I'm having company this week....now plumbing problems in the one bathroom

[irisblue]

I did try the usual standby, vigorous plunging while swearing and several buckets of hot water.
So tomorrow am a plumber will be visiting my bank account

[gademocrat7]

1. Good luck, irisblue

Hope the plumber can fix the problem for you. Enjoy your company.

[LogDog75]

2. Have you tried dish washing soap?

I find when my toilet is plugged, I give a good squirt of dish washing liquid into the toilet and let it stand for an hour or so. The soap helps as a lubricant. Then I fill a bucket and keep pouring the water carefully into the toilet to provide some pressure. If that doesn't do it, I repeat the process until it comes unclogged. So far, in the 21 years I've lived here, I haven't had to call a plumber for a toilet.

[irisblue]

3. I tried that. I noticed after showering Sunday am, the tub drained slowly

The tub drain is less then a foot from the toilet. Apparently, from Google research cast iron pipes hold up for 80-100 yrs, depending. My house is 70 yrs old.

[JoseBalow]

4. This is a good, reliable method I have often used

And for non-toilet drain clogs, a shop-vac is my secret weapon... if you can't blow it through, suck it out.

Good luck!

[irisblue]

5. Tuesday am update

Clogged removed and a strong hint to get the cast iron stack camera scoped.
Could be real, could have been an attempt at upsetting.

Phew, but now I can use my bathroom after I clean it.