9 days ago, when I ran the washing machine, I got an overflow of sewage in the nearby toilet. Major damage. Plumber cleaned trap, which he said was full of paper and excrement. Had all affected areas decontaminated, dried, etc.
5 days later, tried to do laundry and got backup again. (Decontaminated, etc.) Plumber said there was paper, etc. in trap. Thought maybe was a toy or something stuck in the "U". (It was Sunday, so he didn't have his snake or whatever with him.) For past 3 days, I didn't do laundry, but we did use bathrooms normally.
Plumber came today and found the "U" clean: no toys or other objects, and no backup. Line from trap to street is clear. He thinks we're using more (too much) paper, but that makes no sense: This never happened in 25 years, during most of which there were 7 people living here. Now there are only 3!
could it be too little water pressure when toilets flush?
other ideas?
thanks in advance.
5 days later, tried to do laundry and got backup again. (Decontaminated, etc.) Plumber said there was paper, etc. in trap. Thought maybe was a toy or something stuck in the "U". (It was Sunday, so he didn't have his snake or whatever with him.) For past 3 days, I didn't do laundry, but we did use bathrooms normally.
Plumber came today and found the "U" clean: no toys or other objects, and no backup. Line from trap to street is clear. He thinks we're using more (too much) paper, but that makes no sense: This never happened in 25 years, during most of which there were 7 people living here. Now there are only 3!
could it be too little water pressure when toilets flush?
other ideas?
thanks in advance.
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