My apartment bath tube is cloged and any time you run the water from the kicthen sink or bathroom sink?

Question

it comes back up into the bath tub!!! What do I do? our supers are on holidays and there is no one to fix it but me!!

Answer 1

do not use draino it will never reach the clog and it eats your pipes undo the p trap under the kitchen sink and with a hand snake that you can get a home depot fairly cheaply snake the drain. put some water in the bathtub and when it starts to drain you got the clog.  the bath sink and tub and kit sink are all on the same drain line thas why when you run the kit it backs up into the tub meaning you can snake it from anyone of these sinks the kit will probably be the easiest access

Answer 2

Go buy yourself a large bottle of Draino Max.  Pour half in the tub and half into the sink.  Let it sit overnight.  

In the morning, flush the drains with hot water.  They should be all clear by then.

P.S. - I recently had this same problem only the toilet joined in on the clog and had to put Draino in all three.

Answer 3

draino down the bath tube

Answer 4

It sounds like you have a clog in the main line or where the tub and sinks tie in to the main line. The only way to fix it would be to locate the clean out plug for the main line and run a plumbing snake through it to unstop it or maybe go through the trap under the kitchen sink to get it. You might try getting a message to your supers and see if they will reimburse you for getting it fixed. Probably cost 100 to 150 dollars for a commercial plumbing company to fix it. Depending on where you live.

Answer 5

You can buy a small snake from most hardware stores for about 10 bucks and try to run it through the tub and both sinks if you cant find the clean out it may not work but its worth a try

Answer 6

I suggest going to a tool rental place and explain the problem. most places have staff that can tell you exactly what to do. it may mean renting a motorized pipe snake but it should get you going.