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DrumminD21311 (IL)
A plumber came to unclog my sewage outlet lines yesterday (which he did). The plumber told my roommate that the plumbing needs to be "sealed off" from the rest of the building. I live in the basement a "three-flat" building in Chicago, and the waste from the other apartments above me filters through my unit. The water sometimes overflows out the floor in my laundry room (don't know if that's related). Should I get the plumbing "sealed off." What does this procedure involve? Is it common for the sewage outlet from the whole building to filter through one unit on the bottom?
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packy (MA)
i'm not sure what "sealed off" means ??
when an upper floor drains it does not normally back into the drain of a lower floor unless there is a restriction causing the waste water to back up.
before i would have any alterations done to the piping, i would have a pro snake any common drain pipes.
clearing of a partial clog further down the piping may be all that is needed.
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hj (AZ)
That is the usual way for it to be done, although there are more than one way to actually install the piping to do it. "sealin off" your unit from the rest of the building would be a VERY extensive, and expensive, process, and depending on WHERE the stoppage occurs, might not prevent the problem anyway.
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