What does it mean when I flush one toilet and the other on the same line (I think) bubbles? And if I flush the one that bubbles, then the other toilet's water in bowl goes down a little. I just had the septic cleaned out, but have noticed trouble in master bathroom of toilet getting clogged up. Nothing a plunging wouldn't fix, but it is happening more frequently!! Any help would be appreciated!!

 

Try putting a bucket of hot water down the one that keeps getting stopped up. Maybe something is stuck in it. Do the same for the other one. Hopefully nobody flushed a feminine product or paper towels down it. Hope this helps. The Ladyfixer.

 

sounds like a air vent problem the system is lacking air to drain

 

This is the time of year that birds want to stay warm so they build nests on/in vent pipes. Spiderwebs attract dew or other moisture and freeze or catch falling leaves. All can plug the vent. You would have to go up on the roof and check the line coming out of the roof. Remove anything you can see by hand and then flush the line with a garden hose. Good luck and be careful.

 

What do you mean when you say flush with a garden hose. Put the hose into the vent and turn it on? Where would the water go and wouldn't it plug up the vent system?

 

karter18,
Yes, I meant a garden hose with the water going down the vent pipe. The vent is a "part" of the drainage system. The water will go to the sewer as the rest of the sewage does. Vents and drains are all connected together. Solids and liquids go down (drainlines), gases go up (vents). Hope this clarifies it a bit.

 

Thanks everyone for your replies. A day ago I checked the vents on the roof. I live in southern AZ and here leaves are not a big problem. There was nothing visible in the vents so I used the garden hose to flush them out. That evening the master bdrm toilet got totally clogged, no plunging relief there. This morning I was able to unclog it with a snake then all was well in the kingdom, however, this evening the toilets have begun bubbling again! No other drains are backing up. This is a single story home on a slab with a septic system. We have been told our overflow is clogged so is it possible the main line is getting clogged too? We have a renter here so it IS possible something was flushed that shouldn't have been, I'm guessing if this is the case the two bathrooms are connected? (they are in a straight line from each other). The hot water idea is interesting assuming the clog is....dissolvable. All help is appreciated!!

 

Plain hot water will not hurt the toilet. Can't see where it would help either though. The toilet trap is full of cold water so the hot water would be tempered before reaching the drainline unless you used a shop-vac and sucked all the water out first. Enzyme drain cleaners such as Draincare also require hot water. This is for the bacteria to activate though. You may want to try an enzyme cleaner. They cling to the clog and "eat" it. Safe for septic systems also.