Timeline for Strange suction in toilet and sink, like a vacuum in the sewer pulling the water out
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| Jun 25, 2022 at 7:34 | comment | added | Matt | It’s been more than a year and I haven’t experienced the problem again. My guess is the squirrel who hangs out in my apple tree was using the vent stack as a storage locker. | |
| Apr 2, 2021 at 15:12 | answer | added | Muskiier | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 1, 2021 at 23:35 | vote | accept | Matt | ||
| Apr 1, 2021 at 23:35 | comment | added | Matt | Turns out I have 4 pipes leading out of the roof. The two bare pipes were the plumbing vents (verified by running water and listening). Snaked both, both had some resistance at points, so its possible they were blocked. Time will tell if that was the problem and if I snaked them well enough | |
| Apr 1, 2021 at 23:32 | history | edited | Matt | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 1, 2021 at 9:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/1377546294621782017 | ||
| Apr 1, 2021 at 6:27 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Apr 1, 2021 at 6:07 | comment | added | Jasen | A vent stack is a plumbing pipe that allows air to enter the system it is in no way connected to HVAC, it sounds like your addition has poorly vented plumbing. | |
| Apr 1, 2021 at 5:30 | answer | added | Polypipe Wrangler | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 23:03 | comment | added | JACK | Have someone run some water and flush the toilet and you listen up at the vent. you should be able to here the water running. | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 23:03 | answer | added | ojait | timeline score: 5 | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 23:02 | answer | added | Ecnerwal | timeline score: 20 | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 22:52 | comment | added | Kris | Almost certainly a venting issue perhaps not adequately sized or a blockage in the stack | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 22:41 | comment | added | Matt | I believe it does. We have an HVAC unit in the attic which appears to have an exhaust for the heater (I assume thats what it is since it has a series of vented holes in it and a cap), then there's a second bare looking pipe, which I would assume is for the plumbing | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 22:35 | comment | added | crip659 | Does new addition have it own vent stack? | |
| Mar 31, 2021 at 22:27 | history | asked | Matt | CC BY-SA 4.0 |