Today, I awoke to water on my bathroom floor. What caused it?
My house has a septic tank and two bathrooms, a master bedroom and guest bathroom.
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The guest bathroom had water on the floor, and the bathtub was
partially filled with water. The water seemed to be clean. Water was spraying from somewhere under the tank. I shut off the water to the toilet. The tank was very low on water, but it filled more later. -
The master bedroom did not have water on the floor, but the bathtub
was partially filled with water. I flushed the
toilet, and the bowl started filling with water and spilling onto the
floor. Again, all water seemed to be clean. I shut off the water to this toilet, too.
Another observation: during the night, I heard occasional sounds, possibly from a flapper, or gurgling, but I did not get up and check the source.
Best Answer
There is a decent probability that your septic tank is full and should be inspected and pumped out.
I suggest doing this first since it should be done anyway (after 4+ years) and it is a lot less effort than dismantling your plumbing or running snakes.