Odd Plumbing Problem

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JimCNY
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The other nite the wife let the water out of the kitchen sink,and the water in the toilet bowl emptied. Last nite after the kid took a bath she drained the tub and the bowl emptied again. We have been here 22 years and this is a first. We are on a septic and it was pumped last year. Any Ideas?
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Greg
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I would take a look at the vents, It sounds like there is one or more that is plugged.

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JimCNY
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I don't see anything in the stacks on the roof ,could it be farther down inside the vent stack?
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Greg
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Do you have check valve type vents under the counter? They are notorious for going bad.

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JimCNY
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No check valve vents, kitchen and bath were remodeled six year ago.
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Greg
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I wonder if they did have them. Our's is about the same vintage and does have the under the counter vents. It almost sounds to me like there is a vacuum being created that is pulling the water out of the bowl.

Is there a capped "T" above the traps under the counter ? If so I would bet that it did have vents there.

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JimCNY
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I ended up running a snake down the roof stacks. There didn't seem to be anything in them, but everything is back to normal. Thanks Greg.
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DaveyB
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Not exactly on topic, but I just remembered, when I first came to the US and was stuck with a plumbing blockage, I asked around in several stores where I could get something to unplug it, and kept getting blank stares when I asked for the item using the British slang of "trained worm". I ended up having to describe it before they figured I meant a "snake"!

I still think the UK version sounds quainter! (^-^)
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