Sluggish drains
 

Our master bath toilet keeps getting blocked, sometimes even blocking the guest bath toilet. When I plunger it, we get a sewerage smell from the shower and sinks. When I shut the drains in the sink and plunge, it seems to help clear it. I have a feeling that this might be more of a problem with the vents. Anyone have a similar problem?

It sounds more like the main drain has an obstruction, not the vent. You would need to run a snake down the drain to see if there is an obstruction.

My opinion is, it's time to call a plumber.

Mike Scott Plumbing

I've had to go outside and open the external entryway a few times and immediately after opening both toilets finally flush. I've a sneaky suspicion that when you flush both toilets at the same time you can get a stoppage as they converge at the same point and cause and air plug. Might be it's my mind that's plugged though.

Flush a couple Buckets of Hot soapy water down the Toliet! Dishwashing soap, is recommended... you most definitely have a clog in your main line.. many people make the mistake of pouring grease in their drains rather than capture it in a soup can..

Call Roto Rooter, that's the name, and away go troubles down the drain.

Go and get a few 2 liter bottles of the cheapest coca cola you can find ... the rougher the better - that stuff is about 68% phosphoric acid and will disolve things like hair blockages etc. Give your drain 2 liters a day for about a week ...Worked for me - saw it on the web !! Cheaper than a plumber.

Was a nasty habit years ago that when building the workers threw lots of things down the drains. Actually took items out such as paint brushes. They even buried paint cans and garbage on the property. I would like to think this practice has stopped. 18years ago there were numerous builders in each neighborhood. Mike Scott is excellent. We normally put Clorax down shower drains once a month that seems to get the smells out.

When we had a toilet replaced, they found that apparently
when they installed the tile floor they had cleaned off their tool by wiping it into the drain leaving only a small hole for the waste to go down. Since this was removed and the new toilet, no more problems

Time to call the guy!

daaa call a plumber

Off topic, but yeah also check your air vents. Mine were full of dirt and construction crap.

You're not chewing your food right! :a040:

Same problem! I asked around the neighborhood but nobody else seems to have the problem or can't smell it!! I finally convinced the hubby to call Mike Scott (we've always had them and we're terrific). They showed up, turned on every faucet in the house and garage, let them run for about 15 minutes, opened up the sewer out front and it flushed through.... He wouldn't put a snake down the drain to make sure there was no obstruction. In his opinion, it was "fixed" and his job was finished. About 2 weeks later, same smell, same problem. I know I won't be calling Mike Scott back to the house to turn on faucets...I'll try the 'coke trick' first...We never had bad service prior and haven't tried them again. Don't know if it was an isolated issue with the technician!