Toilet won’t flush / slow draining

[S D Bushe]

One of my toilets will not drain when flushed. The water comes to the top, swirls around, but won’t drain. If I pour 5 gallons into the bowl, it will flush fine. I’ve read some of the comments on here and am not sure what it means to check the sewer vent.

A little history, I had to replace my sewer line this year because of roots. Because of a sewage backup, had to also replace the tile in the bathroom, when I took the toilet up to lay the tile, their were roots (fresh, green roots) growing up the toilet. I cleaned these out, poured commerical chemicals down the drain and reseated toilet. So, is this a root problem, sewer vent or bad toilet?

Thanks so much for your help! I’m a newly single mom just lovin these plumbing problems!

[GuestParticipant]

CHECK THE VENT IN THE CLOSET IT COULD BE SCALED CLOSED WITH LIME HAVE FUN

[DswizParticipant]

Can’t really help with your problem but really sounds like a venting problem , post here if you find a solution so we can all share, i have a similar problem and will do the same.

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