Vents allow sewer gases to escape and allow air.
How to snake from the roof.
Indoor plumbing is messier than roof plumbing but it s also safer so try plunging and snaking the drain inside first to make sure going on the roof is even necessary.
Snakes can slither their way up anything that will lead them to the roof such as trees.
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Since bathroom plumbing is usually connected through ventilation pipes on the roof snakes can slither their way through the ventilation system and soon into your john.
Best way to snake from the roof i use to use flex 1 5 pvc hose.
How to clear drains through the roof vent.
Now with my k 60 i take it up to the roof with me if i don t feel comfortable climbing on the roof then i pull a toilet.
Yes the one on the roof.
Instead they serve to equalize air pressure within the dwv system and also release sewer gases into the outdoor air as all vent pipes terminate through the roof.
The vent pipes are part of the drain waste vent or dwv system of a house or building and they do not carry water inside them.
Snaking a vent stack from the roof would entail carrying a heavy auger up there and running an extension cord to power it but milwaukee tool recently launched a revolutionary idea in augers.
Preparing to unblock the vent.