Sewer Gas Smell Knowledge Base
Sewer Gas Smell Coming From Washing Machine Drain Pipe? I bought a high efficiency washer in the house I recently purchased, which was built in 1998. 3 months after I bought the washer, strong sewer gas smell coming from washing machine drain pipe. Things to note: I have city sewer, I don't have a basement, washer is on first floor so I don't have a floor drain, I use the washer once a week, and I don't know for sure if I have a trap on the drain pipe because it is behind the wall. After each wash, I pour water down the drain pipe. That has helped the sewer gas smell but it is still there. It is worse at night and the day after I use the washing machine, the smell comes back. The smell is now steadily worsening and getting stronger. I had a plumber over to my house and all he did was pull the drain hose further out of the drain pipe. Otherwise, he was clueless as to how to fix the sewer gas smell. Can anyone knowledgeable on this subject help me?
why can i smell sewer gas when my laundry machine drains on the second floor? in my basement utility room i smell sewer gas (methane) only when cloths washer drains.. all traps have water in them and there are no open pipes anywhere.. its a mistery
Sewer Gas Smell coming from roughed in plumbing? We own a house where the previous owners started the plumbing for their wet bar. We had a plumber come and cap off the pipe that was supposed to be used for the bar sink. We noticed a strange smell coming from the area of the exposed pipe. We went a cut up our basement rug and subfloor to find that there were four other pipes. Currently, one of the holes in that area has a backflow valve (with a ping pong ball to stop the water from coming up the pipe) The other pipe is open and just to the right of the one hole. We dumped water down into the pipe and the hole and it appears to have stopped the smell, but the water has not run down at all. Is this normal?
Sewer gas smell when running attic fan? When we run our attic fan (also called whole house fan) we get this ghastly smell coming up from our finished basement. It 'seems' to be coming from the bathroom where we removed a shower. We put a small raised platform over the old shower drain-I thought this might be the problem, removed a board, poured bleach down the drain, but it didn't work. the smell is so bad in the basement that you literally get sick to your stomach and it isn't the best upstairs either. Does anyone have any ideas on what this might be caused by? It did not do this when we first moved in and didn't do it right after we removed the shower. my dh seems to think that the p-trap is dry? others i've asked think say they don't think that sounds right? Thanks so much in advance!
What should I do if I smell sewer gas in the bathroom? The ladies bathroom at my church has four stalls and one or more of them (not sure which one) is leaking some noxious smell. First is it dangerous and second how can I fix it. The church is on city sewer.
Why do I smell sewer gas when I turn on the faucet? I smell it every other time I turn on the faucet. The leak or whatever it is is really annoying b/c it smells terrible.
why do i sometimes smell sewer gas in my home? i have checked vents on roof they seem clear the smell comes from the airconditioner closet where there is a drain connected to thetwo sinks and awasher drain the smell comesand goes got anyideas also itseems to travel in the return air vent
My house is on septic and I smell sewer gas in the back bath. What is causing it? How do I prevent it? This only happens every once in a while. Usualy happens when there has been a lot of water used that day.
What does sewer gas smell like? I have a smell located in the basment. Smells like a bug spray..? I've checked for bug spray cans or any areas where something may have spilled. I can't locate it. I've only narrowed it to an area in the basment but there is no evidence as to what it is.
is it dangerous to live in a city that smells like sewer gas? I have lived in Toronto, Canada for most of my life, and I have gotten to the point where the sewer gas smells (particularly, near the humber treatment centre along the gardiner expressway) or the smells coming from the abattoir (around queen and shaw) are so bad that I have to ask the question: is it toxic to live in a city that smells so bad? Is there a problem with the city's infrastructure such that it can't properly manage its sewage and that I, as a city dweller, don't know about it? No one seems to publicly complain about it, yet the smells seem to be getting worse. Other cities seem to be able to cope with the situation far better than Toronto. I'm asking my question here because I'm not sure if it's just me; I may just be a little too sensitive.
