(OT) My Toilet Overfloweth

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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I had a problem with the toilet in my master bathroom last week.
It wouldn't flush. Oh, it flushed, but then it threatend to
overflow. So I stopped using it. I put off calling a plumber,
thinking okay, I have two bathrooms. That was my mistake. (I made
the same mistake when I had my apartment in TN.)

I should have known better. Suddenly this morning I heard the
sound of rushing water. I went into the bedroom and looked at the
master bathroom... oh crap! Water (clean water) was rushing out
of the toilet, flooding the bathroom floor! It was at least 2
inches deep. Two of the bathroom mats I bought were literally
floating towards the vanity area and now the carpet is soaked.
YIKES! The matching mat for under Persia litterbox was almost
soaked; it was saved by the weight of the litterbox; only got half
wet, but there was litter all over the tile floor. It's a good
thing I'd cleaned the litterbox this morning!

I waded in (literally) and shut off the valve under the toilet.
Then I immediately called the plumber. I have a flood emergency!
They sent someone out within 40 minutes.

The plumber brought in a big auger and snaked the toilet. He got
it to flush (7 times). We checked the other bathroom, the
kitchen, the laundry room. He said he thinks it will be okay.
And the charge was very minimal for a plumber coming out on such
short notice.

But there was still a lot of water all over the tile floor. We
were literally splashing in it. He asked me if I own a shop vac.
Nope. I said I'm going to put down a bunch of old towels and
sheets, then wring the water out into the bathtub. He said,
"Sounds okay to me!" And he didn't charge me much of anything.

[Note to self: buy a shop vac.]

Persia, smart girl that she is, didn't get at all upset about
suddenly finding her litterbox by the front entryway on a dry
towel instead of in the master bathroom. She's a very easy going
cat! (smile)

Jill
A rug steam cleaner will also pick up quite a bit of water, and I
find it more useful to have around than the shop vac.

Jo

"Jofirey" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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I had a problem with the toilet in my master bathroom last week. It
wouldn't flush. Oh, it flushed, but then it threatend to overflow. So I
stopped using it. I put off calling a plumber, thinking okay, I have two
bathrooms. That was my mistake. (I made the same mistake when I had my
apartment in TN.)

I should have known better. Suddenly this morning I heard the sound of
rushing water. I went into the bedroom and looked at the master
bathroom... oh crap! Water (clean water) was rushing out of the toilet,
flooding the bathroom floor! It was at least 2 inches deep. Two of the
bathroom mats I bought were literally floating towards the vanity area
and now the carpet is soaked. YIKES! The matching mat for under Persia
litterbox was almost soaked; it was saved by the weight of the litterbox;
only got half wet, but there was litter all over the tile floor. It's a
good thing I'd cleaned the litterbox this morning!

I waded in (literally) and shut off the valve under the toilet. Then I
immediately called the plumber. I have a flood emergency! They sent
someone out within 40 minutes.

The plumber brought in a big auger and snaked the toilet. He got it to
flush (7 times). We checked the other bathroom, the kitchen, the laundry
room. He said he thinks it will be okay. And the charge was very minimal
for a plumber coming out on such short notice.

But there was still a lot of water all over the tile floor. We were
literally splashing in it. He asked me if I own a shop vac. Nope. I
said I'm going to put down a bunch of old towels and sheets, then wring
the water out into the bathtub. He said, "Sounds okay to me!" And he
didn't charge me much of anything.

[Note to self: buy a shop vac.]

Persia, smart girl that she is, didn't get at all upset about suddenly
finding her litterbox by the front entryway on a dry towel instead of in
the master bathroom. She's a very easy going cat! (smile)

Jill
A rug steam cleaner will also pick up quite a bit of water, and I find it
more useful to have around than the shop vac.

Jo


For the time being I've sopped up the water on the carpet with a heavy towel
and am directing a fan on it to dry it out. If that doesn't work I'll have
to have it ripped up and replaced. That might not be a bad thing, since I
really don't like having carpet in front of the sinks. It's a pretty stupid
idea if you think about it. I could have them put down tile instead. If
the price is right.

Now I remember why I didn't want to own a house.

Jill

jmcquown kirjoitti:
"Jofirey" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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I had a problem with the toilet in my master bathroom last week. It
wouldn't flush. Oh, it flushed, but then it threatend to overflow.
So I stopped using it. I put off calling a plumber, thinking okay, I
have two bathrooms. That was my mistake. (I made the same mistake
when I had my apartment in TN.)

