Water flows over from the drain

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  1. PropertyInsight

    PropertyInsight Well-Known Member

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    When I flush the toilet, water overflows from the drains in the bath with a lot of sh*ts. You think what are happening to my pluming?

    My house has was built 3 last years, can I call builder for fix it as builder must give 7 years of guarantee?
     
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  2. Elives

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    no you pay a plumber to unblock blockage.

    Cheers, Elives
     
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    If the waste is coming back up through the bath drain ,then pour yourself a strong whisky --Because the whole system is blocked ,the drains will have to be clean out by a lic--Plumber and only my opinion but the plumbing maybe is not set right in the first place ..imho..
     
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    Put it back on the builder, if there's no fault on the installation then you pay for the plumber (you have to pay for a plumber anyway).
     
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    We have 3 bathrooms but only 1 bathroom has the problem. When flushing, actually water comes back from shower drain. Its backflow is very terrible.

    I do not know if builder has cut corner or it is our problem.
     
  6. Joynz

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    Has anyone been putting things down the toilet that they shouldn't?
     
  7. Marg4000

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    When did this problem start?

    If the plumbing was faulty, it should have been evident from the time the house was built.

    Call in the builder just in case, but be prepared to pay if the pipes are blocked for some other reason.

    But maybe a few questions first for family members. Nothing but toilet paper or bodily waste should go down the toilet. No tampons, allegedly flushable wipes, nappy liners or anything else.
    Marg
     
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    Yes, those 'flushable' wipes are causing lots of problems. For both plumbing and the environment.

    'Flushable' written on the pack doesn't mean degradable and, because they are so thick, they cause blockages.
     
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    sewer choke......your in the poo my friend, get your wallet out :)
     
  10. dabbler

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    Yeah, and I hate sneaky plumbers who clear chokes in rentals and say they found nothing, then tenants freely admit pumping them into the system, I pass the bill too any tenant that block the system with these or any other item.

    They should be banned, or at least not said to be flushable.

    Human waste and toilet paper are the only things that should ever enter the sewer system.
     
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    dabbler Well-Known Member

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    Exactly this ^^^^