All the drains in my daughter's house run very slow, including the toilets.
They never overflow or not drain, they're just slow.
Whether the toilet is flushed empty or with waste makes no difference.
This sounds to me like it could be the vent pipe.
Is this a possibility?
How do you determine if it is indeed at fault?
And how do you clean it out?

In article , c (TOM KAN PA) wrote:
All the drains in my daughter's house run very slow, including the toilets.
They never overflow or not drain, they're just slow.

They're probably full of frogs. :-)

Whether the toilet is flushed empty or with waste makes no difference.
This sounds to me like it could be the vent pipe.
Is this a possibility?

Yes. The drains could also be clogged. If the vents are not clogged, it's
probably time to snake the drains.

How do you determine if it is indeed at fault?

Climb up on the roof and look for something clogging the vent. You might need
a flashlight to look down inside it, but there's a good chance you'll find a
bird nest near the top, within reach.

And how do you clean it out?

If you can reach the clog, just pull it out with your hand. Otherwise, flush
it out with a garden hose.

There was a show about this on TV last week. I believe that it was
Emerile's house.


In article ,
c (TOM KAN PA) wrote:
All the drains in my daughter's house run very slow, including the
toilets.
They never overflow or not drain, they're just slow.

Whether the toilet is flushed empty or with waste makes no difference.
This sounds to me like it could be the vent pipe.
Is this a possibility?

How do you determine if it is indeed at fault?

And how do you clean it out?

TOM KAN PA wrote:
All the drains in my daughter's house run very slow, including the toilets.
They never overflow or not drain, they're just slow.
Whether the toilet is flushed empty or with waste makes no difference.
This sounds to me like it could be the vent pipe.
Is this a possibility?
How do you determine if it is indeed at fault?
And how do you clean it out?


Hi,
Obstruction in vent stack?
Tony

Would a pound of Drano down the toilet be indicated? I've never tried this,
though I did pour a bunch into a cleanout one time for a friend whose drain
was slow.

If you have a cardboard tube (like from wrapping paper at Christmas) you can
pour Drano down the inside of the tube, and get it right into the pipe. The
cleanout was angled down, and I needed the cardboard "chute" to get the
crystals into the center of the pipe. I know, totally clever idea.

--

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In article ,
c (TOM KAN PA) wrote:
All the drains in my daughter's house run very slow, including the toilets.
They never overflow or not drain, they're just slow.

They're probably full of frogs. :-)

Whether the toilet is flushed empty or with waste makes no difference.
This sounds to me like it could be the vent pipe.
Is this a possibility?

Yes. The drains could also be clogged. If the vents are not clogged, it's
probably time to snake the drains.

In alt.home.repair on 16 Dec 2004 13:34:05 GMT c (TOM
KAN PA) posted:

All the drains in my daughter's house run very slow, including the toilets.
They never overflow or not drain, they're just slow.
Whether the toilet is flushed empty or with waste makes no difference.
This sounds to me like it could be the vent pipe.

Am I missing something? Don't almost all houses these days have more
than one vent pipe? Did all the drains start running slow at the same
time, or at different times?

Is this a possibility?
How do you determine if it is indeed at fault?
And how do you clean it out?



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