Water Backing Up Into Bathtub When It Rains

Today we ll take a quick look at the different types of drains this problem can occur in and what you can do to help keep the damage it can cause to a minimum.

Water backing up into bathtub when it rains. Video of the day. It is best to hire professional plumbers to perform drain cleaning in this type of situation. Rainwater is either draining back into the sewer pipe and causing the overflow or the pipe is sufficiently damaged that waste cannot pass through instead draining into the soil which becomes waterlogged during heavy rainfall. Your washing machine s drain water feeds down a drain pipe like all of the other plumbing fixtures in your house.

The waste water then backs up and flows into the lowest drains in your home. As disconcerting as it sounds the water backing up in your sink may actually be coming from the toilet. No drain cleaning or sewer repair work will be needed in this case. This symptom can just be a washing machine and shower problem and not a sewer drain clog.

How a clogged sewer line can cause toilet water to appear in your tub all of your plumbing devices toilets sinks bathtubs etc feed into the same main sewer line. Cleaning out the drain or applying a natural drain cleaner can help. However when wastewater is backing up into the bathtub the clog is much deeper in the plumbing system and could cause more damage. In many cases hair clogs the tub s drain which in turn causes water to back up.

Clogs in the house s plumbing allow water to back up into the tub s drain. Clogs in drain pipes or vent pipes allow drain water to seep back into the house. Frequently the sole cause of the house sewer backup is actually from the city sewer being backed up. To understand the scope of a sewer line blockage it helps to understand how your drains connect to the main sewer line.

There are other less catastrophic possibilities it could be coming from the washing. After the rain dissipates the city sewer flows normally again and the water in a basement will dissipate as well. If the water draining out of the washing machine causes the toilet to overflow or backs up into the tub or shower it s a good sign the sewer drain is clogged. The drain water normally should never enter the house again either through the washing machine s drain or another drain.

Whether it s mid afternoon or the middle of the night there s no plumbing problem quite as ominous as a drain that stops draining water down into your pipes and instead starts sending it back up. If your drains and main sewer drain are clear of debris water flows easily and effortlessly out of your home when you flush the toilet as seen in the image below.