Water was leaking all over the bathroom floor. I took off the toilet and there was water to the top of the hole. Roto Rooter says that since the other toilet/bathroom is working fine, it must be a frozen pipe where the toilet drains. What can I do to remedy this quickly?

Thanks for any suggestions!

You need to get some heat on the pipe to begin to thaw it out. I am assuming that the pipe is cast iron? Cast iron pipe will crack under the expansion of the ice if it has not done so already. Some soil pipes run on the outside of the home, BAD IDEA, but easy to heat.

I would say that the problem is somewhere close to the toilet in question and was most likely clogged before it froze up. Try a blow dryer from the top side and soak up the thawed ice as you go. It.s not going to easy and it will be messy but if you’re lucky the pipe didn’t crack and you’ll be back running soon.

Check to see if the pipe is getting into a draft from outside someplace. If it is outside then you can wrap it or box it in when it gets warmer outside. Usually drain pipes won’t freeze since they don’t have standind water in them and are usually empty. Thats why I think it was already clogged.

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