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Toilet flushing causes gurgling sound from bathtub drain affiliateian 06-21-2006
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Posted by on June 21, 2006, 2:34 pm
When we flush the toilet in one washroom of the house, there is alot of
gurgling sound from the bathtub drain in the same washroom. Is this
normal? Never heard it before and this does not happen in other
washrooms in our house. This washroom is on the upper most floor.


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Posted by Speedy Jim on June 21, 2006, 2:49 pm
affiliateian@gmail.com wrote:

> When we flush the toilet in one washroom of the house, there is alot of
> gurgling sound from the bathtub drain in the same washroom. Is this
> normal? Never heard it before and this does not happen in other
> washrooms in our house. This washroom is on the upper most floor.
>

No, it's not normal.

A proper "vent" connection is supposed to prevent this
from happening.

There is quite a good explanation here w/pics:
http://www.cornerhardware.com/articles/art51.html

Is the house new construction? 100 yr old?

Jim

Posted by Keith Williams on June 21, 2006, 2:52 pm
affiliateian@gmail.com says...
> When we flush the toilet in one washroom of the house, there is alot of
> gurgling sound from the bathtub drain in the same washroom. Is this
> normal? Never heard it before and this does not happen in other
> washrooms in our house. This washroom is on the upper most floor.
>
"Sounds" like a faulty vent.

--
Keith

Posted by on June 21, 2006, 2:58 pm

>affiliateian@gmail.com says...
>> When we flush the toilet in one washroom of the house, there is alot of
>> gurgling sound from the bathtub drain in the same washroom. Is this
>> normal? Never heard it before and this does not happen in other
>> washrooms in our house. This washroom is on the upper most floor.
>>
>"Sounds" like a faulty vent.

Yep, but a blockage in the drain can sometimes cause this depending on how the
plumbing is connected. Snake the drain. Then check your vent stacks for
blockage.

Posted by on June 21, 2006, 3:00 pm
Thanks for the replies. So if this is a vent problem, what sort of
labor is required to fix it? And what are the disadvantages of not
fixing it?

Would someone have to go into the wall or simply fix something on the
roof? Sorry, newbie here and any help would be greatly appreciated.


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