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What would cause an extremely bad odor to come up through the shower drain?
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∙ 19y ago
Stopped up vent or improperly installed vent.
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What would cause the garbage disposal in an apartment to back up into the bathtub which is now not draining?
Your kitchen sink drain and your shower drain are connected to a common drain line. There is some sort of blockage in the drain line past the point where the shower drain ties in. You need to call a plumber to run a snake through the drain line from the kitchen to where it ties in to the main drain of your house.
What is the cause of downstairs shower and floor draining backing up?
The main drain is plugged. Not completely, but enough that it is easier for the upstairs water to come out in the shower and floor drain instead of going out the drain.
When installing a shower drain in a concrete floor how do you determine the height of the drain which will protrude through the concrete?
First determine what you are going to install as the shower unit. If there is to be no shower unit and it will just drain through the concrete floor, then it will be flush with the floor. If you are installing a unit, then you need to look at the unit to determine the distance obove the concrete to place the drain.
What is the cause for drain debris in tub and shower?
hair and soap scum which is grease
What would cause sewer in a shower?
full block of main drain. shower is lowest open area for back up to occur.
Is the shower drain has a ubend or straight pipe?
Shower drain goes into a trap under shower. Continue piping from trap to drain line.
How do you install a drain in a plywood floor that will be going through a shower pan?
cut the opening on a 45 degree angle and caulk in drain
How is a shower drain flange supposed to fit in the floor?
The flange connects to the shower and just goes through the floor. It shouldn't mount to the floor.
How do you know if shower pipe is clogged?
Water won't drain from shower. Either trap or shower drain line is clogged.
What would cause kitchen sink drain to gurgling when shower is running?
your vent on your shower or kitchen (if you have one) is not working and either the air from the water in the shower drain is carried down stream till it T's off to your kitchen sink then the air follows to your kitchen sink drain line backwards and to your kitchen sink trap and then bubbles through your trap because your water in your kitchen trap can not drain but the air has enough pressure to go through it OR your water from your shower is flowing past your kitchen drain T and making a siphon which causes air to go through your kitchen trap and makes the gurgling sound one way to fix the problem is to add a Vent line on your kitchen drain and your shower drain with in 42" on 1 1/2 or 60" on 2" on your trap arm if you want to follow the UPC code. Note to above Respondent: That little dot next to the question mark is a "period". Try throwing one in once in a while.
Does your shower reuse water from the drain?
No. Once down the drain, it is gone. The water from the shower head is continuously new and fresh.One idiot company does recirculate the shower water back through the shower heads BUT most civilized codes will not allow the use of gray water to be used other then lawn watering etc
Why would your bathroom shower begin to flood everytime you use your upstairs shower or sink?
The shower drain and waste lines on up to the other fixtures located above need to be clear so that water will flow. Just downhill of the shower drain there is probably a blockage in the waste pipe. The blockage could cause slow draining. If it is completely blocked, the shower pan will not drain back out over time. You will need to run a plumbers snake down the line below the shower drain. If the toilet in the same room as the shower when flushed also shows water coming into the shower drain, it will be best to take up the toilet off the base and run a plumbers snake from that point. Warning for very slow draining lines or lines that do not drain, DO NOT use Drain cleaning chemicals. Good luck and you may wish to call rotorooter.
