Why First-Floor Apartments Get Sewage Backflow—and What to Do

Photo documenting a first-floor apartment sewage backflow in Korea

An apartment sewage backflow is especially frightening on the first floor. Wastewater can rise through the bathroom drain even when the household has not used any fixture. In this 10-story Korean apartment, the blockage was in a shared line, so material discharged from upper floors returned through the lowest available opening. First-floor backflow can indicate … Read more