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bucolic_frolic

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13. So I opened the clean out at the septic tank baffle and shoved a garden hose 15'

Mon Oct 18, 2021, 02:49 PM

Oct 2021

up the horizontal pipe. There were no obstructions, but water flowed a little better afterwards. The main line is only about 17-18', so I got pretty far up there. And - and - on the other end of this horizontal almost straight pipe which accepts all the drainage pipe in the house, is the plastic cleanout valve! So if I have to open that up it's easy.

However the bath sink still gurgles slightly, but one set of burps, not two. So I will treat this with a little washing soda last thing each night and see where it gets to. Washing soda cleared the kitched trap in one overnight application. If washing soda doesn't work, there is still opening the cleanout, as well as snake the drain pipe again.

Thanks to all for the ideas. Hope the progress so far isn't temporary.

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You can try to put an inline vent under the bathroom sink Tribetime Oct 2021 #1

Try natural drain cleaners or conditioners IbogaProject Oct 2021 #2

We used to snake it out Rorey Oct 2021 #3

Unclog a vent pipe Rorey Oct 2021 #4

That's not true about jetting versus snaking Tribetime Oct 2021 #5

Well, I'm going to be giving jetting a try Rorey Oct 2021 #6

It depends on who's doing the sneaking Tribetime Oct 2021 #8

The guy I had always hired has been doing it for decades Rorey Oct 2021 #10

Didn't know powerjetting existed, but I did hookup bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #11

How's the toilet flushing? Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2021 #7

Sounds like you know something about Plumbing huh Tribetime Oct 2021 #9

Those seem a good fit for my problem bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #12

So I opened the clean out at the septic tank baffle and shoved a garden hose 15' bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #13

If you know the line isn't filled with stuff you can open the clean out inside and give it a blast Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2021 #14

The configuration of these 2 sinks bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #15

Your problem lies in the sink drain pipe william ortiz Feb 2022 #16

Thanks this is a stumper bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #17

welcome to DU gopiscrap Feb 2022 #18

So, I finally plumbed the line with a snake. bucolic_frolic May 2022 #19

Consider an air admittance valve Kaleva Sep 2022 #20