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The good news is that the sink is now draining quicker than it ever has and that my children are flossing; however, the bad news is that they are chucking the floss down the sink drain.. On a serious note, I snaked it again and got a little bit of hairs and floss intertwined. I did not think...

Yes, I rent the entire house. I will try snaking a few more times and if it doesn't work I'll call a professional. I just don't like giving up, I have snaked sink and bath drains and never had such a problem. The snake is feeding in way too easy.

I have a feeling you might be right about it going the wrong way, because it is going in with no resistance. Do you think going thru the roof vent might work?

I always fix things, that way my rent stays flat. As for the drain mechanism, it is clear. I took apart the tailpipe, stopper and trap and they are all clean. I just took the trap off again and will try running the snake to its end, which is 25'.

But if there is a clog further down the line, then shouldn't the bathtub also have not drain? Also, when I remove the trap, it seems that there is no standing water past the trap, which makes me think that it's a venting problem? But, I am no expert and as such any advice is appreciated. As...

So, the bathroom sink was draining slowly. I took apart the trap and tailpipe and cleaned them, but the problem persisted. Next, I snaked the line past the trap. There was very little dirt in the line and the snake ran freely for at least 10 feet. When I assembled the trap it was leaking from...

Ceiling in bathroom was leaking and the source was the tub drain in the floor above. Removed tub basket, plumbers putty was disintegrated. Now, the problem is that the shoe underneath is a few millimeters forward (see picture) and when I try to screw the tub basket back on, it gets stuck and I...

I think I figured it out. It looks like a JONES STEPHENS Backwater Valve, 4", No Hub Cast Iron MFR #: B01004

Thanks everyone. I guess I'll just dig it out and fix it. But I have one more question what is the thing that is circled in red.

The reason I showed the blue boiler is to show the lack of space and vent pipe. Just to the right of the vent pipe is the cleanout. And yes, I loosened the nuts all the way but no go. I don't understand why these plugs won't go in. They almost go in but just miss it by a hair. And yes I tried...

If you enlarge the picture, you can see a 4 on the square head that is sticking out of the plug. I will try to get a 3.5" plug though and see if it fits. I just saw by looking at the picture that the clean-out is connected with a fernco coupling. So I guess I was wrong and it's not a wye but a...

It's a 4" plug. It's states it on the plug, plus the 4" plugs I purchased are about 1/8" too big. A 3 1/2" plug would be too small. The inside threads on the wye are no good. Again, the biggest issue is how tight the space is and that just behind the clean-out the vent rises. Otherwise, I...

I don't know why the rest of the pictures did not show, so I am attaching them hereTight by reg posted Oct 18, 2019 at 12:09 AMCherne by reg posted Oct 18, 2019 at 12:09 AMCleanout by reg posted Oct 18, 2019 at 12:09 AMCleanout2 by reg posted Oct 18, 2019 at 12:09 AMOatey by reg posted Oct 18...

The sewer line has a wye with a 4" clean-out plug. The plug came off and won't go back on. I purchased the Cherne 270188 clean-out 4" mechanic gripper plug (black). It was too big. So then I bought the Oatey 33403 plug (red) and that was just too big. I started to file the sides, but my file is...

Well I was wrong. The pipe is back pitched. The clog is actually clear as I was able to run water in the sinks and even in the toilet drain. However, the toilet drain pipe has water about 4 inches below the rim.