Plumbing advice

[OldBlueLady]

No euphemisms or anything, straight up and ordinary plumbing advice needed. My kitchen sink (which is, apparently, the end of the line in the plumbing in my house) keeps backing up despite putting various sink blockage preparations down it, it also backs up from the dishwasher (revolting!). My bathroom sink upstairs also runs very slow to clear.

Can anyone give me any other advice or have I got to get a plumber out?

 

[Berrichonne shrimper]

cHECK YOUR TRAP AND ALSO THE DRAINS,LOOK FOR TELL TALE SIGNS OUTSIDE LIKE PUDDLES OF POO

 

[Mr Plow]

Is your plumbing vented correctly?

http://slartyobrian.hubpages.com/hub/Venting-your-plumbing

 

[OldBlueLady]

Is your plumbing vented correctly?

http://slartyobrian.hubpages.com/hub/Venting-your-plumbing

On my goodness, no idea! The trap and the outside drain seem clear. My kitchen plumbing is a joke in any case as it's squashed into a half cupboard in a way that people who've known a bit about plumbing over the years have always been amazed at! Having bleached it this morning (after dishwasher being on) and chucking half a kettle of boiling water down, it seems to be flowing pretty well again - we actually have a swirl at the plug hole - so fingers crossed it's ok for now. Hopefully arranging for a new kitchen in the next few days, so by the time it's installed we should see an end to the problems.

 

[* ORM *]

What was wrong with Scott's plumbing advice on the now locked thread ?

 

[Mad Cyril]

My advice would be to date plumbers rather than soap actors.

If you must date actors date ones that play the part of a plumber.

 

[OldBlueLady]

What was wrong with Scott's plumbing advice on the now locked thread ?

As I haven't seen it (and now it doesn't seem to be there), I can only hazard a guess that it was inappropriate and unnecessary?

 

[davewebbsbrain]

My advice would be to date plumbers rather than soap actors.

If you must date actors date ones that play the part of a plumber.

Most plumbers in movies have curly hair and a tash and soon end up stripping naked to clear the blockage with much pumping

 

[davewebbsbrain]

cHECK YOUR TRAP AND ALSO THE DRAINS,LOOK FOR TELL TALE SIGNS OUTSIDE LIKE PUDDLES OF POO

Much like you checked your Caps Lock

 

[Berrichonne shrimper]

Much like you checked your Caps Lock

How right you are sherlock.