Washing machine backing up thru toilet

rapidtexter · 02-08-2010, 08:47 PM

my washing machine is in garage..front toilet and shower on same wall...water from last wash load backed up and flooded thru toilet and shower drain...how bad and expensive of a problem is this??

**Chris** · 02-08-2010, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by rapidtexter

my washing machine is in garage..front toilet and shower on same wall...water from last wash load backed up and flooded thru toilet and shower drain...how bad and expensive of a problem is this??

You probably just plugged up a pipe in that wall that will need to be snaked.

rapidtexter · 02-08-2010, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris

You probably just plugged up a pipe in that wall that will need to be snaked.

Thank you Chris...how hard is it to do that myself? Could I rent the snake and do or am I best to get a professional??

**Chris** · 02-08-2010, 10:21 PM

I have a small hand held snake that I use on clogs as long as they are within 20 feet. It is definitly something you can do and you can always rent a snake if you don't want to store one.

**SilverBack4Jack** · 02-09-2010, 02:09 AM

Does your toilet still flush? Did it back up into the shower and overflow onto the floor or did you actually see it backing up out of the toilet? If it came out of the toilet it is more than likely not just in the wall.

**majakdragon** · 02-09-2010, 02:57 PM

If the toilet is backing up, this tells me you have a main drain clog. Toilets are on a 3 or 4" drain line. They are also, normally, connected to the house main drain line.

02-08-2010, 08:47 PM	#1
rapidtexter Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2	Washing machine backing up thru toilet my washing machine is in garage..front toilet and shower on same wall...water from last wash load backed up and flooded thru toilet and shower drain...how bad and expensive of a problem is this??

02-09-2010, 02:09 AM	#5
SilverBack4Jack Always Learning..... Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sumter SC Posts: 53	Does your toilet still flush? Did it back up into the shower and overflow onto the floor or did you actually see it backing up out of the toilet? If it came out of the toilet it is more than likely not just in the wall. __________________ Well you see what had happened was....

02-09-2010, 02:57 PM	#6
majakdragon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 108	If the toilet is backing up, this tells me you have a main drain clog. Toilets are on a 3 or 4" drain line. They are also, normally, connected to the house main drain line. __________________ If you have never made a mistake, you probably haven't done much.

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02-08-2010, 10:21 PM	#4
Chris Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Wildomar, CA Posts: 228	I have a small hand held snake that I use on clogs as long as they are within 20 feet. It is definitly something you can do and you can always rent a snake if you don't want to store one.