport into living area that never came to be… I drew over the empty area with white to blank it out… The brown line is about where my septic line should be… The bathroom is in the bottom floor of a split level, and the drain enters the wall about 2” below ground level I would imagine it goes straight … the toilet doesn’t back up at all, and when running the upstairs sinks or showers, we never get water backing up into the downstairs sink… I snaked it the full 25’ using a kobalt AC powered 1/4’ snake it went the distance, I thought it would have been good… Maybe try a 3rd time? Maybe the snake took a wrong turn somehow? (The washing machine is on the same floor but up against the exterior wall, so there is a What should I do next, I can’t afford a plumber at the moment, submitted by /u/SanityMirror to r/DIY [link] [comments]

My dad (65M) came from New York to visit me (28NB) in Florida last week. I offered to let him stay in my house as I have an extra bedroom, and he obliged. My dad is a Christian and part of the terms of him staying with my girlfriend (29F) and I was that he doesn't prostelyize, as I'm an atheist and my girlfriend is jewish and neither of us want to hear his shit. He surprisingly obliged and apart from praying before meals, he kept his religion to himself. When he arrived last Monday, my gf noticed that he put a pack of flushable wipes in the bathroom. This concerned her as her mother recently had her septic tank ruined by so-called flushable wipes. I also have a septic tank so I immediately informed my dad that he needed to dispose of the wipes in the trash, and he was worried it would smell, but said he would. He left on Friday morning and a few hours after dropping him off at the airport, the toilets, sinks and showers began to fill up with black sludge that smelled like sewage. I immediately called my friend, a plumber, and after fully examining our sewer system, he found that the septic tank and some of the pipes were clogged with wipes, which had mixed with other waste and hardened into an obstruction. He tried to clear out the obstructions but was unable to, and said I would need a new septic tank. He said he could put it in for $8k and that's with a $2000 discount. He couldn't do any better apparently as he would need to bring in other people to work on it and they need to be paid. Worst of all, he said it couldn't be done till Wednesday (tomorrow) since he'd need to order parts. At this point, I was livid. It was obvious that this was completely my father's fault. I don't use flushable wipes and neither does my girlfriend. I called him up and angrily explained to him that he had destroyed my septic tank and that he owed me $8000 plus the cost of a hotel, since I couldn't stay in a house with no functioning bathrooms nor could I handle the stink coming from the sewage flowing into the drains. He called me a fucking bitch and a grifter, said it was in no way his fault, and said "you must've learned this con artist shit from that Jew you're dating." I lost it on him, and began to yell at him, saying that our relationship was over if he was going to act like a five year old with no ability to take responsibility for his actions, and be so disgustingly bigoted to my partner. He hung up on me and I haven't heard from him since. I'm considering getting a lawyer to see how viable it is to take him to court over this. There's absolutely no way I'm paying for these repairs. Edit: I called a septic plumber like many of y'all and since they were in the area, they came to check it out this morning. It turns out I do not need a new septic tank and it appears my friend (who I've known since high school) tried to scam me. The plumber snaked out a large quantity of wipes and said a week of use shouldn't have caused this and it seemed like someone was constantly dumping wipes. Based on what the plumber said, I think my dad intentionally tried to wreck my septic tank. In fact, the blockage is so bad that the plumber said he can't do it and referred me to a septic pumping service he works with. This work is going to come to around $1000 and they can't come till Friday, leaving me with no other choice but to stay in a hotel and waste even more money that my dad refuses to pay me. I have absolutely zero regrets for what I said to my dad. He's a bigoted piece of boomer shit and if he can't handle being asked to not fuck up my septic tank, he doesn't need to have a relationship with me. submitted by /u/HolyFlyingPizza to r/BoomersBeingFools [link] [comments]

