drain

My old second-floor toilet releases a big burp of air at the beginning of every flush. Flush is not too strong either. Faucet and tub seem to drain fine in same bathroom. What should I be looking at first? Blocked vent? Partially blocked drain?

older home with 1.5” copper piping Laundry ties into kitchen drain overflows from washing machine within 10-20 seconds Can withstand full pressure from outdoor hose for more than a minute before slowly overflowing. Will drain if allowed at a lower rate. Have had multiple plumbers out who do not...

Our house is slab on grade and there was no existing dish washer. The sink drain attached to the drain pipe but then the drain pipe goes up and over and down again. In wondering if where it goes down into the slab is another drain outlet and if I could just plumb the dishwasher drain into there...

Bought a "new for me" house and in the the mornings after the sprinkler has ran, I notice that the road is wet and there's water near this area. I already replaced the back-flow preventer that was broken and repaired a couple of leaks in two different zones, but road is still wet after the...

Hi everyone, I am installing a water filtration system under my kitchen sink. The filtration system requires a small drainage line to be drilled into the vertical drainage pipe from my disposal to the P-Trap (See attached picture). Unfortunately my drainage pipe between my disposal and...

We had a contractor do our shower recently, and after several issues we're questionining more and more all the things where "this this is fine don't worry about it" essentially. One of these things is on the shower drain. The drain needed to be moved over about 1.5 ft or so. To do that, some...

Hello, I am ataching an image of our septic where it enters our home. Can someone please identify the pipes for me PLEASE!!. There is trap/vent with a orange cap on the far left. In the middle is the main line where our sink, shower and toilets drain into. The next two pipes on the right are...

Hello everyone, I am doing a remodel and have tied my new bath drain into a conveniently placed existing vent. Based on my research I thought it would be okay in this circumstance but am now questioning the setup and looking for a second or third opinion. The new bath drain ties into the...

An assistant plumber decided to run the pipe through the wall, rather than taking the most direct line, which would be from the shower drain to the main drain in a straight shot. When we asked the head plumber why this was done, he said he didn't know. Because we are forbidden to cut into the...

I have been working all day trying to get the old tub drain unscrewed. I tried everything I could find online, WD40, heat, I pulled the lip up and scrapped out as much of the putty as I could. The drain is old and does not have cross members but had two vertical indents so I put a pry bar in and...

First off I’m in the middle of nowhere in a 2 story shop house. First floor is set up with an apartment with a single bathroom and kitchen sink. I’m hoping to add a bathroom and kitchen sink upstairs. Existing plumbing as I can see is below I am unsure if there is any venting from the...

I am working on installing a new dishwasher. The location of the install is also the location of an old washing machine (and not directly adjacent to the sink) so I was hoping to use the old dishwasher standpipe for the drain (1.5" pvc pipe). The top of the standpipe is just a few inches above...

Water is coming up at the top of the connection for a while now. What is needed to fix this? Water is where the brown crud is on top.

Hi all, I’m changing my kitchen sink and need to adjust some drain piping. Before touching anything, I want to make sure putting the drain back does not become too complicated. In attached photos, I would like to get your thoughts if the connection pointed by arrow is threaded or cement? I know...

We are putting in a bathroom in our basement and our contractor installed two new back water valves in the floor of the bathroom. I'm concerned that the access covers to these valves are going to screw up the look of the bathroom floor since they are right in the entrance to the bathroom. Any...

Hello Everyone, My bathtub is draining SUPER slow and it's becoming quite an annoyance. I do think it's the drum trap that is going bad. My house was made in 1956 so I'm certain it's as old as it as well. I'm wondering if I replace the drum trap with a standard p trap, would that clear up the...

I have a Manufactured Home. Yanked out a rotten broken old tub and am replacing with a Lyons Shower Pan and Wall Wrap. The pan requires a 3" Drain, and my homes waste pipe is 2" ABS. Heres my Issue, i can't access the pipes from under the house, or from the sides, its a Back Center Drain and I'm...

Hey guys. I’m the carpenter on this job and needed to get the sink going in this bathroom but the plumber wasn’t available yet. So I installed the drain and I’m just curious if it would pass inspection. I’m in Massachusetts if that makes a difference. The trap is attached to a male threaded...

I have a drain with a 1/4in opening and hose attached it is at a 90 degree angle. My problem is the drain will not work if water enters the channel very quickly and covers the hole completely. I have noticed that there will be a pool of water in front of the drain sometimes and will not drain...

I've got a Fiberglass tub, cannot get the gasket to seal at the drain. Keeps leaking from below, thus cause our floor to rot underneath. Seems like the drain opening isn't level. Is there any way to fix this? Would sanding or JB WaterWeld work?