Toliets

[Montana_6137]

I just bought a 2006 Montana with 4 slides, the 3400 series.
My problem is the toliet. I started getting slugish, and stopping up.
I tried plunging, and snaking. It would work for a wile, and the the same thing over. I also noticed a lot of air being sucked in, and pushed out when flushed. Sometimes it would squirt water out of the bowl. The dealer was no help. I decuded that maybe the vent was plugged. I ran my snake throught it, and felt some resistance. I pushed, and whatever it was moved. I haven't had any further problems.
Has anyone else had any problems, or thoughts on this problem??

[Glenn and Lorraine]

Sounds like you had some kind of a nest (bee, wasp, small bird) in the vent pipe.

[sreigle]

That does sound like a plugged vent. Glenn is possibly correct on this. The other possibility is you are getting a pyramid buildup of paper, if you're not putting enough water down the drain when you flush. Been there. It's not fun. If you think this might be a problem then trip on down to your RV dealer and buy some tissue digester. Follow the directions precisely. It works. I tried all the other solutions suggested, like put ice cubes in there and take a drive, etc. Once it gets that bad, only the tissue digester worked for me. Yours may well be the vent, though.

Did you run the snake down the vent from the roof?

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