tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post1627477929739660349..comments2023-12-20T23:26:23.594-07:00Comments on Tractor Tracks: The TubFarmGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-20594126751795232982008-03-05T13:53:00.000-07:002008-03-05T13:53:00.000-07:00Tubs usually have a 90 deg bend just below the dra...Tubs usually have a 90 deg bend just below the drain; usually within 4 inches. This works, as long as the piping past this point has good fall and is not at a point in the piping that allows accumulations. What really aggravates is the tub not draining into a larger trunk line almost immediately after it leaves the enclosure. Even worse, if tree roots can grow into a system like this, they won't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-85673151732475942582008-03-05T05:44:00.000-07:002008-03-05T05:44:00.000-07:00Farmist, I'm not talking immediately as in, the pi...Farmist, I'm not talking immediately as in, the pipe comes down, and then the bend. I'm talking there's pretty much no "down" to it, just over.<BR/><BR/>Like I said it may not be the whole problem but there isn't a lot of room there for water flow.FarmGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-27737484211829578722008-03-05T00:52:00.000-07:002008-03-05T00:52:00.000-07:00I can't say I've ever seen a tub drain that DIDN'T...I can't say I've ever seen a tub drain that DIDN'T turn 90 degrees immediately under the tub, and I've been doing the handyman thing for 40 yrs. I'm sure that is not the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-50987510725677751052008-03-04T18:44:00.000-07:002008-03-04T18:44:00.000-07:00LawDog- Believe you me, I've looked. The only thin...LawDog- Believe you me, I've looked. The only thing I can do if they don't get it fixed is to notify HUD and start carping on the owner. There might be an avenue in the health department, as well, but I'm not positive. Colorado law states the renter and the landlord's responsibilities and rights, but doesn't specify what you can do if they aren't fulfilled.<BR/><BR/>Babs- Darlin, I shed like a FarmGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-44459583636438940412008-03-04T18:12:00.000-07:002008-03-04T18:12:00.000-07:00:) We ladies and all our hair...Got a shopvac? Slu...:) We ladies and all our hair...Got a shopvac? Slurrrrrpppp!!!<BR/><BR/>Seriously. As one who doesn't have a landlord to fix these things, I do it myself. Not hard, really. You can rent a plumbing snake. Alternately, you just need a shopvac, a big bowl, a plumbing wrench, some threadseal tape,and - since you've used those drain cleaners and it's all just sitting in there - some Playtex Living Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604068110452745043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-75005962802268745082008-03-04T17:59:00.000-07:002008-03-04T17:59:00.000-07:00You might take a look at your States renting laws....You might take a look at your States renting laws.<BR/><BR/>In Texas, after a renter notifies the landlord a specified number of times without the problem getting fixed, the law allows the renter to hire someone to fix the problem and then take the cost out of the rent payments.<BR/><BR/>LawDogLawDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-88071135987612109372008-03-04T17:53:00.000-07:002008-03-04T17:53:00.000-07:00Jon-I suspect the true problem is that when the tu...Jon-<BR/><BR/>I suspect the true problem is that when the tub was installed they screwed up. The drain pipe makes a 90 degree turn less than two inches under the tub. <BR/><BR/>Also.. I've tried the drain cleaners, they don't do squat. I'm in a semi-basement apartment with two floors above me, which means that I get to deal with everyone's crap, if it is clogged. <BR/><BR/>Like I said I suspect FarmGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-21292230242827431972008-03-04T16:24:00.000-07:002008-03-04T16:24:00.000-07:00Get one of those bad boy gel drain cleaners. Follo...Get one of those bad boy gel drain cleaners. Follow instructions and your drain will probably clear if theres nothing but grease and hair. If it's roots, which I doubt if you're in an apartment (everybody would be having major problems) nothing but a new sewer line will really fix the problem. <BR/><BR/>JonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com