hi find a plumber or septic tank cleanner with a camera before you break up the flor. jim At 08:13 PM 1/18/2008, you wrote:
>Okay, > >I'll admit that I have no ideas about plumbing. We've owned this >house, for 5 years now, and we did have to have our drain rooted >out, a couple of years ago! > >The problem with the drain in the laundry room didn't start all of a >sudden. It'd been going on for some time, but when we washed, there >was always only a bit of water that would come up. >We weren't happy with that, but we could deal with that! > >Once our plumber friend came this week and put the machine through >the entire main line, then, the drain in the laundry room really >started backing up water! > >I don't know whether we have a system made of clay or not! > >We were thinking about two possible work-arounds, until we broke up >the fllor and checked to see what was going on underneath! >We tried to put a standpipe in today, to see if that would decrease >the pressure in the drain and not cause it to back up, but that didn't work! > >So, our next option is to run a long flexible hose from the washing >machine, open up the main drain line, and put the hose down there, >so it drains out, instead of coming back up through the laundry room drain! > >I really don't relish the thought of having to hit the local >laundromat, to do clothes for our family of three; however, do any >of you see any advantages to uncapping the main drain in our furnace >room and putting a hose down there that will drain the water from >the washer, for the meantime? > >We've got to do something here, but I don't know what else! > >Claudia > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Bob Kennedy >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 6:18 PM >Subject: [Bulk] Re: [BlindHandyMan] Very Upset Here! > >If he could run a power auger or snake for 8 feet and then it >stopped there is a real problem. Especially if he was able to clear >roots along the main drain line. > >Has this become an issue over time or was it a sudden stop. By the >sounds of things if roots and such had to be cleared you have a >rather old system, possibly one made from clay. That will probably >need replacing in the not so distant future. But I'm sure your >friend has already told you this. > >As for the laundry room drain, there aren't a lot of options. It's >possible you could get a smaller auger or snake to fit through and >wear away at the blockage. But it's also possible the drain gave way >to some sort of pressure and it has collapsed. It would take a bit >of guessing to go eight feet and try to dig up the drain line. You'd >almost have to start at the beginning to be able to track it under >ground. Beyond that, the idea of trying to find another line to tap >into sounds like a good one. A laundry drain only needs to be 2 >inches in diameter. It can be larger of course but no smaller. I >know that is code in my state anyway. > >Wish there was better news. >----- Original Message ----- >From: Claudia >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:46 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Very Upset Here! > >Hello, > >I am a new poster, and I have the following problem and sure could use any >ideas, on the subject! >Thanks. > >However, we have a major problem on our hands! We've been having >difficulty, when washing clothes lately. When we wash, there is a drain >underneath the basins, where the hose from the washing machine empties into! >That has been backing up, as of late. > >So, we called a friend who is a plumber, for one of our neighboring cities, >and he came out to try to solve our problem! He ran a machine through the >main water line, of course, getting out grass and roots, as there are trees, >as part of our property! That line was now clean, and water traveled >through that, without any problems. > >However, when he went to put the machine through the drain right underneath >the wash basins, he couldn't get it past eight feet; something is stuck >there, and he couldn't get it to go any further! His thought was that we >might have to break up the floor, to see why that drain is stuck and >possibly replace pipe! > >I don't know much about plumbing, but this doesn't seem to be sewer water or >anything like that; I think the water from our kitchen sinks and bathrooms >drains into the main water line, so I'm thinking that that isn't the >problem! >If any of you know of a handyman list to send this to, please let me know! > >Thanks. > >Claudia > >Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while >the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. ><mailto:our-safe-haven-subscribe%40googlegroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:makinghouseworkeasier-subscribe%40googlegroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1232 - Release Date: >1/18/2008 7:32 PM
