I recently bought a new home and have been having continuing problems with the toilet in my downstairs halfbath.
When i flush it, it backs up almost to the rim, and then very slowly (approximately 30 minutes) trickles until the bowl is almost completely empty. It actually continues to make a trickling noise until I turn the water off to the tank
Thus far I have replaced the wax ring, the main sewer line in the basement has been replaced (unrelated, but it was cracked 2 weeks after we moved in), and I have tried plunging it multiple times.
There are occasions it works perfectly with no issues. But it seems to always end up doing the same thing.
We are on a septic field that was replaced in 1995, and pumped as long ago as 2006 with one person in the home.
I am out of ideas as to what needs to be fixed. I have planned to do the following, but would prefer not to spend any more money until I figure out what is wrong
1. Pump the septic tank
2. replace the toilet
3. check the vent (don;t know how and can't get to the roof very easily
When i flush it, it backs up almost to the rim, and then very slowly (approximately 30 minutes) trickles until the bowl is almost completely empty. It actually continues to make a trickling noise until I turn the water off to the tank
Thus far I have replaced the wax ring, the main sewer line in the basement has been replaced (unrelated, but it was cracked 2 weeks after we moved in), and I have tried plunging it multiple times.
There are occasions it works perfectly with no issues. But it seems to always end up doing the same thing.
We are on a septic field that was replaced in 1995, and pumped as long ago as 2006 with one person in the home.
I am out of ideas as to what needs to be fixed. I have planned to do the following, but would prefer not to spend any more money until I figure out what is wrong
1. Pump the septic tank
2. replace the toilet
3. check the vent (don;t know how and can't get to the roof very easily