I should have known better. Suddenly this morning I heard the sound
of rushing water. I went into the bedroom and looked at the master
bathroom... oh crap! Water (clean water) was rushing out of the
toilet, flooding the bathroom floor! It was at least 2 inches deep.
Two of the bathroom mats I bought were literally floating towards the
vanity area and now the carpet is soaked. YIKES! The matching mat
for under Persia litterbox was almost soaked; it was saved by the
weight of the litterbox; only got half wet, but there was litter all
over the tile floor. It's a good thing I'd cleaned the litterbox
this morning!

I waded in (literally) and shut off the valve under the toilet. Then
I immediately called the plumber. I have a flood emergency! They
sent someone out within 40 minutes.

The plumber brought in a big auger and snaked the toilet. He got it
to flush (7 times). We checked the other bathroom, the kitchen, the
laundry room. He said he thinks it will be okay. And the charge was
very minimal for a plumber coming out on such short notice.

But there was still a lot of water all over the tile floor. We were
literally splashing in it. He asked me if I own a shop vac. Nope. I
said I'm going to put down a bunch of old towels and sheets, then
wring the water out into the bathtub. He said, "Sounds okay to me!"
And he didn't charge me much of anything.

[Note to self: buy a shop vac.]

Persia, smart girl that she is, didn't get at all upset about
suddenly finding her litterbox by the front entryway on a dry towel
instead of in the master bathroom. She's a very easy going cat! (smile)

Jill
A rug steam cleaner will also pick up quite a bit of water, and I find
it more useful to have around than the shop vac.

Jo


For the time being I've sopped up the water on the carpet with a heavy
towel and am directing a fan on it to dry it out. If that doesn't work
I'll have to have it ripped up and replaced. That might not be a bad
thing, since I really don't like having carpet in front of the sinks.
It's a pretty stupid idea if you think about it. I could have them put
down tile instead. If the price is right.

Now I remember why I didn't want to own a house.

Jill

They install carpet on the floor of a bathroom?? And no floor drain??
That's weird. We usually have tiled floors or vinyl floor covering in
bathrooms and toilets, with a floor drain. And the floor "leaning"
towards the drain so any water on the floor flows towards and down the
drain.

--
Christine in Finland
christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com

"Christine BA" wrote in message
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jmcquown kirjoitti:
For the time being I've sopped up the water on the carpet with a heavy
towel and am directing a fan on it to dry it out. If that doesn't work
I'll have to have it ripped up and replaced. That might not be a bad
thing, since I really don't like having carpet in front of the sinks.
It's a pretty stupid idea if you think about it. I could have them put
down tile instead. If the price is right.

Now I remember why I didn't want to own a house.

Jill

They install carpet on the floor of a bathroom?? And no floor drain??
That's weird. We usually have tiled floors or vinyl floor covering in
bathrooms and toilets, with a floor drain. And the floor "leaning" towards
the drain so any water on the floor flows towards and down the drain.

--
Christine in Finland
christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com



It's typical in the US, Christine. Doesn't make a lot of sense, at least
not to my way of thinking And no, there were/are no floor drains. A
floor drain would have been very helpful in this situation!

Jill

Christine BA wrote:
jmcquown kirjoitti:
"Jofirey" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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I had a problem with the toilet in my master bathroom last week. It
wouldn't flush. Oh, it flushed, but then it threatend to overflow.
So I stopped using it. I put off calling a plumber, thinking
okay, I have two bathrooms. That was my mistake. (I made the
same mistake when I had my apartment in TN.)

I should have known better. Suddenly this morning I heard the
sound of rushing water. I went into the bedroom and looked at the
master
bathroom... oh crap! Water (clean water) was rushing out of the
toilet, flooding the bathroom floor! It was at least 2 inches
deep. Two of the bathroom mats I bought were literally floating
towards the vanity area and now the carpet is soaked. YIKES! The
matching mat for under Persia litterbox was almost soaked; it was saved
by the
weight of the litterbox; only got half wet, but there was litter
all over the tile floor. It's a good thing I'd cleaned the
litterbox this morning!

I waded in (literally) and shut off the valve under the toilet.
Then I immediately called the plumber. I have a flood emergency! They
sent someone out within 40 minutes.

