First, yes, I'm going to call a plumber... this week.
South Texas had extreme freezing temps this past week. I let all my faucets drip to help keep the pipes from freezing. But on Thursday, after the major freeze was over, my toilet wouldn't flush. So, I plunged it, thinking that would help. It helped only a little. The next time I flushed it, water came gurgling up through my bathtub drain! After a couple hours, the tub water drains, but whenever I either flush the toilet or plunge the toilet (as flushing it doesn't really drain the water from the toilet) water bubbles up from the tub drain.
Also, the house is about 27 years old. And it was built by the Ray Ellison company, which is notorious in this area for having built some really shoddy houses (they've already gone out of business).
So... are my toilet problems due to freeze, oldness, bad building technique? How pricey does it sound like this will be? Thanks.
2007-01-22
14:51:35
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scruffycat
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Maintenance & Repairs