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Hi folks, hoping someone can give me a bit of advice on this little saga me and teh other half are having in the new [rented] apartment. There is seemingly 3 problems, although im not sure how or if they are related (i have turned my hand to many things, but plumbing have never been one)
#1. gurgling sound when emptying bath or full sink, or when washing machine drains (into u-bend under the sink)
#2. Sewage smell coming strongly into kitchen & bathroom. (this happens when the gurgling does, but also happens when running any water (most of the time) and soemtimes it just randomly happens even when no water is running)
#3. the washing machine drain water backs up into the sink (u-bend is clear)
This is in a second floor apartment, in an large old victorian converted mid terrace [3 flats, basement, ground and ours, the top floor and attic rooms], I tried to visual inspect all the pipes, but they go straight under teh floor from the kitchen sink, and appear to run through all the way through, to the back of the building (about 40ft id guess) and go out the back wall... and straight into the sewage/vent pipe.
Here is a pic to demo the layout of the building, but I forgot to note on it that the bathroom, is lower than the rest of the floors, by about 2ft. (which reminds me of another curiosity with this place, the immersion heater, is fitted on the floor in hte cupboard in the bathroom, so it is WAY lower than the rest of the apt, which i assume is to blame for the measily water pressure in here)
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***the little purple lines by hte sewer pipe, are two, 2 inch pipes that I assume drain the bath and two sinks, into the waste/sewer pipe.
Now, as a lay person, running those pipes into the sewer pipe is not a good idea?
And from what I have gathered from every other place I look at, it should have its own drain pipe that feeds it to a gutter drain somewhere?
I'm going to be seeing teh landlord myself tomorrow hopefully, upto now he has only talked to the lady person of the house, and he fobbed her off telling her, our washing machine drains too fast, and "the odd sewer smell is normal" but he will "do us a favour" and send his [useless bar stool of a] "handyman" to take a look.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated, and anything I can add to help just ask.
regards, Bob.
#1. gurgling sound when emptying bath or full sink, or when washing machine drains (into u-bend under the sink)
#2. Sewage smell coming strongly into kitchen & bathroom. (this happens when the gurgling does, but also happens when running any water (most of the time) and soemtimes it just randomly happens even when no water is running)
#3. the washing machine drain water backs up into the sink (u-bend is clear)
This is in a second floor apartment, in an large old victorian converted mid terrace [3 flats, basement, ground and ours, the top floor and attic rooms], I tried to visual inspect all the pipes, but they go straight under teh floor from the kitchen sink, and appear to run through all the way through, to the back of the building (about 40ft id guess) and go out the back wall... and straight into the sewage/vent pipe.
Here is a pic to demo the layout of the building, but I forgot to note on it that the bathroom, is lower than the rest of the floors, by about 2ft. (which reminds me of another curiosity with this place, the immersion heater, is fitted on the floor in hte cupboard in the bathroom, so it is WAY lower than the rest of the apt, which i assume is to blame for the measily water pressure in here)
i.*********/KWXVaSs.png <-- diagram pic' link, I can't seem to embed it]
***the little purple lines by hte sewer pipe, are two, 2 inch pipes that I assume drain the bath and two sinks, into the waste/sewer pipe.
Now, as a lay person, running those pipes into the sewer pipe is not a good idea?
And from what I have gathered from every other place I look at, it should have its own drain pipe that feeds it to a gutter drain somewhere?
I'm going to be seeing teh landlord myself tomorrow hopefully, upto now he has only talked to the lady person of the house, and he fobbed her off telling her, our washing machine drains too fast, and "the odd sewer smell is normal" but he will "do us a favour" and send his [useless bar stool of a] "handyman" to take a look.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated, and anything I can add to help just ask.
regards, Bob.