Quite a long one this so bear with me. I have even included a dodgy diagram!
The pop-up plug on my bath is broken, so to empty the bath you need to pull the whole plug physically out of the plughole. I think this means that the water flows away much quicker than it would if the plug just popped up.
The washing machine sits directly below the bath. (see diagram!) If the bath is full then just pulling the plug means it overflows out of the washing machine connection and floods the kitchen.
The waste pipe has previously been blocked between the sink and the drain, but I think it is OK at the moment (sink seems to drain fine).
My questions are:
1) Is the broken plug the sole cause of the flooding, or must there be an obstruction somewhere in the system that is stopping the water draining at a decent speed?
2) Can I fix the plug? It appears to be some sort of cable that is broken, access is nigh-on impossible
3) Any other ideas/thoughts on how to stop the flooding. Currently the option is to use a universal plug and put it half over the plug hole thus reducing the flow. But every so often we forget & it's flood time.
Thanks!
The pop-up plug on my bath is broken, so to empty the bath you need to pull the whole plug physically out of the plughole. I think this means that the water flows away much quicker than it would if the plug just popped up.
The washing machine sits directly below the bath. (see diagram!) If the bath is full then just pulling the plug means it overflows out of the washing machine connection and floods the kitchen.
The waste pipe has previously been blocked between the sink and the drain, but I think it is OK at the moment (sink seems to drain fine).
My questions are:
1) Is the broken plug the sole cause of the flooding, or must there be an obstruction somewhere in the system that is stopping the water draining at a decent speed?
2) Can I fix the plug? It appears to be some sort of cable that is broken, access is nigh-on impossible
3) Any other ideas/thoughts on how to stop the flooding. Currently the option is to use a universal plug and put it half over the plug hole thus reducing the flow. But every so often we forget & it's flood time.
Thanks!