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Thanks guys for taking the time to respond. I'll get the details on the venting and such and post back in the next day or two. Thanks again -- much appreciated! We just might figure out this rascal after all. :D

Here's the last pic again, except with markings. I put a blue line on the pipe that belongs to the sump pump. In red I circled what we think might be a check valve, or maybe it's a "cheater valve" like Bud said.

Ok guys, here are some pics that show the sump, and how it's attached to the main line.

nealtw, We only see one pipe running out of the sump pump, and it runs upward to the basement ceiling, then it curves and runs parallel to the ceiling for 2-3ft and then connects to the main line. In that 2-3ft section, there's some kind of check valve - or at least we're assuming that's what...

Ok I'll check this evening and post again. Thanks Nealtw!

I'm sorry to say that I am not 100% certain. How can we tell? We are not avid do-it-yourselfer's (obviously!) :D

Hello and Help! :( The water from our washing machine is routed into our sump pump pit which then ejects that water to the main pipeline. For years, every time we wash clothes and the pump starts ejecting the water, the toilet gurgles several times and almost all of the water gets sucked out of...

Hi everyone, Would like some opinions on this situation with our bathroom floor. A couple of years or so ago, we noticed a small spot of gray discoloration about the size of a quarter in the flooring. We didn't have any leaks, so we ignored it. Very slowly, over the past couple of years, it...

Ok, I will do. Would pictures help? It will be tomorrow before I can do the post w/ measurements and get the pics on here, but I will. Thanks again.

Thank you both - I appreciate your feedback. Yes of course not everything can be fixed over the internet, but since we haven't yet been able to find a local plumber who knows what we're talking about or who will even come and look, I thought I'd see if I could find someone, somewhere, who might...

Help - this is a follow up post from my original post back in October. For several months now, whenever we wash clothes, our toilet has been loudly gurgling and some water drains out of the bowl with each gurgle - almost to the point that it's completely empty. Sometimes, but not every time...

Really need some help here. For a while now, we noticed that whenever we wash a load of clothes, our toilet gurgles loudly and all the water in the bowl drains out. This has been going on for months, and we never did anything about it, as a friend of ours who works in plumbing said that it...

Thanks, Nealtw. That is helpful, as we've been trying to determine the best course of action to take to remedy the issue. In the mean time, we are still concerned as to whether this situation is creating a real possibility for mold to grow in the attic. We only plan on staying in this house...

Not sure if this question is better suited in this forum, or in the "Walls and Ceilings", but I'd appreciate any feedback. First off, to paint a clear picture of the issue, we live in a regular 1,000 sqft rectangle-shaped brick ranch house. Over a year ago, we noticed some gray-ish places...

Hello - I'm new here - just looking for some opinions/advice. We have some odd grayish-colored shadows appearing in some of the ceiling area in our house - along the front side of the house and the back side (in other words the edges of the ceiling areas closest to the guttering on the front...