Today, I found out that if someone flushes a toilet the same time I'm starting the washing machine, my house will flood. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I learned that taking a shower right before your house starts flooding is the human equivalent to washing your car right before it starts raining. Only much worse. FML
Today, I learned that when the power goes out at my house, my family thinks you can no longer flush the toilet. FML
Today, I'm stuck at home waiting on a plumber to come fix the flooding in my basement. The flooding happens when any sink, shower, or toilet in the house is used. Today is also the day that I started my period. Without water. FML
Today, I was using the toilet at a friend's house when the toilet made a strange gurgling noise. Thinking it was just old plumbing, I flushed. The water started rising... and rising. Before I knew it, water, and whatever was in the toilet, began overflowing and flooding the bathroom. I had to go ask for help, and a mop. FML
Today, I found out that the peaceful rain I'd been listening to all night was really a broken water-main flooding my entire yard. FML
Today, my toilet decided it wouldn't take any more shit from me, and flooded the bathroom. FML
Today, I overloaded the washing machine and it flooded the downstairs. The flooring will have to be scrapped and drywall replaced. It's 100% my fault. Did I mention this is not my house? FML
Today, I finally made the connection between people in my apartment building flushing their toilets, and my running shower water becoming scalding hot. This wouldn't be quite as bad if there weren't six floors to the building, with twenty units on each. FML
Today, I realized that every time I hear running water, I have less than a minute to find a toilet or I'll pee my pants. FML
Today, I discovered that when I sleep, I go to the bathroom to poop and don’t flush the toilet. I live with three roommates who all wake up before I do. FML
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Top comments
TourettesGuyFTW 26
Your waste outflow pipes are blocked or clogged up. Call a plumber.
Queensland 27
Time to call two of every animal.
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Comments (57)
browniey 11
I guess you shall coordinate the time of flushing and washing. Call a plumber ASAP. Happened to me once
jrock9093 18
Plumbers are who you call not FML lmao
Slawter16 24
38, I don't think you really understand the point of FML..
LuapMere 11
I wonder how old that house is
TechFire 25
That escalated quickly.
Reesienpiper 4
Get rid of one lol
tounces7 28
I am a service plumber/drain cleaner, so figured I'd respond to this one. Most likely you mean by "flooding", that there is either water coming up from your floor drain, or your toilet overflows. Either one means that the main line leaving your house is mostly blocked. Either a solid object has fallen in there - or you've got tree roots. Roots are by far the more common problem. If you have a large tree in your front hard(or back depending on what state you are in), then 95% chance that's your problem. Other types of blockages will typically block your line 100% where it will not drain at all. I suggest calling a plumbing company that does a free line camera inspection with a cabling, so you know for sure what you're dealing with. If it's roots and you don't have a 4" outside cleanout- a cabling will only temporarily fix the problem, it could come back very quickly. A Hydroscrub, on the other hand, will completely clean your line, and should last for 5-10 years. A hydroscrub should not cost more than 1000 regardless of where you live. There is a rare possibility your line has mostly collapsed as well. If that's the case, you could be paying 6000-14000 depending on what city you're in and how deep it is.
Poetaster 10
Tounce trolls
littlebro430 10
Could be that your drain wasn't sized properly as washing machine and toilet both carry a big load. But also could be a blockage. Get a plumber to camera your drain to see.