Sorry for all the poop talk. I live in a country with terrible plumbing. If you flush toilet paper you are pretty much guaranteed to back up your toilet. I grew up in Colorado so I know how weird it is to wipe after a dump and then put the paper in a garbage can instead of just flushing it. So I installed a wand bidet in all three washrooms in my retirement house. So after you poop you just spray your backside down nice and clean. Then you use the toilet paper to dry your butthole. Nice, simple, and less gross in my opinion. I wish I had these when I lived in the states. So my brother and his wife came down for a visit. I told them the rules for the bathroom and they both said that they understood. Apparently not. They clogged the two public bathrooms the first day. Then they asked to use the one in my room. Nope that's mine. They asked me where they were supposed to go to the bathroom. I pointed them to the clogged ones and offered them a plunger and a drain snake. They said I was the host and it was my responsibility. I laughed in their faces. So they packed up and left. They found a hotel and now they are on social media complaining about the shithole country I chose to retire to and calling me a terrible host for inviting them down but not letting them use my bathroom. I posted pictures of my bathrooms after they clogged them and asked if they knew who did that to my home? They called me gross and immature for talking about their bathroom habits. I'm lost. They brought it up first. Anyways they are calling me an asshole because they are having to spend money on a hotel when I live in a really nice house with guest rooms. But now everyone who knows the bathroom rules for down here is calling them idiots for not using the bidet or putting the toilet paper in the receptacle. Edit. These awards are making me laugh. submitted by /u/Far_Muscle_4268 to r/AmItheAsshole [link] [comments]

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Plumber here, yes it's true. Unfortunately for consumers, marketers specialize in the one skill they share with lawyers and salespeople; lying. Turns out there's actually no regulation on claims on package such as "Flushable Wipes" (Hell they're boldly advertised and displayed as such) or "World's Best Dildo" for that matter. Why ysk: Wipes (or excessive TP, paper towels)... really anything except turds, moderate TP or severely eviscerated food waste via garburator... should NOT be flushed down any drains. The rule most people I encounter prescribe is "out of sight out of mind"... which is a toxic mentality... often literally. If your toilet drains real slow, that's more than often the reason. Call a plumber to come snake your drain and immediately stop flushing wipes and other crap besides poop and TP. Provided your plumbing doesn't suck, you should almost never get clogs or slow draining in a modern plumbing system. If it does suck, getting your piping redone correctly up to your main stack can drastically improve that. Even if it doesn't clog your drains it makes it's way to the water treatment plant and can often clog and impede their pipes and equipment. Instead, do what old age homes do in their lobby bathrooms: put little trashcans with secure lids with a bag under the sink or some out of the way location and change it often. Or just get a bidet. Give your brown eyed monster the proper bath it needs. EDIT: Thank you for the awards kind strangers! EDIT 2: For all those asking for a bidet recommendation there is no one right answer. They are life changing but to get the bang for your buck you need to take some time to educate yourself on the different varieties and choose one that best suits you. Read reviews and try to find ones that are listed at multiple sites/stores. Start by googling 'types of bidets' do a bit of reading and go from there. Also, if you're commenting "they technically ARE flushable they'll just cause a clog so it's not really a lie." You aren't being clever. In fact, you're just defending dishonest manipulation of truth and in order to change the way things are marketed we need to stop defending like this. submitted by /u/KragBru- to r/YouShouldKnow [link] [comments]