The plumber brought in a big auger and snaked the toilet. He got
it to flush (7 times). We checked the other bathroom, the kitchen,
the laundry room. He said he thinks it will be okay. And the
charge was very minimal for a plumber coming out on such short
notice. But there was still a lot of water all over the tile floor. We
were literally splashing in it. He asked me if I own a shop vac.
Nope. I said I'm going to put down a bunch of old towels and
sheets, then wring the water out into the bathtub. He said, "Sounds
okay to
me!" And he didn't charge me much of anything.

[Note to self: buy a shop vac.]

Persia, smart girl that she is, didn't get at all upset about
suddenly finding her litterbox by the front entryway on a dry towel
instead of in the master bathroom. She's a very easy going cat!
(smile) Jill
A rug steam cleaner will also pick up quite a bit of water, and I
find it more useful to have around than the shop vac.

Jo


For the time being I've sopped up the water on the carpet with a
heavy towel and am directing a fan on it to dry it out. If that
doesn't work I'll have to have it ripped up and replaced. That
might not be a bad thing, since I really don't like having carpet in
front of the sinks. It's a pretty stupid idea if you think about it.
I could have them put down tile instead. If the price is right.

Now I remember why I didn't want to own a house.

Jill

They install carpet on the floor of a bathroom?? And no floor drain??
That's weird. We usually have tiled floors or vinyl floor covering in
bathrooms and toilets, with a floor drain. And the floor "leaning"
towards the drain so any water on the floor flows towards and down the
drain.

We don't have floor drains in the UK, I've often though they would be a good
idea.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

"Adrian" wrote in message
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Christine BA wrote:
jmcquown kirjoitti:
They install carpet on the floor of a bathroom?? And no floor drain??
That's weird. We usually have tiled floors or vinyl floor covering in
bathrooms and toilets, with a floor drain. And the floor "leaning"
towards the drain so any water on the floor flows towards and down the
drain.

We don't have floor drains in the UK, I've often though they would be a
good idea.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk


The only place I remember floor drains was in Bangkok. They were in the
kitchen and the tiled bathrooms. (No carpet!) They're a wonderful idea but
they haven't caught on here. Apparently not there in the UK, either. It's
a good idea, though!

Jill

On Aug 26, 11:26*pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
"Jofirey" wrote in message

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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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I had a problem with the toilet in my master bathroom last week. It
wouldn't flush. *Oh, it flushed, but then it threatend to overflow. *So I
stopped using it. *I put off calling a plumber, thinking okay, I have two
bathrooms. *That was my mistake. *(I made the same mistake when I had my
apartment in TN.)

I should have known better. *Suddenly this morning I heard the sound of
rushing water. *I went into the bedroom and looked at the master
bathroom... oh crap! *Water (clean water) was rushing out of the toilet,
flooding the bathroom floor! *It was at least 2 inches deep. *Two of the
bathroom mats I bought were literally floating towards the vanity area
and now the carpet is soaked. YIKES! * The matching mat for under Persia
litterbox was almost soaked; it was saved by the weight of the litterbox;
only got half wet, but there was litter all over the tile floor. *It's a
good thing I'd cleaned the litterbox this morning!

I waded in (literally) and shut off the valve under the toilet. Then I
immediately called the plumber. *I have a flood emergency! They sent
someone out within 40 minutes.

The plumber brought in a big auger and snaked the toilet. *He got it to
flush (7 times). *We checked the other bathroom, the kitchen, the laundry
room. *He said he thinks it will be okay. And the charge was very minimal
for a plumber coming out on such short notice.

But there was still a lot of water all over the tile floor. *We were
literally splashing in it. *He asked me if I own a shop vac. Nope. *I
said I'm going to put down a bunch of old towels and sheets, then wring
the water out into the bathtub. *He said, "Sounds okay to me!" And he
didn't charge me much of anything.

[Note to self: buy a shop vac.]

Persia, smart girl that she is, didn't get at all upset about suddenly
finding her litterbox by the front entryway on a dry towel *instead of in
the master bathroom. *She's a very easy going cat! (smile)

Jill
A rug steam cleaner will also pick up quite a bit of water, and I find it
more useful to have around than the shop vac.

Jo

For the time being I've sopped up the water on the carpet with a heavy towel
and am directing a fan on it to dry it out. *If that doesn't work I'll have
to have it ripped up and replaced. *That might not be a bad thing, since I
really don't like having carpet in front of the sinks. *It's a pretty stupid
idea if you think about it. *I could have them put down tile instead. *If
the price is right.

