Tubs and toilets backing up at night but working during the day…
I noticed a couple nights ago that one of our tubs wasn’t draining after a shower so I checked everything else..sinks were draining but the toilets weren’t flushing and neither of our 2 baths were draining at all. I woke up in the morning and everything had drained and was working just fine all day so I thought we were good until the evening when I took another shower then did a load of laundry..seems the large volume of water caused another backup and all of that water ended up in the shower/tubs causing a flood situation..ugh. This morning everything has drained and is working again
I know nothing about plumbing but I would assume there is something clogging the main line far enough down to where it’s letting used water build up all day. Wondering if I should try snaking or call a plumber. If snaking might work would I need to get an extra long one? I need someone to explain this to be like I’m dumb because when it comes to this I am. Thanks in advance!
Posted Feb 22, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC