My plumbing!

[JVeryan]

Am very young skint homeowner who needs a bit of advice. A few months ago my electric shower started cutting out after a few minutes, this was obviously a problem but i ignored it. Now, when i shower the toilet bubbles up like a volcano and so does the sink. Also, when i flush the toilet now it fills right up to near the top with water and takes a while to go down. Don't want to call a plumber unless i absolutely have to because i literally have no money!

Any diagnosis or quick fix?

[provider]

sounds like a partial blockage.
of your main drain.
other than a drain cleaner.
try putting some strong bleach in boiling
hot water down the toilet.
it may dissolve blockage.
or soda cystals.

[clever trev]

It sounds to me that the main sewer to your home is blocked up, if it is your own home and not council you will im afraid have to pay to unblock, if council they should do it free of charge.it may also be that other people living next door have the same problem if so it is a shared expense as the blockage may not be in your drain, you should ask them?if they have no blockage then it is your drain, the cheapest way is to hire some rods or if you can buy some about �20 do it yourself it is not a nice job to do, but a lot cheaper, that is what i had to do as it is a constant problem where i live due to a very bad bend in the road, as to your shower is the shower head scaled up unscrew and clean or it may have been a drop in water pressure if electric,or some internal component which i cant help you with. keep looking for more answers.

[woodchopper]

If the water from the shower cuts off, it is probably due to a fault with the water pressure sensor - as for the other problems - as trev says check your drains.

[sense4all]

If you have to call someone in, phone everybody in the yellow pages ( if you cannot get a personal recommendation ). The prices for call out and the hourly charges wildly vary for thses things. We even heard of one git who charged from when they got the call - not when they pitched up to do the job, which was much, much later!!

If you have a strong stomach have a look under the drain inspection cover in your garden. If that is running clear (not full up ) then the problem is in your house pipes. Do not mix chemical solutions - as some of them with react with each other and give off dodgy fumes. If you know someone with a Costco card ask them to get you the huge bottles of sink and plug hole unblocker, much more economic to purchase this way. Buy an old fashioned plunger and get busy. Don't forget pound shop rubber gloves - you need to chuck 'em afterwards.

[JVeryan]

Aww thanks guys, you've been so helpful!

I'll have a go tonight with some bicarbonate of soda (i've been told) and boiling water. Ick.

I can always depend on answerbank.