Hello. I own a tri-level home with a basement (4 separate levels) that
was build in 1973.

Today is the FIRST time I have ever experienced this.

This morning I noticed that there was sewage (fecal matter and toilet
paper) all over the inside of my downstairs shower and some on the floor.
Whatever happened, it must have been explosive! I don't recall noticing
this last night!

I worked on clearing this clog all day without any success, except getting
more toilet paper to flow out of the shower drain and into the basin. It
seems as if the drain will drain VERY SLOWLY over the course of many hours.

If I use the sink in this bathroom, it will back up into the shower. The
toilet is also clogged, but if I plunge it, it seems to also come up into
the shower. If I plunge the shower, the toilet will bubble and gurgle.
The downstairs floor where this particular bathroom is located is on a
concrete slab.

I do not believe that this is a main sewer line clog, because the
BASEMENT, one floor beneath this bathroom, also on a concrete slab, drains
perfectly from the wash tubs. I actually washed a load of clothes today
while this clog was in effect and didn't have any backup into the wash
tubs in the basement, in which the washing machine dumps into.

Also, the center floor kitchen sink is not clogged, and the upstairs
bathroom toilet, tub/shower and sink are also not clogged.

It seems to be limited to this one bathroom.

I live alone, and I am not sure what would have caused this issue to erupt
between last night and this morning. I NEVER use the downstairs shower,
but I will occasionally use the toilet down there, but not very often. I
recall using the downstairs toilet a few days ago without any issues.

Any suggestions or tips? I attempted to snake the shower drain, but my
snakes are garbage and I threw them away. I need to upgrade my snaking
equipment, but to be honest, I never had to snake a drain before! I also
poured about 3/4 gallon of Draino into the tub drain with virtually no
result.

I scooped out much of the toilet paper and fecal matter that backed up
into the downstairs shower as well. It seems as if the flow of toilet
paper is done. Now, only brown water backs up into the shower basis, no
more toilet paper.

THANK YOU

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