Our kitchen sink will not drain away and pipes under sink and down to ground level are definitely clear.
Upstairs shower water, bathroom sink are draining (probably just because of the gravity) and upstairs loo flushing okay.
However, on examination in the septic tank, when we flush the loo nothing happens in the tank - no water, nothing comes out. This leads us to believe there is a blockage between house and septic tank.
We put drain rods down the tank today and although there has been a couple of slight gushes, the sink is still not draining. We have seen some largish lumps of white stuff floating, which we have removed and assume is fat (looks like polystyrene and breaks up fairly easily) and is shaped as though some of it has been stuck to the pipe (ie. curved). Is it fat?
The house was built in the 70s if that is of any help. There is no other manhole between house and septic tank. Obviously we are concerned we will be backed up before too long, or maybe the drain is broken (how would we know this?).
We're less than 6 months from going onto mains sewage so are hoping to try and fix this ourselves. Is there any product you could recommend to put down to clear, bearing in mind is to septic tank? Any other ideas would be very much welcomed.
Upstairs shower water, bathroom sink are draining (probably just because of the gravity) and upstairs loo flushing okay.
However, on examination in the septic tank, when we flush the loo nothing happens in the tank - no water, nothing comes out. This leads us to believe there is a blockage between house and septic tank.
We put drain rods down the tank today and although there has been a couple of slight gushes, the sink is still not draining. We have seen some largish lumps of white stuff floating, which we have removed and assume is fat (looks like polystyrene and breaks up fairly easily) and is shaped as though some of it has been stuck to the pipe (ie. curved). Is it fat?
The house was built in the 70s if that is of any help. There is no other manhole between house and septic tank. Obviously we are concerned we will be backed up before too long, or maybe the drain is broken (how would we know this?).
We're less than 6 months from going onto mains sewage so are hoping to try and fix this ourselves. Is there any product you could recommend to put down to clear, bearing in mind is to septic tank? Any other ideas would be very much welcomed.