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CAPO71
11-23-2008, 11:26 AM
I just put a new toliet in my brother's house in his upstairs bathroom. NOW, the toliet downstairs when you flush the new one upstairs, bubbles up??
Chris
11-23-2008, 12:23 PM
Did you put in a standard one or a powerflush? You could have a restriction in your soil stack- the instantaneous flow of a powerflush toilet coupled with a vent restriction can cause the problem you describe.
spilman
11-23-2008, 12:35 PM
Did you put in a standard one or a powerflush? You could have a restriction in your soil stack- the instantaneous flow of a powerflush toilet coupled with a vent restriction can cause the problem you describe.

WTF,...talk about someone who knows a bit about everything!!
Nice troubleshoot Chris, sounds about right
Ratickle
11-23-2008, 06:16 PM
Did you put in a standard one or a powerflush? You could have a restriction in your soil stack- the instantaneous flow of a powerflush toilet coupled with a vent restriction can cause the problem you describe.


WTF,...talk about someone who knows a bit about everything!!
Nice troubleshoot Chris, sounds about right

Reminds me a lot of Cliff on Cheers. I wonder if is accuracy is any better?:biggrinjester:
stecz20
11-23-2008, 07:32 PM
could be a few things, venting issue, your main pipe might have a slight clog, or may be clogging....
or could be what sunkin is saying... we have put in a few of these gold ball suckes and never had the problme you are saying, not that it coudlnt happen....

tell us more about what you have... you have mun sewers, septic???
old377guy
11-23-2008, 07:45 PM
high volume flushing = larger vent pipe
Chris
11-23-2008, 10:03 PM
I had a rental that had this problem. Plumbed a tee into the bottom of the stack (3") and ran a 1.5" parallel up to the attic, then teed back in.

3" stacks are much more susceptible to these problems. Also, if you have a stack that doubles as your main drain, you have this. Some older construction has two- a down leg and a vent stack.
trips2win
11-23-2008, 10:16 PM
where are you at our newer condo in mo doesn't have a state plumbing code and the plumbers installed absolutely not one vent period except for the main stack thru the roof and t's on there backs what a mess the top floor dos'nt have a problem though
dd24skater
11-25-2008, 02:54 PM
where are you at our newer condo in mo doesn't have a state plumbing code and the plumbers installed absolutely not one vent period except for the main stack thru the roof and t's on there backs what a mess the top floor dos'nt have a problem though


gurgle, gurgle!!
CROWN MAN
11-25-2008, 04:59 PM
Vent
rockfish71
11-25-2008, 06:31 PM
change them around:rofl:
Davidmnc
11-26-2008, 11:39 AM
change them around:rofl:

:sifone:
Plumbers Prayer (Modern version):
Cold is on the right, and Hot is on the left
Pay day is on Friday
Boss man is a son of a B**ch
And chit don’t run up hill – unless you have a pump station



That’s all the pluming help I can give you. Good luck.