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Old 09-09-2022, 07:39 PM   #4677
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Default Re: Geez! I hate that!

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Originally Posted by Citroënbender View Post
Fingers crossed. In NSW most newer bathrooms the shower goes to its own trap then joins the wastewater service. I have seen older builds and units where the shower charges the floor gully and if this is your situation - blocked gully trap, usually with hair and tiling waste - yes, much less nasty. But I have also seen sewer blockages downstream of the pan, back up in showering because water volume is much greater than the toilet flushing. They’re nasty, the shower and floor wastes get back-charged with paper and #2.
Yeah, our 2007 flooding was a bit more nasty than this one. If I had seen a #2 though, I would have either set the place on fire or moved.
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