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Why would a toilet back up into the shower?
A down line clog would cause this. The shower drain is lower than any other drain in the bathroom so it is the first to tell you of a clog in the line. Time to Roto Rooter! Y-THINK-Y The toilet and shower must have the same drain. There is a blockage somewhere after the toilet and shower drains meet. The backup takes the easiest route back which must be the shower drain. Try snaking out both drains. Start with the toilet. To do the best job, remove the toilet and start from floor level.
What should you do if your shower gurgles when the toilet is flushed and the toilet doesn't always work and you also get a drain pipe leak in your basement when too much water is used at the same time?
First thing you should do is call a plumber. Drain lines are not supposed to leak. Your drain line is clogged and needs to be snaked out and the leaking pipe repaired.
What is a water closet called in the US?
A toilet. Same reason a shower is called a rain locker
Why do brits call a toilet a water closet?
Same reason they call a shower a rain locker
When taking shower and someone flushes toilet at same time the water in shower is scalding hot?
When you take a shower, you're mixing a combination of hot and cold water to make a comfortable temperature for the shower water. A toilet draws only off the cold water system. In older or poorly designed plumbing systems, when you flush the toilet, the cold water is pulled by toilet, so the water coming through the shower is only drawing from the hot water tank.
Why when you empty your bath water does the toilet bubble and water comes up into the shower?
Because the two pipes are connected, and the shower is farther down the line than the toilet. So when you flush, you are hearing the water from the toilet pass by your tub. This is also why you will have sewage in your tub if your waste water line is extremely backed up.
When installing a sewage basin and pump it is understand that the basin itself needs to be vented What about the toilet shower and sink that it will service do they need to be vented as well?
Yes. Toilet, shower, sink, or any other fixture that you might have needs to have a vent. Why? --->>> Toilet, shower or sinks are all independent fixtures where they all individually need air in order to flow properly. Any of these fixtures will not take air from the same vent you have at the basin.
What does it mean when the tank keeps running?
If you mean the toilet tank, it means you have a leak and water (and $$$ if you have a water meter) are being lost. It is the same as a leaky faucet. You need to find the source of the leak and repair.
What is correct lavatory or toilet?
Either is correct. And in the US, bathroom means the same thing, though I don't know why. Where I live, we have a lavatory, which is also called a toilet, or even a powder room, and a bathroom which is where we shower or wash.
What could a dribbling noise be that you hear from the main floor ceiling after flushing the toilet or during the shower if there is no sign of water leakage under the toilet or shower?
If the toilet and shower are in an upper floor then there is a PVC drain for both that will drain to either the sewer or septic. If there is a vertical piece to this, as there is in my basement, then you actually get some dribbling and running sounds from the water 'falling' down that vertical PVC. I get this same noise from the washing machine on the main floor draining down to the basement.
Why does the toilet not flush and gurgle after taking a shower in the same bathroom It will flush fine 30-45 minutes after a shower?
no proper flow.partailly blocked pipes which fill up to capacity with shower water which eventually slowly drains; the flow from a flushing toilet after some time(you stated; 45 minutes) is simply because the shower wated has drained....clean the pipes check for roots from neighbouring trees/shrubs, remove ,seal the hole and the flow should normalise
What causes the shower to go cold when the sink in the same bathroom is being used?
A poor plumbing job. The pipes to the shower & sink share a pipe to the water heater and the pipe is not large enough. This causes the water pressure in the pipe to drop when the hot water is turned on at the sink while the shower is also on.
