I have a question about the typical drainage system of a house? do the toilets drains and shower/sink drains merge once the pipes pass through the concrete floor of my townhouse?
I believe i have a clog underground in my main drainage pipe. there is an open drain in the floor of my washer/dryer room and it has been spewing up dirty water whenever a shower runs too long or the washer is run repeatedly. i believe the clog is a slow drain because once the water begins to come up out of the floor drain, it takes a while to get back down to below floor level. and not much extra added water to overflow it again.
i always thought the toilet drain line and the sink drain lines were separate going out to the street. I belive mine join, just under the concrete becuase the water is dirty and both sink, shower drain water, and toilet flushes cause my overflow.
first, is this something i should be able to fix if i just rent a snake from the store and run that through the drain in my floor?
second, is it normal to have a drain on my washroom floor that seems to be not that far from the sewage line? it seems to me that you wouldn't want an open vent from the sewage drain.
I am assuming this drain is overflowing only because the clog is preventing the water from draining completely and this wash room floor drain is the first exit the water can find as it raises up the lines.
any thoughts would be great.
I believe i have a clog underground in my main drainage pipe. there is an open drain in the floor of my washer/dryer room and it has been spewing up dirty water whenever a shower runs too long or the washer is run repeatedly. i believe the clog is a slow drain because once the water begins to come up out of the floor drain, it takes a while to get back down to below floor level. and not much extra added water to overflow it again.
i always thought the toilet drain line and the sink drain lines were separate going out to the street. I belive mine join, just under the concrete becuase the water is dirty and both sink, shower drain water, and toilet flushes cause my overflow.
first, is this something i should be able to fix if i just rent a snake from the store and run that through the drain in my floor?
second, is it normal to have a drain on my washroom floor that seems to be not that far from the sewage line? it seems to me that you wouldn't want an open vent from the sewage drain.
I am assuming this drain is overflowing only because the clog is preventing the water from draining completely and this wash room floor drain is the first exit the water can find as it raises up the lines.
any thoughts would be great.