When it rains my toilet will act as if it is going to overflow when flushed. It goes down slowly. I live in the city and the main sewer line is in my front yard. My line connect to the main from my back yard. I've called the city out several times and they keep telling me this is normal during heavy rains. Well I think not. No one else is having this problem but me. I've called out a plumber to make sure it's not my pipe that is cracked or any other problem. There is nothing wrong. Please help!!!
Plumbing – Toilet problems
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Best Answer
Assuming the plumber has done a video inspection of your sewer line and not found any problems, if it only occurs when it rains, it would imply that you are either experiencing a backup from the city, or are close to having one. This is not that uncommon in large rainstorms, especially in areas where there is a single storm sewer and waste sewer. Newer areas might two separate sewer systems so this doesn't occur, but otherwise, all that rain is trying to enter the same sewer as your households waste system.
If you haven't had a video inspection, that should be your first step. There's no other way to definitively know about an issue like roots or a collapse in your sewer line.
The next t thing I would be checking is to ensure you're not actually experiencing a backup. A backup will occur in the lowest drain in your house - often a floor drain in the basement, or perhaps a basement bathtub or toilet.
Do you know if you have a backflow valve? If so, you should visually inspect this to ensure it is not closed. It will automatically close if the city is backing up. This prevents all of the cities sewage from entering your house, but it also prevents your waste from existing your house and it will instead build up in your pipes until it backs up. If you don't have a backflow valve, I would suggest you put one of these in urgently. The cost of the valve will be small compared to dealing with 4' of sewage water in your basement.