Toilet is backing up into the tub?

Question

We are renting out a house with two bathrooms. One works and the other one well when you flush the toilet it comes back up into the tub. We have snaked the drain. We are on city sewer. So I am guessing my next move is getting a plumber and back charging the landlord on the rent. Is there is anything else I should be worried about with this problem

Answer 1

Fireguy gave excellent advice as far as snaking the clog.  I'm a landlord in Ohio, and you should definitely have your landlord fix this.  I'd much prefer to fix issues (or have them fixed myself) than my tenants fixing them and charging me... I wouldn't be able to guarantee the quality of the work, or the price being charged.  Call your landlord ASAP!  If he/she like me they'd try to do the work themself.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Be careful about paying for repairs and deducting them from your rent. In New York (and presumably other states), you owe the full rent, and any repairs are not to be deducted from it.

Any decent landlord will have a plumber on call, and that plumber will bill the landlord. That's what you do first, call the landlord. Offer to make arrangements for the plumber to have access if you won't be home.

Answer 3

You contact the landlord. A good landlord has a plumber they've worked with often and get quick service.  There may be something in your rental agreement about calling for professional repairs.  (be nice if you could find your rental agreement)  Otherwise contact a plumber and then go thru the hassle of getting reimbursed.  .

Answer 4

Yes! a plumber will charge you $35.00 or more an hour, to do what you can in the same time only they'll make it worth there while to be out there. First , rent a 100 ft rodder, remove the trap cover nearest the tub. feed it threw till you reach the city sewer. which you can see by opening the sewer in your back yard or front. sounds like alot of work but doing it yourself could save you $300.00 or more.

Answer 5

you need a plumber. snaking should have solved the problem but it sounds like you have a blockage further down the line than you snaked. does it do it first thing in the morning after extended periods of no use or whenever? the toilet and the tub drain line should connect under the floor somewhere. but how far down the blockage is is hard to tell. is the tub the lowest drain in the house? it might be that the problem is well down the line and the water is accumulating in the pipes until it overflows.

best bet is get a plumber, or roto rooter guy. the landlord should pay for it.

i wouldn't worry unless it overflows onto the floor. just get it fixed soon. it could be backing into other places that you haven't noticed.