Sewer gas smell and no trap.? I have a water outlet for a washer in my new house but the idiots who installed it didn't put a trap in there to prevent sewer gas. (wasn't able to discover it until a year after i bought the house and got a washer). Is there any way, other than ripping out the walls to redo the pipes, to put some sort of trap ? Thanks!
Why did sewer gas smell disappear after using central air? We have had a sewer gas smell in basement that circulates throughout entire house through the air returns. This has been going on for at least three years This year it was unbearable. Every time we did laundry the entire house stunk. I have had 2 plumbers come and they could not figure it out. We have made holes in walls looking for holes in vent pipes. Flushed vent pipes. Done pepermint test etc. Then the heat wave came and we turned on the central air. NO SEWER GAS SMELL! We are doing loads and loads of laundry and no smell anywhere in the house. We keep the air on because this prevents the smell. Does anyone understand what is going on here? I do not want to spend any more money for confused plumbers.
Could this be the cause of my sewer gas problem? This pipe is sticking out of the ground next to my house and as you can see, has a crack in it. I believe it is the cleanout, where you can access the sewer pipe to clear blockages. I've been having a problem lately with a sewer gas smell in my house, below the staircase (and I would have to open up the dry wall to be able to get under the staircase). It's been a problem for awhile and the sewer smell seems to worsen in the colder months of the year. You can smell it ocassionally in the warmer weather but not nearly as much. So my question is, could the crack in this pipe be the reason why I'm smelling sewer gas in my house? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t26/neays/Pipe2.jpg http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t26/neays/Pipe1.jpg No septic tank. I'm on city sewer and there is no basement in my house either.
I am getting a smell of "sewer gas" coming up through my kitchen sink drain. What could be causing this? I live in the country and my water comes from a well. It is only the kitchen sink where I have this problem. I do have a dishwasher, too.
Sewer gas smell in my basement and house? I have a very strong sewer smell in my basement and house. We just moved into a house built in 1875. The drains in the basement lead to a septic tank. When we first moved in, the drains continually backed up. Last week, we had a plumber dig up a line and replace a bad stretch of PVC. He also added a trap (it didn't have one before). So we still have one drain without a trap. Since the plumber fixed the line, we haven't had any more backups, but the smell is absolutely horrible! Before the 'fix', we never noticed any smell except for when it backed up. Now, it's a constant strong odor. Any ideas? Sugguestions? Thanks in advance. Great advice! I poured water into all drains in the basement, and capped any drain without a trap, and the smell is nearly gone. I still need to check the vent, but so far so good. I really appreciate your answers. Thanks.
Sewer gas? I am not sure what it is but my bathroom smells like sewer gas, is this smell bad for us (and our children). What can we do to fix this horrible smell.
why do i smell sewer gas? my house is pretty old lately we have been smelling sewer gas in the house our drains are used regulary although there are no traps no breaks in any pipes and no standing water outside and all drains including the toilet work fine (no back up) i notice the smell strongest in the basement no visable leaks there is one vent that comes out of the side of my house and one vent coming out of the ground from the tank. i flushed the vent coming from the tank and was unable to get my snake in the vent in the side of the house one thing i noticed was that we did not have a problem until the weather changed as we live in new york and its cold here could it be as simple as weather change or is there something else wrong i dont really know the size of the tank as we just moved here 2 yrs ago or is it that the tank is getting full as i said there are no sighns of back up can anyone give me any advice
When I do a load of laundry or take a bath which is in the A.M. I smell sewer gas? But I just had septic ? replaced this summer, whole new leech field, new tank, new pipes stone on top etc. I live in a trailer and we looked underneath there was nothing leaking there all was dry and clean. Now what could it be??
sewer gas smell in first flooor bathroom? Also, this toilet and sink were put in . Found that no vent stack was on pipe. Put a spring loaded valve on it in the wall.Smell still there.
I have a strange odor from the upstairs shower. It does not smell like sewer gas, but more like chemicals.? The house has original plumbing and stack from the 1930s. The smell is like perm solution that you would smell at a hair salon. The smell seems to come and go. It is the most used bathroom, so it is not a case of water evaporating from the trap. The bathroom is adjacent to a seldomly used guest bath, but the guest bath smells fine. The rest of the plubing in the house also smells fine. The bathroom with the odor is on the second story. Any clues?