Now I remember why I didn't want to own a house.

Jill- Hide quoted text -

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Jill, you might check with your insurance policy. We had a bathroom
flood
much like yours, and they paid to have the carpet, and tile replaced,
and
the they had professionals come in, rip up the carpet and put huge
fans
so that the the water damage wouldn't affect the walls/woodwork and
things
unseen wouldn't get water damage or mold.
It was a nightmare.

Sherry

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:26:50 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote:

"Jofirey" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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I had a problem with the toilet in my master bathroom last week. It
wouldn't flush. Oh, it flushed, but then it threatend to overflow. So I
stopped using it. I put off calling a plumber, thinking okay, I have two
bathrooms. That was my mistake. (I made the same mistake when I had my
apartment in TN.)

I should have known better. Suddenly this morning I heard the sound of
rushing water. I went into the bedroom and looked at the master
bathroom... oh crap! Water (clean water) was rushing out of the toilet,
flooding the bathroom floor! It was at least 2 inches deep. Two of the
bathroom mats I bought were literally floating towards the vanity area
and now the carpet is soaked. YIKES! The matching mat for under Persia
litterbox was almost soaked; it was saved by the weight of the litterbox;
only got half wet, but there was litter all over the tile floor. It's a
good thing I'd cleaned the litterbox this morning!

I waded in (literally) and shut off the valve under the toilet. Then I
immediately called the plumber. I have a flood emergency! They sent
someone out within 40 minutes.

The plumber brought in a big auger and snaked the toilet. He got it to
flush (7 times). We checked the other bathroom, the kitchen, the laundry
room. He said he thinks it will be okay. And the charge was very minimal
for a plumber coming out on such short notice.

But there was still a lot of water all over the tile floor. We were
literally splashing in it. He asked me if I own a shop vac. Nope. I
said I'm going to put down a bunch of old towels and sheets, then wring
the water out into the bathtub. He said, "Sounds okay to me!" And he
didn't charge me much of anything.

[Note to self: buy a shop vac.]

Persia, smart girl that she is, didn't get at all upset about suddenly
finding her litterbox by the front entryway on a dry towel instead of in
the master bathroom. She's a very easy going cat! (smile)

Jill
A rug steam cleaner will also pick up quite a bit of water, and I find it
more useful to have around than the shop vac.

Jo


For the time being I've sopped up the water on the carpet with a heavy towel
and am directing a fan on it to dry it out. If that doesn't work I'll have
to have it ripped up and replaced. That might not be a bad thing, since I
really don't like having carpet in front of the sinks. It's a pretty stupid
idea if you think about it. I could have them put down tile instead. If
the price is right.

Now I remember why I didn't want to own a house.

Jill

Ah, yes! The joys of home ownership. You might want to check your
homeowners insurance if you have to replace the carpet. Mine replaced
a freezer when the sump pump in the basement quit working and I had a
flood in the basement.

"Christine BA" wrote in message
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jmcquown kirjoitti:
"Jofirey" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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I had a problem with the toilet in my master bathroom last
week. It wouldn't flush. Oh, it flushed, but then it threatend
to overflow. So I stopped using it. I put off calling a
plumber, thinking okay, I have two bathrooms. That was my
mistake. (I made the same mistake when I had my apartment in
TN.)

I should have known better. Suddenly this morning I heard the
sound of rushing water. I went into the bedroom and looked at
the master bathroom... oh crap! Water (clean water) was
rushing out of the toilet, flooding the bathroom floor! It was
at least 2 inches deep. Two of the bathroom mats I bought were
literally floating towards the vanity area and now the carpet
is soaked. YIKES! The matching mat for under Persia litterbox
was almost soaked; it was saved by the weight of the litterbox;
only got half wet, but there was litter all over the tile
floor. It's a good thing I'd cleaned the litterbox this
morning!

I waded in (literally) and shut off the valve under the toilet.
Then I immediately called the plumber. I have a flood
emergency! They sent someone out within 40 minutes.

The plumber brought in a big auger and snaked the toilet. He
got it to flush (7 times). We checked the other bathroom, the
kitchen, the laundry room. He said he thinks it will be okay.
And the charge was very minimal for a plumber coming out on
such short notice.

But there was still a lot of water all over the tile floor. We
were literally splashing in it. He asked me if I own a shop
vac. Nope. I said I'm going to put down a bunch of old towels
and sheets, then wring the water out into the bathtub. He
said, "Sounds okay to me!" And he didn't charge me much of
anything.

