What's up with my toilet *Pigletjohn*?

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Hello I am hoping Pigletjohn or other such knowledgeable people can tell what is up with my loo.

Over the last few weeks intermittently when flushed the water fills up the toilet bowl, almost to the lip And then it recedes within a few seconds back down the u bend, normally leaving the toilet paper behind.

Now, I know there must be some kind of blockage, but not sure what to do about it, or if there is anything I can do to further diagnose or fix the problem before getting someone out.

Any help much appreciated.
Ta

yes, you have a blockage. Is it on the ground floor?

Have you got any manholes outside?

If you can lift some of the lids (a spade and thick gloves will do it) see which of them is full and which is empty. The blockage will be between the full one and the empty one. If the drains are all running free perhaps your WC trap is blocked by a toy, plastic chemical dispenser, kitchen roll, sanpro or something, and you can poke around in your Marigolds with a crochet hook.

Do you live in a flat/house/semi/terraced/detached? Is the WC original, or in an extension? How old is it?

Are the manholes running behind the house(s) or in front or down the side, and do you think they are shared with other homes? This makes an important difference.

You haven't got a poo-shredder, have you?

Well this is a timely thread. We are having exactly the same issue but we have the added addition of a banging/knocking noise intermittently when the water drains. I'm sure I e spent half this week trying to use google as a diagnostic tool.

Thanks so much for answering. So it is ground floor, end of terrace, Victorian cottage. We have one manhole at the back pretty much parallel with the toilet. I will left when baby goes for a sleep.

I suspect our drains are shared. I am a bit concerned as the blockage coincided with us getting new neighbours.

Can't get the manhole up. Will wait til DP gets home.

if it's a shared drain, your water company will clear it for you free, if it's the blockage is in the shared part outside. If you have a gulley outside the kitchen, see if that also looks blocked (gullies are usually cracked and leaking into the ground, so it may not show)

Have a look on their website and give them a call.

Drainmen are cheery fellows who will sit on the rim of the manhole with sewage running over their boots and a mug of tea in one gloved hand, and a doughnut in the other, while regaling you with amusing stories of huge blockages.

I'm sure it isn't caused by a disposable being bunged down the bog...

Or am I?

Oooohh I quite want a visit from one of them.

The drain from the bath and sink is also backing up, but I assumed that was a separate issue.

post some photos of the soilpipes, drainpipes and gullies while we wait.

If it's backing up from several points then the blockage is in the ground and not in the WC trap.

Call your water company.

I got something like this drain unblocker from B&Q.

Dp says it's brass monkeys and he is going nowhere near my manhole. Here are the pics

First pic is the bathroom drain that seems backed up, middle is the kitchen drain last is the manhole

Hello, hope Pigletjohn can help me here. His advice seems spot on and detailed on previous posts.
I am adding a two storey extension to the side of a end of terraced house.
Aim: One large family bathroom (Shower and Bath), one en-suite walk in shower with two tap heads/points of dispense and possible 2nd shower/sink en-suite in the Loft (cost dependent that one).
Two sinks downstairs, kitchen and utility going from 3 bed to 5.
Two adults, three kids 3-10 age range therefore all wash around same time ie, school mornings.
Wonder what is best for good pressure flow and heat consistency throughout.
Am gutting the entire house as new purchase including new central heating system plus electrics.
Sounds like large boiler and megaflow is needed, pipework to enlarge to 32mm, conventional cylinder and large tank required for best results?
Could you en-part your knowledge please as in a perfect world I could do what for best results?
thanks in advance

We had a collapsed drain in our street, bit worrying because there's a manhole on my front path. The drain man lent me a torch so I could look down it and it was really deep. We had a great afternoon eating mince pies and drinking tea while he probed my end of the sewer. Happy days 😁

@Walshi01

i think you ought to start a new thread as your details will get mixed up with the situation on here, which is different.

Sorting my drains has come to a crashing halt due to DPs annual bout of man flu, so can't get the manhole up just yet. A backed up toilet has swiftly fallen to number 7 on my priority list, the first 6 being thou must not ring DPs neck the next time he sighs.

Will post pics when I can.