Gasoline or gasahol? So confused

[rocky123]

Having problem flushing my Toilet. Even after emptying my sceptic tank, a week latter the problem is still there.  Maybe a blockage somewhere. Anyone know someone that can fix please. I live on the darkside. Many thanks

[johng]

Lots of rain  at the moment  perhaps the tank is flooded from the rain ?

[BangkokReady]

22 minutes ago, rocky123 said:

Having problem flushing my Toilet. Even after emptying my sceptic tank, a week latter the problem is still there.  Maybe a blockage somewhere. Anyone know someone that can fix please. I live on the darkside. Many thanks

 

Plunger?

[Liverpool Lou]

19 minutes ago, rocky123 said:

Even after emptying my sceptic tank, a week latter the problem is still there.

Is the tank inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions?

[johng]

12 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Is the tank inclined

 

Is that an American slur ??  I don't think the op is American other side of the pond from memory 😋

[Liverpool Lou]

35 minutes ago, johng said:

49 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Is the tank inclined

 

Is that an American slur ??  I don't think the op is American other side of the pond from memory 😋

Isn't "septic tank" the slur?   

[johng]

18 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Isn't "septic tank" the slur?   

Yes I think so  wasn't that your intention ?   or is there some why that an inanimate object could accept or refuse "accepted opinions" ?

[it is what it is]

 

well, yes, should be easy to check the flow from house to septic tank, then the problem is locating the leak. have a house in the countryside in the uk, was so happy to get rid of the septic tank when mains sewerage came the the village 10 years ago.

[PattayaParent]

There's liquids and powders that you can throw down the toilet bolw to unblock the pipework, can't remember the names but they're available in Tesco and Big-C.

 

If that doesn't solve it you'll have to rod the pipe.

[champers]

2 hours ago, PattayaParent said:

There's liquids and powders that you can throw down the toilet bolw to unblock the pipework, can't remember the names but they're available in Tesco and Big-C.

 

If that doesn't solve it you'll have to rod the pipe.

[chickenslegs]

Is the tank properly vented?

 

A blockage in the vent pipe can cause flushing problems. A symptom might be air bubbling up from the U-bend as you flush.

[sometime]

If the soak away from the tank is full with the heavy rain it will back up to the tank, presuming you have a soak away?

A lot of houses just have a few rings filled with gravel for the soak away,

[SAFETY FIRST]

5 hours ago, rocky123 said:

Having problem flushing my Toilet

Maybe someone flushed a female sanitary napkin or similar. 

 

Go to Watsadu or similar buy a plumbing snake or something similar, plenty of options. 

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by SAFETY FIRST

[Yagoda]

5 hours ago, rocky123 said:

Having problem flushing my Toilet. Even after emptying my sceptic tank, a week latter the problem is still there.  Maybe a blockage somewhere. Anyone know someone that can fix please. I live on the darkside. Many thanks

Call a plumber. 

[Doctor Tom]

Move house

[GypsyT]

There are power snakes in Western world you can rent and use by yourself.

Try to find in Thailand. they work well.

https://www.amazon.com/electric-drain-snake/s?k=electric+drain+snake

 

 

[KannikaP]

4 hours ago, PattayaParent said:

There's liquids and powders that you can throw down the toilet bolw to unblock the pipework, can't remember the names but they're available in Tesco and Big-C.

 

If that doesn't solve it you'll have to rod the pipe.

I'll go to Big C, it's a long way to the nearest Tesco. 555

Yeh, I still call it Tesco, and laugh at the name Mini Big Cs. 

Edited 4 hours ago by KannikaP

[steven100]

you can call a maintenance guy who will come out and rod the pipe with a wire snake etc ... he will ensure it's cleared and working ...  

cost ... 1000 - 2000 baht 

[mran66]

These guys unblock drains using machine snake, if blocked they might be able to open 

[Oink]

When was the last time you had it emptied? That would be my first move.

Costs about 500 baht.

[billd766]

8 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Plunger?

I have a similar problem here in rural Kamphaeng Phet.

 

I have used the plunger and that sometimes works.

 

I have also used a plumbers mate which is a long flexible rod which you feed into the toilet, then crank it around and move it on a bit and repeat.

 

That does not work for me.

 

Do you live in a 1 storey house or a 2 + storey house?

 

My toilet which bungs up is on the ground floor. The upstairs toilet works OK and flushes properly but the ground floor toilet gets bunged up now and again.

 

One short term fix is to pour a kettle of boiling water into the toilet and do the same with another kettle full of boiling water, then use the plunger.

 

That usually clears my problem for a while.

 

Hopefully I have managed to attach 3 drawings which may help you understand how toilets work and the pipes attached to them.

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, johng said:

is there some why that an inanimate object could accept or refuse "accepted opinions" ?

Exactly, that was my point, how could he have a "sceptic tank"?   It was a humourous quip, that's all.