Hello -

I am experiencing the problem of water coming up the bath overflow resulting
in a constant trickle of water into the bath. I have tried plunging the bath
drain with the overflow covered - but to no avail. Anyone got any ideas what
could be causing this - and a solution.

Thank you

Douglas Hartley

dougval wrote:

I am experiencing the problem of water coming up the bath overflow resulting
in a constant trickle of water into the bath. I have tried plunging the bath
drain with the overflow covered - but to no avail. Anyone got any ideas what
could be causing this - and a solution.

*Up* the overflow? Blimey, I don't know - a poultergeist maybe?

I can't imagine how it could be possible unless the output of the
overflow is plumbed in somewhere very odd. Can you access it to find out?

Does it happen all the time; and/or with the plug in and bath filled?
and/or with the plug out and bath empty? or only while the bath is emptying?

Does the bath drain quickly (ie any evidence of blockages in the waste
pipe?)

David

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dougval wrote:

I am experiencing the problem of water coming up the bath overflow
resulting
in a constant trickle of water into the bath. I have tried plunging the
bath
drain with the overflow covered - but to no avail. Anyone got any ideas
what
could be causing this - and a solution.

*Up* the overflow? Blimey, I don't know - a poultergeist maybe?

I can't imagine how it could be possible unless the output of the overflow
is plumbed in somewhere very odd. Can you access it to find out?

Does it happen all the time; and/or with the plug in and bath filled?
and/or with the plug out and bath empty? or only while the bath is
emptying?

Does the bath drain quickly (ie any evidence of blockages in the waste
pipe?)

David


I seem to recall a toilet cistern overflow being connected into a bath waste
once. It think it was to safe putting a pipe through the wall.

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Regards

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from "dougval" contains these words:

I am experiencing the problem of water coming up the bath overflow resulting
in a constant trickle of water into the bath. I have tried plunging the bath
drain with the overflow covered - but to no avail. Anyone got any ideas what
could be causing this - and a solution.

Very odd, particularly the way you tell it.

If it really doesn't come up the plughole when the plug isn't in then
the overflow must be plumbed into the wrong pipe.

If the trickle does come up the plughole how on earth does the bath ever
drain?

Have the side panel off and see where the pipes really go.

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Roger