Why YSK: I used to be a drain cleaner. EVERY SINGLE DAY I had people coming to me for a second opinion because they were told they had to replace their sewer line for 5 grand. In the two years I spent drain cleaning, I only came across a whopping FOUR people that actually needed their sewer line replaced and well over a hundred that were told they had to. Here are some of the many tactics these companies use: -The most common one is that they couldn’t get their blades past a blockage so the line must be broken. If this were true, the blades would come back with either mud on them, or completely clean and shiny. Even then, there are lots of other reasons why they could be shiny so it’s not a definite break in the line. -They clean the line with small or sometimes even no blades. If it’s the mainline, at least 3 inch blades should be used. Preferably 4 inch though. But some companies don’t do that. So they will poke a hole into the blockage, and everything will run just fine...for a few days. Shortly after, that tiny hole will close again and you’ll call them back out. They’ll try to convince you it’s because the line is broken when it’s not. -They make you think roots in the mainline are a huge deal and the line must be replaced. Roots are the most common cause of sewer line backups. It’s incredibly common and should be expected if you have a tree near your sewer line. Some people will go ten years before their first root caused backup because it can take time for the roots to get through the pipe. Your sewer line is still in good shape. Just get it snaked every year and use root killer to slow the growth. -They scope the line and find bellies with sitting water or small offsets. While not ideal, most houses have them and it’s not necessarily a big deal. It’s something to keep an eye on, not waste 5-10 grand on. Here’s some general tips regarding the trade: -If the company doesn’t have the prices online, don’t tell them if you’re renting out the house. If you’re a landlord they’ll assume you’ve got extra cash and up charge you. -If your basement has a floor drain, get a $10 water alarm. If it ever backs up, you’ll know immediately and stop the spread of water before it causes massive amounts of damage. This is particularly important if you don’t go into the basement often. I once went to an elderly lady’s house that had a foot of water in the basement. She was too old to go downstairs and didn’t notice the smell because she was hooked up to an oxygen tank thingy. Decades of memories stored in boxed were destroyed. -If you have a sewer line scoped, make sure you see them do it yourself. They like to swap footage with another house and act like your line is broken. Also make sure they use at least 3 inch blades on your mainline. Also make sure to get a copy of the footage. You can send it to multiple companies and they’ll usually give you their opinion for free so you don’t need it scoped multiple times! -Clean out the p-traps to your sinks. I’ve had dozens of people call me to spend five minutes unscrewing their trap, cleaning it out, the putting it back. When I try to tell them that it’s easy to do yourself they say they don’t mess around with anything plumbing related. But seriously, watch a two minute video and do it yourself in 5 minutes and save a hundred bucks. -DO NOT FLUSH ANYTHING DOWN THE TOILET UNLESS IT CAME OUT OF YOU, OR ITS TOILET PAPER!!!! It doesn’t matter if your wipes say they’re “flushable”. it doesn’t matter if it’s “just a few tampons”. It doesn’t matter if you “didn’t think your kid was dumb enough to flush his cat stuffed animal”. Don’t do it! Just because it gets past the toilet doesn’t mean it gets through the whole line. If you’re flushing wipes or tampons, there’s a good chance your just collecting them and one day you will be met with a very unpleasant surprise. I’ve seen anywhere from a couple tampons clogging the line to filling up HALF OF A FIVE GALLON BUCKET with tampons. The only thing worse than spending 10 hours fishing for tampons is spending a thousand bucks for someone to fish for your tampons. There’s a lot more to it but I’m doubtful many will even read this. Which is a shame because I saw people getting scammed every single day and it’s easily avoidable. Most people don’t know much of this and these companies know that. And they take advantage of it. Edit: I forgot to mention, don’t use any draino or anything similar. It’s very acidic. It can melt away pipes overtime and does a very poor job anyways. It usually only pokes holes into things. Save your pipes and clean out the trap yourself by hand, or call someone to do it. Also, I highly recommend never using a snake yourself for the mainline, or even really a kitchen line. I have no idea how places like Home Depot are allowed to rent them out to just anyone. I know people that were trained to use them and still lost a finger. If you’re not incredibly familiar with it you can go from being just fine to missing a finger in literally a split second. Spend the extra hundred dollars and have a professional do it. It takes a long time to be trained to use it and messing up or not knowing how to use it properly can cost you a finger or two. Also, if your toilets start to bubble/gargle when you run any water, your line is most likely going to be backing up. You could have a backup in one minute, or in a week. It’s best to have someone out ASAP! People are asking why you shouldn’t use the snake yourself or how I could cause a lot of damage. This is why. BE WARNED, THIS IS NSFW AND GOREY. And this isn’t even the worst that can happen! Also, drain cleaners love kitchen sink disposals because it keeps them in business. The more food you put down, the more likely it will get clogged. Especially avoid greasy foods, egg shells, and coffee grounds. If you’d like to avoid a backup, don’t put any food down the sink and use a paper towel to wipe off excess grease on dishes! As much as I would love to, it has become impossible to keep up with all of these comments! If you have a question, I’d recommend saving this post and then messaging me in a day or two! Thanks for all of the awards! I hope this post can help you save some money and make scammer companies lose some business! submitted by /u/ImConfusedAllThaTime to r/YouShouldKnow [link] [comments]

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Blocked toilets are a fact of life in the US with the traps having a diameter of small marble. But one really easy and mess-proof way to get rid of blocked toilets is just to add detergent and hair conditioner to the mix and leave for a while. And if the toilet is not overflowing, after adding the detergent/conditioner, add a pot of hot water to the bowl which will help soften things and help circulate the hair conditioner which will reduce friction between the blockage and the bowl. (Often calcium/salt deposits from the water basically can leave the bowl like almost sandpaper which snags the paper etc). I've never had to resort to toilet snake or plunger since doing this, and everyone who I tell about this has said it works. submitted by /u/ahdguy to r/LifeProTips [link] [comments]

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