Folks, I've tried to search on the forum but couldn't find a thread on my problem, which I think would be common.
I have a bathroom in a basement, above 3-4 feet below ground in Chicago. The main waste pipe for the upper floors is about 13 feet away from the basement bathroom. The shower and sinks drain fine, but my toilet flushes unusual. It appears waste either backs up or does not fully get through the bowl trap and the waste backs up into the toilet bowl. I have to hold down the flusher and fill up the toilet bowl and after that it slowly drains. Once it drains, all th water is pretty much drained out.
My hunch is whoever laid the waste pipe did not incline the grade enough for the waste to clear the pipe. The floor is concrete so digging up the pipe and repiping is not an option.
My guess is that because the toilet is under the ground level by 3-4 feet but above the waste pipe there is not enough gravity pressure to clear the waste through the toilet bowl trap.
I was thinking that maybe I get a pressure assisted toilet, but unsure because that type of toilet was designed to save water, but I figured the additional pressure might help clear out the toilet bowl trap. I don't think I need an upflush toilet since the waste pipe is already under the ground.
any suggestions or tips???
I have a bathroom in a basement, above 3-4 feet below ground in Chicago. The main waste pipe for the upper floors is about 13 feet away from the basement bathroom. The shower and sinks drain fine, but my toilet flushes unusual. It appears waste either backs up or does not fully get through the bowl trap and the waste backs up into the toilet bowl. I have to hold down the flusher and fill up the toilet bowl and after that it slowly drains. Once it drains, all th water is pretty much drained out.
My hunch is whoever laid the waste pipe did not incline the grade enough for the waste to clear the pipe. The floor is concrete so digging up the pipe and repiping is not an option.
My guess is that because the toilet is under the ground level by 3-4 feet but above the waste pipe there is not enough gravity pressure to clear the waste through the toilet bowl trap.
I was thinking that maybe I get a pressure assisted toilet, but unsure because that type of toilet was designed to save water, but I figured the additional pressure might help clear out the toilet bowl trap. I don't think I need an upflush toilet since the waste pipe is already under the ground.
any suggestions or tips???