Plumbing problems. Drain action is slowing down and getting venting, bubbling noises from other drains.?
Question:My house is on a septic system and I routinely use 'Rid-X' to keep it maintianed. Don't think there's a problem with the tank or leach field.
My problem appears to be with the venting of the system. Everytime a toilet is flushed, or a sink or bathtub is drained, you can hear bubbling from the other sink drains.
Is there a way to locate the problem..and what to do when I find it?
I've been using chemicals to clean out the drains.
Answers:
You should have a clean out between house and septic tank(screw cap usually white which allows access to waste line), unscew this cap. Look into pipe, you may need a flashlight, there should be no standing water or waste. If there is the problem is in yard or septic tank. Have someone flush a toilet in house, it may take a bit but water should flow by briskly. If water is barely coming by(glugging) or takes several flushes to come by you have a problem with line under house. It could be a belly in line allowing buildup or partial blockage. Auguring line should relieve problem, if it does not you will need to hire plumbing company with drain camera to locate problem which you may eventually as these problems do not repair themselves
Sounds like you have a blocked vent somewhere, I would check your roof vents to see if there clear, if they are then you may need to get a plumber to send a camera in your system to find the blockage. By the way Rid-X does nothing for your septic, have it cleaned yearly is the way to maintain it
Check your drainage pipe system whole lines , is there any air-vent ? P-Trap? U-trap?
every single joint need to have air-vent or air-duct to control its pressure the noise of bubbling means air leaking from the pipe line , there is no way out so only one way that water get in so traffic jam in your pipe line.
get your septic tank pumped
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