I have sewer gas coming from sink drain? I smell sewer gas in the sink drain.It looks as though the sink waste pipe has not been vented it just drains.could this be the reason.The trap has water in it and is leveled correctly.Its an older house so it has a ceramic sewer with no sewer trap and drains into a septic tank.Any suggestions?
Can installing a sewer vent in the line outside the home relieve gas smell? We live in Central America where most homes are built with concrete, brick or cinder block, and mortar. It is not a custom to install vent lines in homes and most homes have a sewer smell in them due this fact. We tie into the city's sewage system, as with most homes here. We don't have the plans detailing the drainage system within the home and the builder is no where to be found. We would have to break tile, rip a line in the brick wall inside the upstairs bathrooms to install a vent line directly near the two toilets and tubs upstairs since that is where most of the drains are located. We have a half bath downstairs and the kitchen sink with an outer maids quarters (full bath) located near by. I would hate to destroy the tile work looking for the lines to tap in a vent line and even then, it would be nearly impossible to determine which trap is downstream from the others. Would installing a vent on the sewege pipe going to the city system, or anything else, help at all?
Can an electrostatic furnace filter cause a smell similar to sewer gas in my laundry room? I have had a very foul smell in my laundry room (also where my furnace is) that resembles sewer gas. I have had six plumbers leave scratching their heads. I have had all of my toilets professionally replaced, drains snaked, and a even had a smoke bomb test done today, so I know that there is no crack in a visible pipe or a blockage in any vent pipes. The next step is to have my basement floor ripped apart to proceed with a very expensive camera test. This is getting awful pricey. I was asked if I use "electrostatic furnace filters" today and I do. Could that be the cause? Anyone? I am at my wits end. It is no longer comfortable in my own home. I can't run the furnace and it is getting colder. I would be so grateful for any light that could be shed on this very frustrating and puzzling matter. I tried disconnecting what I thought was only to the electrostatic filter, but shut the entire furnace off. The 6th plumber said that the only way to get a camera down the drain was to go through the basement floor because we have something called a "back water preventer" and a P trap and the camera will not maneuver through such angles. I am at a loss. I know what natural gas smells like versus sewer. Without sounding crude-- it smells like.... crap mixed in with a dirty drain.. a diaper genie... just.. foul. It is the hardest smell to explain and it originates in the basement. Thank you for your suggestions.
can sewer gas fumes harm your health - our plumber can't even figure out where the smell is coming from.? When we run the wash and the heat comes on we can really smell it. Can anyone help?
The basement in our large building smells like sewer gas. The drains also back up. Help? We have a large basement that smells like sewage or rotten eggs in the morning. I am afraid that it is a health hazard. All the plumbers the landlord talks to have no idea how to fix it. Should we talk to an engineer?
Sewer gas problem? Help!? Sewer gas smell coming from where the washing machine hose drains out. The whole house smells, help!! What's wrong? What do I do?
Sewer Gas and a Drain question? Hi I have a sewer gas odor in my laundry room. I discoevred the source the other day I was laying a new floor when I happened to be over the drain in the room, which I originally thought was just a trough in the floor. However when someone upstairs took a shower the sewer gas smell began to rise from the drain in the floor. Here is my question, is there a trap in there that maybe dry? Is it ok to pour water into it? I know that sounds odd but I am so unsure about what to do to this. Thanks BBB I guess I should add I cannot see into the drain, it is a largeish hole in the floor, tht narrows at about 4 to 6 inches in. Will it have a trap? I( think it's called a bell drain) it was obviuosly a part of the original construction (1978 built).
This rank smell what is it? I'm at the front desk at work and for the past few months there has been a come and go of this rank smell.. one guy thinks it could be sewer gasses, other people think it's something dead in the pipes or ventalation! it's only found on the one end of our building! i discribe the smell as wet dirty dog times 10 and with some other stinch from it! not sulfer like most web sites say Sewer gases smell like! Any ideas! yes people have been notivide we have rooto rooter coming out tomorrow and everything elese has been check! i don't smell it anymore but my eyes burn!
