jbaumga4
New Member
I have a bathtub drain that wont drain. The toilet, bathroom sink, and kitchen sink, all drain fine. I have a 15 foot snake (which maybe I need a longer one). I've snaked the tub from both the drain and the trap lever area ( and I can only get about 2-3 foot in before I'm blocked by something that seems impassable). I've snaked from the bathroom sink. I've tried to snake one of 2 pipes on the roof but 15 feet only goes so far. The pipe I snaked on the roof was a 1-1/2 inch pipe. There is also an old cast iron pip about 8 inches wide hat I have not tried to snake yet because I didn't know if it was for the plumbing or not. I've tried to use 2 plungers on the tub with one over the trap lever area and the other plunging the drain. Our bathroom sink has a vent that when I plug I can plunge water from the sink up through the drain on the bathtub ( which then it stays there with some added black gunk). I've even tried to shop-vac the drain and so far nothing has worked. Do I need a longer snake for the roof or should I try the other pipe as well up on the roof? I'm thinking that there has to be something clogged somewhere by the tub but I'm just so unsure what is going on at this point. I'd normally call a plumber but was recently laid off and just don't have the funds for it this time around.