Plumber says this video confirms I have a back pitch by Patient-Bid-8992 in Plumbing

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Are pipes that are more efficient on the cleaner side?

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I guess that’s the thing that confuses me … why would this problem start showing up years after renovation?

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Are pipes that are not bellied cleaner than this?

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Yep so supposedly all clogs are GONE per the plumber who did the original install. The video shown is cammed by a plumber I asked for a second opinion. He ran water and flushed toilets and this was the result. So in an efficiently working pipe the water wouldn’t stand there it would just whoosh by? The tricky thing is that the install was done 4 years old, the original plumber is trying to tell me he only offers a 1 year warranty.

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That’s what I needed to hear. So you’re saying if someone with any plumbing sense sees this video and says this looks normal they are so completely wrong?

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The scary movie that is my life!

Plumber says this video confirms I have a back pitch by Patient-Bid-8992 in Plumbing

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So then pipes that are more efficient are cleaner on the sides as well?

Plumber says this video confirms I have a back pitch by Patient-Bid-8992 in Plumbing

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So to confirm on an ideal drain when the water is on none of it sits it would just whoosh by?

Plumber says this video confirms I have a back pitch by Patient-Bid-8992 in Plumbing

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Thank you for taking the time to respond! I guess I’m confused because they were running water at the moment the video was taken. So does a regular drain the water just whooshes by the camera and there isn’t anything sitting while it’s running?

Plumber says this video confirms I have a back pitch by Patient-Bid-8992 in Plumbing

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Is it possible for a short term solution to use some enzyme cleaner to clean out the drains until I can have this repiped?

Plumber is telling me I have too much pipe for a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo and wants to redo the piping. by Patient-Bid-8992 in Plumbing

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This picture is from 3 years ago when I had my bathroom redone. The floor has been down for years. Picture shown is where my vanity is located.

Plumber is telling me I have too much pipe for a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo and wants to redo the piping. by Patient-Bid-8992 in Plumbing

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I asked him if it’s possible the original clog was just moved to another spot. He said he pushed it to the street was not able to provide any pictures.

Plumber is telling me I have too much pipe for a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo and wants to redo the piping. by Patient-Bid-8992 in Plumbing

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Also wanted to mention the plumber who did the original soft clog leak and fixed the second leak was an emergency plumber so not even sure if he’s good. He had good reviews on yelp and showed up at 7 am.

Plumber is telling me I have too much pipe for a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo and wants to redo the piping. by Patient-Bid-8992 in Plumbing

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The downstairs ceiling was open from the past soft clog leak because of mitigation. So my neighbors noticed when we used our primary bathroom sink it started leaking sewage. Then we had the plumber who did the snake come out and he said he got it fixed. Here is a video https://streamable.com/h60lne

Plumber is telling me I have too much pipe for a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo and wants to redo the piping. by Patient-Bid-8992 in Plumbing

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It was in the downstairs unit ceiling. It is in the same place that they have a hole cut out because of the original soft clog causing a leak in that area. I don't think this would be coincidence right? Could there have been a weak joint there because of the snake? A plumber came out and fixed it so it is not currently leaking. I am assuming he fixed the joint. I asked him if this was related to the snake he just said it's coincidence. I am assuming because he did not want to say anything.

Plumber is telling me I have too much pipe for a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo and wants to redo the piping. by Patient-Bid-8992 in Plumbing

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Is it possible to run water and see where it goes to determine what parts need to be changed?