Nightmares from the Bathroom...

[bigZthedestroyer]

My girlfriend and I recently moved into a new place. We are on the 4th floor in our building so our plumbing is a little weaker then what we were use to. Apparently, it couldn't handle my daily drop offs. We get back from the gym today, and I gotta go so I do. Well, after the flush, the toilets fills all the way up and starts to spill over. Im trying to get towels on the floor and plunge the toilet so we can get ready for work. Well nothing is working and time is running out. Finally I just have to say screw it and we get ready and leave for work. We finally get back home, and Im hoping by some miracle it decided to flush....Nope. It was still there. I plunged and plunged and plunged...Nothing at all. Finally I did the most rational thing I could think of. I grabbed two empty protein tubs and started scooping...I then had to transport the $*** filled containers down four floors and dump them outside behind the dumpsters. It took a few nasty trips and finally I was able to plunge the toilet and fix it. What a sh***y night!

[panntastic]

That's just nasty bro!
Try open the cistern on the toilet and adjust the fill level so you get more force trying to flush the turd!
Just a idea

[lovbyts]

get a better plunger. One of those that look like an accordion. It's more of a power plunger.

Dont you have a water shut off? You should be able to shut it off before it over flows if you are quick enough.

[ironbeck]

move.......if it happens more than twice in three months

[DSM4Life]

Just shit in the shower next time.

[Times Roman]

what a sh1tty thread!

[Far from massive]

Hey I really should not admit this but I work as a building engineer and have done maintenence work before....

Anyway anytime the turdwomper (commode)... starts to back up NEVER....NEVER.. flush a second time. Any commode with a properly matched Tank to Bowl will hold one flush worth of shit, paper and the water from the tank...its the second flush that causes it to overflow and makes a simple job a nightmare.

The location on the fourth floor should not be a reason for poor flushing, any building with more than 3 stories should have what is known as a booster pump, usually located in the boiler room to boost the domestic ( water for bathing, sinks, toilets) pressure to an approriate level. If the booster pump is not functioning and you are trying to reach the 4th floor depending only on municipal water pressure the pressure will be inadequate.

Low pressure will cause the toilet to flush incorrectly as the water supplied to rinse the bowl, (you can see it when you lift the lid, its the little rubber tube that runs from the fill valve to the 1 inch vertical pipe) without tproper pressure and resultant flow the toilet will kinda appologetically dump the water with no wirlpool action in the bowl.

Lastly what the fvk kind of building do you reside in where you can not call maintenance to come clean out your f..ing crapper? If they show up with a plunger they are from team dumb ass...they make a thing called a toilet auger, its a snake for toilets with a 4 ft piece of pipe and a telescoping handle to rotate the snake while you stand erect far away from the smell and nastiness of the bowl.

No way no how I would ever use a plunger and risk getting shit splashed in my eyes, mouth etc. ( however the spanish guys where I work still use a plunger since its easier to carry LOL) when I do have to fill in for a maintence guy who not on site.

If your building refuses to recitfy the situation, you can pick a good one up for about 50 bucks and keep it in a garbage bag in the closet.

Well I am now out of the closet (water closet)

FFM

[bigZthedestroyer]

That's just nasty bro!
Try open the cistern on the toilet and adjust the fill level so you get more force trying to flush the turd!
Just a idea

I tried that last night. So far so good. Hopfully it stays ok.

[bigZthedestroyer]

get a better plunger. One of those that look like an accordion. It's more of a power plunger.

Dont you have a water shut off? You should be able to shut it off before it over flows if you are quick enough.

I'm pretty sure I have the worst plunger in the world. I guess I know what my next investment is. Lol

[bigZthedestroyer]

Just shit in the shower next time.

Lol my girl doesn't like it when I do that! J/k...

[spywizard]

ummmummmm if you are on the 4th floor, and there should be nothing to slow the trip to the basement where it's pushed out of the building... unless the plumbing is not vented correctly which is probably what is happening..

make a documented complaint to the building maintenance.. if it happens again and again.. time to move and you can break the lease in many cases.

or you can also take a stool softener before going to bed that might help..

[bigZthedestroyer]

Hey I really should not admit this but I work as a building engineer and have done maintenence work before....

Anyway anytime the turdwomper (commode)... starts to back up NEVER....NEVER.. flush a second time. Any commode with a properly matched Tank to Bowl will hold one flush worth of shit, paper and the water from the tank...its the second flush that causes it to overflow and makes a simple job a nightmare.

The location on the fourth floor should not be a reason for poor flushing, any building with more than 3 stories should have what is known as a booster pump, usually located in the boiler room to boost the domestic ( water for bathing, sinks, toilets) pressure to an approriate level. If the booster pump is not functioning and you are trying to reach the 4th floor depending only on municipal water pressure the pressure will be inadequate.

Low pressure will cause the toilet to flush incorrectly as the water supplied to rinse the bowl, (you can see it when you lift the lid, its the little rubber tube that runs from the fill valve to the 1 inch vertical pipe) without tproper pressure and resultant flow the toilet will kinda appologetically dump the water with no wirlpool action in the bowl.

Lastly what the fvk kind of building do you reside in where you can not call maintenance to come clean out your f..ing crapper? If they show up with a plunger they are from team dumb ass...they make a thing called a toilet auger, its a snake for toilets with a 4 ft piece of pipe and a telescoping handle to rotate the snake while you stand erect far away from the smell and nastiness of the bowl.

No way no how I would ever use a plunger and risk getting shit splashed in my eyes, mouth etc. ( however the spanish guys where I work still use a plunger since its easier to carry LOL) when I do have to fill in for a maintence guy who not on site.

If your building refuses to recitfy the situation, you can pick a good one up for about 50 bucks and keep it in a garbage bag in the closet.

Well I am now out of the closet (water closet)

FFM

That's some real man knowledge right there! Im sure the building management would have sent some maintenance person out if I called, but unfortunately I couldn't find my paperwork to get a number for the weekend. Thanks for all the info. I believe this is one of those life experiences you learn from..

[bigZthedestroyer]

ummmummmm if you are on the 4th floor, and there should be nothing to slow the trip to the basement where it's pushed out of the building... unless the plumbing is not vented correctly which is probably what is happening..

make a documented complaint to the building maintenance.. if it happens again and again.. time to move and you can break the lease in many cases.

or you can also take a stool softener before going to bed that might help..

Im definitely making the complaint first thing Monday morning. So far they seem pretty quick to get to things so hopefully it will be taken care of soon.

[bigZthedestroyer]

what a sh1tty thread!

Lol yes it is!