MirandaBlack
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Hi there,
I'm new to the forum and hope it's ok to ask this:
I live in a small flat in a Victorian building, there are about 8 other flats. There is a sink in the kitchen, and then a toilet and sink and shower in the bathroom which is upstairs. Since last week I noticed that when the communal washing machine in the building is used, the plughole in my shower gurgles. The same day, I noticed that when I flush the toilet the sink plughole gurgles as well, and some water has been coming out (clear so far, thankfully but goodness knows how clean it is). I ran the shower and the water drained down except for about a few centimetres of water. I then used a suggestion of baking soda with vinegar washed down with hot water and thought that had done the trick because there was no water that I could see. But the problem is still going on, I then switched to an expensive drain cleaner liquid and followed instructions and used hot water and could hear water sort of emptying out below the shower. So I thought the problem was over. But today more water than ever before came out of the sink plughole when I flushed the loo (again it's clear water, no 'waste').
My query is: what could be causing this? Is it likely to be the washing machine, or is it toilet blocked even though it has always flusehd ok, or is it the shower? I'm really confused and would rather sort this out myself before involving the landlord as I don't want to get accused of having caused damage or anything even though I have done nothing out of the ordinary.
Thanks,
Miranda.
I'm new to the forum and hope it's ok to ask this:
I live in a small flat in a Victorian building, there are about 8 other flats. There is a sink in the kitchen, and then a toilet and sink and shower in the bathroom which is upstairs. Since last week I noticed that when the communal washing machine in the building is used, the plughole in my shower gurgles. The same day, I noticed that when I flush the toilet the sink plughole gurgles as well, and some water has been coming out (clear so far, thankfully but goodness knows how clean it is). I ran the shower and the water drained down except for about a few centimetres of water. I then used a suggestion of baking soda with vinegar washed down with hot water and thought that had done the trick because there was no water that I could see. But the problem is still going on, I then switched to an expensive drain cleaner liquid and followed instructions and used hot water and could hear water sort of emptying out below the shower. So I thought the problem was over. But today more water than ever before came out of the sink plughole when I flushed the loo (again it's clear water, no 'waste').
My query is: what could be causing this? Is it likely to be the washing machine, or is it toilet blocked even though it has always flusehd ok, or is it the shower? I'm really confused and would rather sort this out myself before involving the landlord as I don't want to get accused of having caused damage or anything even though I have done nothing out of the ordinary.
Thanks,
Miranda.