Hello everyone,
We have a bathroom in our basement, which we almost never use. The toilet is fitted with some sort of device that makes a grinding noise every time it is flushed.
Yesterday evening, I heard the toilet grinding away - despite not having been used, so i went downstairs to investigate.
Tried flushing the loo, this made the device stop (temporarily), but it only pushed some water up through the bath plug hole. Similarly, when running the sink tap, it drained ok, but only up through the bath plug-hole. Then the grinding device kicked in again.
Tried plunging the bath for almost 45 minutes and managed to dredge up a lot of junk, but the water didnt drain away and the grinding device still periodically started and stopped.
Left it and went to bed, however, the situation hasnt changed at all this morning - water still in the bath, grinding device starting and stopping.
Plus, I have noticed that a sink on the ground floor immediately above the basement bathroom has water coming up to and just above the plug hole. Have checked all the other sinks/baths/showers in the house, and they all seem fine.
Any ideas?
Our washing machine is in the basement and we need to clean some stuff, but fear that if i start it up, i could have a basement full of water...!!
Many thanks in advance for your help!
We have a bathroom in our basement, which we almost never use. The toilet is fitted with some sort of device that makes a grinding noise every time it is flushed.
Yesterday evening, I heard the toilet grinding away - despite not having been used, so i went downstairs to investigate.
Tried flushing the loo, this made the device stop (temporarily), but it only pushed some water up through the bath plug hole. Similarly, when running the sink tap, it drained ok, but only up through the bath plug-hole. Then the grinding device kicked in again.
Tried plunging the bath for almost 45 minutes and managed to dredge up a lot of junk, but the water didnt drain away and the grinding device still periodically started and stopped.
Left it and went to bed, however, the situation hasnt changed at all this morning - water still in the bath, grinding device starting and stopping.
Plus, I have noticed that a sink on the ground floor immediately above the basement bathroom has water coming up to and just above the plug hole. Have checked all the other sinks/baths/showers in the house, and they all seem fine.
Any ideas?
Our washing machine is in the basement and we need to clean some stuff, but fear that if i start it up, i could have a basement full of water...!!
Many thanks in advance for your help!