Toilet bowl fails to empty

[johnmadbag]

well that's what i thought, but others seem to think differently. Won't be happy if i fit a vent and it doesn't fix it. will try rodding then a vent

 

[johnmadbag]

Update. If I temporarily fit some pipe to the boss so the soil pipe is open to the air the flush works perfectly, and the water level remains correct afterwards. Although there is a rush of air OUT of the pipe when flushing, from what I have read the flush will not be working because of a negative pressure, so an AAV should fix it, and I can fit an external one. Unless it's a build-up of positive pressure....

 

[street elbow]

Johnmadbag.

For goodness sake forget about an AAV

READ the rerplies

LISTERN to what people are telling you,

You have a partial BLOCKAGE in your pipes.

AN AAV will NOT HELP YOU

An AAV will only let air INTO the system so will not work in your case.

CLEAR THE PIPES and system will work.

use the money saved on an AAV to install some rodding access points.

David

 

[tackleburger]

I'd say it's a blockage. By the description of the soile route it is a stub stack going straight into the drain so shouldn't need a vent in most circumstances. I think the washing machine is a co-incidence can't see that making such a difference.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

sounds like your right in the...............

 

[johnmadbag]

thanks everyone am going with a blockage will borrow/hire some rods and report back

 

[johnmadbag]

Thanks to everyone particularly those who insisted it was a blockage. I eventually remembered where the manhole cover was under the gravel at the front of the house, opened it up and it was half full. Very pleasant! Blockage was downstream of that manhole so backing up all over the place... Cleared it all out with my new set of rods and now flowing through quite happily. Guess what? The downstairs toilet now flushes normally.

Many many thanks

John

 

[street elbow]

Glad you got it sorted,

You could have fitted an AAV and still been in the s.......

David.

 

[dontknowitall]

When you have a septic tank that doesn't work well jobs like this are a piece of cake.

Talking of which, I heard of a woman who used to get her spade out once a year and cut the top of the crust off her cess pit and put it on her veg patch. That's taking recycling to a new level!!

 

[REDSAW]

when you have a septic tank that doesn't work well jobs like this are a piece of cake.

Talking of which, i heard of a woman who used to get her spade out once a year and cut the top of the crust off her cess pit and put it on her veg patch. That's taking recycling to a new level!!

yup!,
thats what they do in cairo and is why people get the shoots on holiday.