Hello all!
I recently moved into a new (ground floor) flat and have a bizarre plumbing issue I was hoping someone might be able to shed some light on.
The bathroom has a toilet, basin, shower and separate bath. The toilet seems to flush ok, the bath drains fine. The sink and the shower, however, different story.
Shower – drains terribly. However, I’ve discovered a “fix” – if I plunge it while it’s running (one proper, hard plunge is all that’s needed) there’s a satisfying “whoosh” sound, the water suddenly drains and the shower then drains absolutely fine for as long as it’s running. Every day is the same, so there’s obviously nothing physically blocking the drain, clearly an annoying issue.
Sink – also drains terribly. Has one of those push/spring-loaded drain-stoppers. So the water is running, the sink is filling up. I turn the water off, it drains horribly slowly. If, however, (after the water has stopped running) I depress the drain-stopper, just for a second or so, and then release it, it then drains much more quickly (almost normally). If I do this trick while the tap is still running, however, it doesn’t really work very well. I’ve dismantled the trap below, cleaned it, put it back together, but no change. Like the shower there, there’s clearly nothing physically clogging up the pipes.
Does anyone have any ideas about what could be causing this issue, and how I might go about sorting it? Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
Marc
I recently moved into a new (ground floor) flat and have a bizarre plumbing issue I was hoping someone might be able to shed some light on.
The bathroom has a toilet, basin, shower and separate bath. The toilet seems to flush ok, the bath drains fine. The sink and the shower, however, different story.
Shower – drains terribly. However, I’ve discovered a “fix” – if I plunge it while it’s running (one proper, hard plunge is all that’s needed) there’s a satisfying “whoosh” sound, the water suddenly drains and the shower then drains absolutely fine for as long as it’s running. Every day is the same, so there’s obviously nothing physically blocking the drain, clearly an annoying issue.
Sink – also drains terribly. Has one of those push/spring-loaded drain-stoppers. So the water is running, the sink is filling up. I turn the water off, it drains horribly slowly. If, however, (after the water has stopped running) I depress the drain-stopper, just for a second or so, and then release it, it then drains much more quickly (almost normally). If I do this trick while the tap is still running, however, it doesn’t really work very well. I’ve dismantled the trap below, cleaned it, put it back together, but no change. Like the shower there, there’s clearly nothing physically clogging up the pipes.
Does anyone have any ideas about what could be causing this issue, and how I might go about sorting it? Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
Marc