I have a stubborn clog in my bathtub drain that I have not been able to resolve for quite some time. The setup is this.
I live it an old house. On the 2nd floor is my main bathroom which contains the tub, a double sink vanity, and toilet. On the 1st floor I have a half bathroom and kitchen. On the kitchen ceiling there is a drum trap.
There is no clog in the toilets, but there is a clog in the tub and the double sink. If I run water in either of the sinks, it comes up in the tub. I had a plumber use compressed air in the tub drain and another plumber run an electric snake in the drain from the sink closest to the toilet. I've also tried snaking from the tub overflow, although the snake isn't that long and is manual.
Can my situation be resolved without resorting to cutting into pipes? I'm told by plumbers that snaking through the drum trap would do no good because the clog is before the drum trap.
I would appreciate any advice that might help me with my dilemma.
I've been told by plumbers that because the toilet is not clogging, the clog has to be somewhere between the sink and the toilet, but I don't know if that is true.
I live it an old house. On the 2nd floor is my main bathroom which contains the tub, a double sink vanity, and toilet. On the 1st floor I have a half bathroom and kitchen. On the kitchen ceiling there is a drum trap.
There is no clog in the toilets, but there is a clog in the tub and the double sink. If I run water in either of the sinks, it comes up in the tub. I had a plumber use compressed air in the tub drain and another plumber run an electric snake in the drain from the sink closest to the toilet. I've also tried snaking from the tub overflow, although the snake isn't that long and is manual.
Can my situation be resolved without resorting to cutting into pipes? I'm told by plumbers that snaking through the drum trap would do no good because the clog is before the drum trap.
I would appreciate any advice that might help me with my dilemma.
I've been told by plumbers that because the toilet is not clogging, the clog has to be somewhere between the sink and the toilet, but I don't know if that is true.