How come when I shower the toilet bubbles?
Sucking air in: If there is a clog, the flow of the water from the shower to the sewer drain can create a vacuum. This vacuum effect can be strong enough to actually suck air down through the toilet p-trap, causing a gurgling noise.
How to stop downstairs toilet from bubbling when upstairs?
Your problem is the distance the water/waste is falling. To eliminate the bubbling a vent would need to be added or an up flow valve after the basement toilet prior to entering the main line. Up flow valves are like a check valve to prevent lower floors from having this problem.
Why does running the shower cause the toilet to bubble?
If so, call the city to have them fix it. Duct tape over the shower/tub drain and sink drain and vigorously plunge the toilet. Because the other drains are sealed and cannot release pressure, the toilet water you are forcing through the drain line may dislodge a clog.
Why does my upstairs toilet smell like sewer gas?
This allows air in but does not allow air out. Otherwise you would get a foul smell from sewer gas. So, when the upstairs toilet flushes a large volume of water down the vent stack it forces air up through the toilet since it cannot go up through the AAV.
Where does the Bubbling come from in the ground floor toilet?
I have a newly installed toilet on ground floor of my house. The drain of this ground floor toilet is connected (in the basement) to the drain stack of the toilet in the attic on the 3rd floor. When I flush the 3rd floor toilet, bubbles come out of the ground floor toilet. How do I stop my ground floor toilet from bubbling?
Why does the downstairs toilet bubble when the upstairs toilet is flushed?
Right now, sometimes when the upstairs toiled is flushed, the downstairs toilet bubbles. Not like it is going to overflow, just air that causes it to bubble.
What should I do if my downstairs toilet is bubbling?
The only really good solution is to add a vent to the downstairs plumbing that goes all the way to the attic and joins the house vent stack there. So, you can live with the bubbling or install a standard vent for the toilet. Good luck! Your problem is the distance the water/waste is falling.
Why does my shower vent bubble when I take a shower?
P-traps are designed to hold standing water which acts as a barrier against sewer gases and odors coming back up the pipes and contaminating the air in the room. Because the vent is a straight pipe that emerges from the roof, it may get clogged by debris, insects, leaves, even dead mice.
This allows air in but does not allow air out. Otherwise you would get a foul smell from sewer gas. So, when the upstairs toilet flushes a large volume of water down the vent stack it forces air up through the toilet since it cannot go up through the AAV.
