There was a shit storm of sorts in my new apartment's bathroom last night. Was watching TV when I heard a gurgling noise, then a loud pop, then water sloshing. Went and found my hall, partial bed room and complete bathroom floors under foul smelling sewer water and saw remnants of crap in the bathtub around its drain! Later heard more gurgling and saw water seeping out from under the toilet where it joins the floor. I cleaned it all up, it was pretty disgusting. Then I put dry paper towels on bathroom floor and guess what - they are soaked again now. Waiting on a plumber and on management to get here. I called and texted management several times last nigh on the two numbers they gave me, both are at their office with no way to call for an emergency.
It's a little later than when I wrote the above. Anyway, the property manager got here maybe half an hour ago and right after him the plumbers showed up. They cleared the line and said it seemed to be toilet paper clogging it. Damn new water efficient toilet probably the cause by my guess, it barely flushes any water to wash stuff down the drain.
Manager is going to clean it all up with some super strength disinfectant. What a shitty way to end my day last night and to spend the wee hours of this morning, I was up until 0300!
All the best,
Glenn B
1 comment:
Since it also came up out the bathtub drain, the clog was downstream of the toilet. Depending on how far downstream and how the building plumbing is configured, the problem may have been caused by another tenant. Either way, there had to been an issue with the pipe downstream for the toilet paper to hang up on. There has to be something for it to grab.
I feel for you. Been down that road several times with roots getting into the sewer line for the TP to catch on.
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