Plumbing Problem

[Brainchild]

oh yea, and if you put what BC recomends in your comode, watch out, there is a big risk in bursting the back of the comode off.

I recommended to remove the toilet first, the one on the basement.

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

sounds like your main drain to the drainfield, or sewer if your in the city, is blocked.

This happened to me, old house with ceramic drain to the city, flush the toilet and the basement flooded, Also our eve's drain was attached to the house drains, it rained hard one night and ended up with 2" of water in the basement. Turns out some dirt/root cloged the ceramic pipe. I stuck a shopvac hose down the last floor drain and luckily hit it, cleared out the clog, but you should probably call a plumber.

[Gomer]

remember to add bacteria every month to help dissolve the waste in it and turn it into water

Bad idea... no additives are needed for septic systems... can do more harm than good.

[maface]

Its a sewer system. Probably call a plumber. All I have is a plunger that probably won't do any good Thanks all I knew I would get the answer here

[Howard I. No]

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http://www.plbg.com/

[gjimene2]

Bad idea... no additives are needed for septic systems... can do more harm than good.

nope, it's actually a good idea. there is an aditive that you add to your septic systems that will eat away at your S*** and when it's digested, it's basically water. so when you use your drains, that ware is just simply pushed out to this pipe that has been pre drilled with holes that will actually water your yard from underground

Here is a link to show you how a septic system works

[gjimene2]

I recommended to remove the toilet first, the one on the basement.

you didn't state that

now if you want you can buy a roto-rooter it'll cost you about $1,200 - $3,500 for a new one, or if you are lucky you can sometimes find a used one at a flea market for about $200 - $500


since I'm not near where you live check these guys out. they have a nice reputation.

Mr. Rooter

[Gomer]

Again members... I stress for any stumbling upon this to not add anything other than wastewater to their septic tanks. I have spoken with many regulators, installers and other professionals as well as read a fair bit of literature on this subject.

gjimene2: FYI, I design alternative wastewater treatment systems (sand filters, mound systems, packed bed filters) for households and hpusing developements that lack the proper soils for traditional septic systems. I am well aware of how septic systems work work.

The quick laymen version for you... waste enters septic tank, poo goes down, grease etc. goes up. Little bugs eat the poo and to some extent the scum at the top. It turns into water goes out to drainfield which is the most important part. If things other than water go to the field it will clog.

So you add some extra little bugs to eat the poo... they are eating poo like crazy (more than usual) excess gas bubbles are produced and the little pieces of poo get floated to the clear portion of the tank and into the drainfield... field clogs and water backs out or up.

So you add some "magic enzymes" to help break down the fatty scum layer... enzymes break it down in to little pieces... where do they go? to the drainfield... drainfield clogs and poowater winds up places it shouldn't.

Drainfields aren't cheap. Septic tanks work fine without any additional help.