When we had the Liberty pump macerator system installed, the upstairs toilet and the downstairs washer both drain through it. Never had a problem. We had planned to install a laundry sink at a future date, however, the washer would drain out this pipe instead of through the system, so the plumber came out and stuck a tall piece of pipe in it and said that would work. And it has till last week. Now the laundry room is almost finished - we have decided against a sink right now - but had this unsightly pipe sticking up. The plumber cut it off close to the wall and covered it with a rubber "plug" that prevents the water from coming out. But - in my online search — I think that pipe provided an air vent, since when we went upstairs this morning and found the toilet had backed up with sewage and had to use a plunger. No one has been up there since the plumber was here, so I suspect when I washed, it was like having an air bubble in a line — and the water had no place to go. Does this sound reasonable? Would removing the plug and putting in a "trap" with a taller pipe on it again solve the problem? I really hate to call the plumber back because he did this as a favor to us while he was here installing a new cartridge on the shower controls, and didn't charge for it. The original system was installed work was out of warranty.
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