Gurgling sound

My laundry room sink has had a distant gurgling sound coming from it almost 24/7 for weeks. This is all after we had a sewage backup and later snaked and ran a camera both ways, which were clear.

No more backups now, but what is the sound?? It it the closest to the street – could that be a factor? Is the washing machine slow dripping or something? It’s weird and sounds distant.

Thoughts?

workisfun

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workisfun | 4 years and 3 months ago

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Thanks. The vent is clear. The sounds is stopped for now, but will likely return later today, probably as I’m writing this. The sound is a low deep gurgle. This is the only place I hear it. I guess I’ll check the trap under the sink. I’ll continue to explore. Thanks.

dorkofwindsor | 4 years and 3 months ago

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IIRC gurgling is simply air trying to escape. while we usually associate with blocked main drain, it could be a blocked vent or partially blocked smaller drain pipe, but also could be other issues such as a reversed pitched pipe. Which is usually just a belly or dip more often than not outside the house in a vintage drain. As water / waste tries to push everything out the air is trying to go in the opposite direction uphill.. I’m not a plumber but I believe the gurgling frequency is tied to the diameter of the pipe. IOW a big 6” pipe will gurgle at low sub frequencies and a 1” one a higher pitch. Hopefully others can chime in.

workisfun | 4 years and 3 months ago

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I’ll check and update. Thanks.

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Is the vent obstructed?