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glatt · 04-19-2006, 04:13 PM

Flint, get the snake. It's worth it to have on hand on that holiday weekend when you have a bunch of relatives over for a visit, and the rental store is closed. That's when plumbing always seems to have problems. The manual (un-motorized) versions that are like 16 feet long are not too expensive, and work for most problems.

At first I thought your symptoms pointed to a blocked vent pipe, but the puddle on the floor in the other room points to a blocked drain pipe. Can't hurt to replace the wax seal, but getting rid of the clog should be 9/10ths of the battle.

04-19-2006, 04:13 PM	#27
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Flint, get the snake. It's worth it to have on hand on that holiday weekend when you have a bunch of relatives over for a visit, and the rental store is closed. That's when plumbing always seems to have problems. The manual (un-motorized) versions that are like 16 feet long are not too expensive, and work for most problems. At first I thought your symptoms pointed to a blocked vent pipe, but the puddle on the floor in the other room points to a blocked drain pipe. Can't hurt to replace the wax seal, but getting rid of the clog should be 9/10ths of the battle.