[Note to self: buy a shop vac.]

Persia, smart girl that she is, didn't get at all upset about
suddenly finding her litterbox by the front entryway on a dry
towel instead of in the master bathroom. She's a very easy
going cat! (smile)

Jill
A rug steam cleaner will also pick up quite a bit of water, and
I find it more useful to have around than the shop vac.

Jo


For the time being I've sopped up the water on the carpet with a
heavy towel and am directing a fan on it to dry it out. If that
doesn't work I'll have to have it ripped up and replaced. That
might not be a bad thing, since I really don't like having carpet
in front of the sinks. It's a pretty stupid idea if you think
about it. I could have them put down tile instead. If the price
is right.

Now I remember why I didn't want to own a house.

Jill

They install carpet on the floor of a bathroom?? And no floor
drain?? That's weird. We usually have tiled floors or vinyl floor
covering in bathrooms and toilets, with a floor drain. And the
floor "leaning" towards the drain so any water on the floor flows
towards and down the drain.

Makes sense to me, but I've never seen a floor drain in a residence
anywhere in the US. Can't be a building code problem, because
nearly all public restrooms seem to have them.

Bathroom carpet became a 'thing' in the US in the 1960's. You could
buy these big rolls of fluffy carpet and cut it to fit. Initially
it was pretty nice. Especially since it was usually covering very
old linoleum or ancient tile. You didn't get your tosies all cold
in the morning. Of course it didn't stay pretty nice for very long.

Jo

"Sherry" wrote in message
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On Aug 26, 11:26 pm, "jmcquown" wrote:
"Jofirey" wrote in message

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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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I had a problem with the toilet in my master bathroom last week. It
wouldn't flush. Oh, it flushed, but then it threatend to overflow. So I
stopped using it. I put off calling a plumber, thinking okay, I have two
bathrooms. That was my mistake. (I made the same mistake when I had my
apartment in TN.)

I should have known better. Suddenly this morning I heard the sound of
rushing water. I went into the bedroom and looked at the master
bathroom... oh crap! Water (clean water) was rushing out of the toilet,
flooding the bathroom floor! It was at least 2 inches deep. Two of the
bathroom mats I bought were literally floating towards the vanity area
and now the carpet is soaked. YIKES! The matching mat for under Persia
litterbox was almost soaked; it was saved by the weight of the
litterbox;
only got half wet, but there was litter all over the tile floor. It's a
good thing I'd cleaned the litterbox this morning!

I waded in (literally) and shut off the valve under the toilet. Then I
immediately called the plumber. I have a flood emergency! They sent
someone out within 40 minutes.

The plumber brought in a big auger and snaked the toilet. He got it to
flush (7 times). We checked the other bathroom, the kitchen, the
laundry
room. He said he thinks it will be okay. And the charge was very
minimal
for a plumber coming out on such short notice.

But there was still a lot of water all over the tile floor. We were
literally splashing in it. He asked me if I own a shop vac. Nope. I
said I'm going to put down a bunch of old towels and sheets, then wring
the water out into the bathtub. He said, "Sounds okay to me!" And he
didn't charge me much of anything.

[Note to self: buy a shop vac.]

Persia, smart girl that she is, didn't get at all upset about suddenly
finding her litterbox by the front entryway on a dry towel instead of
in
the master bathroom. She's a very easy going cat! (smile)

Jill
A rug steam cleaner will also pick up quite a bit of water, and I find
it
more useful to have around than the shop vac.

Jo

For the time being I've sopped up the water on the carpet with a heavy
towel
and am directing a fan on it to dry it out. If that doesn't work I'll have
to have it ripped up and replaced. That might not be a bad thing, since I
really don't like having carpet in front of the sinks. It's a pretty
stupid
idea if you think about it. I could have them put down tile instead. If
the price is right.

Now I remember why I didn't want to own a house.

Jill- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Jill, you might check with your insurance policy. We had a bathroom
flood
much like yours, and they paid to have the carpet, and tile replaced,
and
the they had professionals come in, rip up the carpet and put huge
fans
so that the the water damage wouldn't affect the walls/woodwork and
things
unseen wouldn't get water damage or mold.
It was a nightmare.

Sherry



I need to start thinking like a homeowner, don't I? I just reported the
claim and we'll see what they say. Thanks, Sherry!

Jill