Smythers00
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Hi,
Having an issue with a new bathtub installed - the drain is extremely slow.
Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures to share, but I've attached an accurate illustration found on the web. It's a standard 4pc bathroom.
When we renovated, we did complete gut and installed new fixtures all around. We replaced the water supply lines with new pex and they're working great.
We left the original drain/vent lines intact, they are as illustrated. Those drain lines for the tub and vanity are the correct 1½" diameter and they exit into the vertical 3" main vent/soil stack, which is all up to local code (Ontario).
Problem:
When we fill the tub and open the drain, the water seems to just sit there. The drain is monumentally slow, but it does eventually seep out on it's own.
The vanity drains just fine, although there is now a gurgling that can be heard from the drain/overflow of the tub that wasn't there in the old bathroom.
No issues with the toilet.
What I've done:
- Checked for clogs - snaked the drain to the stack, no issues. Although I'm looking to get a better snake in there and really give it a good clearing. During the reno, we were careful to keep the drains properly covered and kept them clean and free of drywall compound/thinset/junk like that.
- Swore
Is it possible that the drain line slope is wrong and I've lost the siphoning action at the main stack? Those original lines were secured and did not move during the reno. But maybe the new tub drain is low enough to negatively affect the slope?
How likely is it that it's a clogged vent/stack? Again, vent lines are original, didn't move them, they worked fine before. Vanity seems to vent fine, but the gurgling suggests that maybe it's taking it's venting from the bathtub overflow/drain...
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Having an issue with a new bathtub installed - the drain is extremely slow.
Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures to share, but I've attached an accurate illustration found on the web. It's a standard 4pc bathroom.
When we renovated, we did complete gut and installed new fixtures all around. We replaced the water supply lines with new pex and they're working great.
We left the original drain/vent lines intact, they are as illustrated. Those drain lines for the tub and vanity are the correct 1½" diameter and they exit into the vertical 3" main vent/soil stack, which is all up to local code (Ontario).
Problem:
When we fill the tub and open the drain, the water seems to just sit there. The drain is monumentally slow, but it does eventually seep out on it's own.
The vanity drains just fine, although there is now a gurgling that can be heard from the drain/overflow of the tub that wasn't there in the old bathroom.
No issues with the toilet.
What I've done:
- Checked for clogs - snaked the drain to the stack, no issues. Although I'm looking to get a better snake in there and really give it a good clearing. During the reno, we were careful to keep the drains properly covered and kept them clean and free of drywall compound/thinset/junk like that.
- Swore
Is it possible that the drain line slope is wrong and I've lost the siphoning action at the main stack? Those original lines were secured and did not move during the reno. But maybe the new tub drain is low enough to negatively affect the slope?
How likely is it that it's a clogged vent/stack? Again, vent lines are original, didn't move them, they worked fine before. Vanity seems to vent fine, but the gurgling suggests that maybe it's taking it's venting from the bathtub overflow/drain...
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.