Kitchen sink gurgles

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gchart57
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The kitchen sink gurgles when the toilet is flushed. There is a vent on the roof above the bathroom and there is an under the counter vent in the kitchen I unscrewed the vent and tested it and it works, if I leave the vent off when the toilet flushes there is no noise. I added an additional vent under the bathroom sink but the kitchen drain still gurgles. Is there anything else that I could do. The only thing for me to do may be to go up on the roof and check the house vent I can see it from the ground and it does have a cover over it. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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1987Commodore
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It sounds like there is an issue with the bathroom vent stack. Normally they are not covered, just a straight pipe up through the roof.
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gchart57
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I have to get up there and check it, that may be the issue. They are all capped on all the units here
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A full cap or a weather protector type cap?

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gchart57
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It's a weather protector cap but that doesn't mean bee's or something haven't buit a nest in there.
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gchart57
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fixed this also with a top of the line sturdy vent $23.00 from home depot.
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gchart57
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after a day the sturdy vent did not make a difference still gurgles.
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Did you run a snake through it?
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It sounds to me like the problem is the breather cap in the kitchen. It should be a screw on part, so you could replace it with a new one. If that does not fix the problem, you could take it back.

A 1 oz lead fishing weight or huge threaded nut on a strong line (SpiderWire? Dyneema?) might be able to tell you if you have a clog in the vent pipe. A small hand held snake (1/4" x 25') costs about $20 and would be good for any DIY home owner to have.

Plumbing vents on a mobile home rolled metal roof (factory metal roof) should have a vent cap. Shingle and rubber roofs usually do not.
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gchart57
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no snake yet just waiting to get up on the roof
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gchart57
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REPAIRED, THERE WAS ONE TWO MANY TRAP UNDER THE KITHEN SINK WHICH WAS STARVING THE PIPE FOR AIR. DONE THANK GOD!
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