What would make a house smell like there's a natural gas leak when there isn't even gas supplied to the house? I made sure that there are no propane BBQ grill tanks inside the house. All of my Butane canisters for my torch are in the garage, and the garage doesn't smell. I double checked all of our drains to see if it was sewer gas including the one in the floor in the basement. I even poured bleach water in all of them in case there was bacteria. I've also know what it smells like when there is a dead animal in the wall or attic, and it's not that..... Any suggestions?
Can sewer gas leak into bathroom pipes? Any plumbers out there who can help explain these bad smells? I have noticed for quite some time that occasionally, my bathroom has a strong vial smell, almost like raw sewage. No, this is not typical "bathroom odors", it is unbearably strong. I figured out it is coming from the toilet. This happens even when the toilet has not been used for several hours. I have a city sewer system, not a septic tank. What could be causing this? Can gases leak up from the sewer system? Any ideas? It seems to be getting worse and worse. Please help!! Thanks guys! It definately seems to be coming from the toilet area. One question however, if it was a problem with the wax ring (I replaced it about 6 months ago due to a leak) wouldn't there be water leaking as well? Re "Skippy's" answer. NO! Roaches?? Can they come up through the sewer pipes? OMG If that's the case, I'm all over replacing that wax ring again!
How do you find source of septic tank (sewer) gas and how do you get rid of it? We have been having problems with smelling sewer gas in a seldom used bathroom. We just got back home (having been gone for about a week) and the smell is out side AND inside the house. We live in the country and are on a septic system (house built in 1978). Is this dangerous (until we can get this fixed)? My 8 month pregnant daughter is due to come Saturday and stay the week-end. Is this a danger to her or her baby (or other chldren)? I've never had a septic system and am concerned. Thank you.
How do you clean vent pipes for sewer gases which is causing a foul smell from the toilet and sinks?
How can I fix a sewer smell in my basement? I just bought a house in July 2008 and it was built in 1974 - I have a septic tank. Occasionally the basement smells like sewer gas, but not all the time. I noticed that the basement smells like sewer gas at different times, sometimes for no reason, and smelled when the downstairs shower is used and when it rains (sometimes). The two drains in the basement floor also do not drain - the water does not come to the top, but I can see it sitting in it. I tried to put Drano in them and then flushed it out, that's how I noticed that. Another thing I've noticed is that the toilets function just fine, but when I was cleaning and dumped water from a bucket into it, the toilet did not go down as it is supposed to. Do you think Drano and toilet Drano will do the job if I put it in all the drains and the toilets? And keep doing Rid-X treatments? Or does this sound like something serious I should call Roto Rooter or another professional to do the job? Please tell me I can do this myself - I do not have the money right now as I just bought the house. Thank you for your help.
How Do I Find A Sewer Leak? I have a combination of cast iron and PVC sanitary sewer pipe in my home. Somewhere in the basement piping there is a leak such that the sewer gas is escaping and creating sewer smells. What are the tricks to finding this kind of leak?
What are the laws/rules regarding Sewer Gas? I work for a school district, my office is in the basement area as I am the Technology person. My office also has the servers and networking equipment in there. Over the last few weeks there has been a chronic smell of Sewer gas coming from either/both the floor drain in my office OR the bathroom fixtures in the bathroom right outside my door. It is so bad I find it unbearable and working/concentrating in that office is almost impossible. However, my boss's just laugh it off and walk away when confronted about it. Is there any law regarding this kind of sewer gas in an office/work environment? I have also been told that these gases can be very flammable, so isn't it another caution or problem that these gases are near electronic equipment? If you have sources, please cite them this way if needed I can show my superiors. Thanks! Mike
How do I locate a sewer gas leak? I've already re-sealed the commode, and had a plumber do a smoke test. Neither did any good. The smell is only in one bathroom whihc has a common vent for dual sinks, commode, and bath.
my AC unit is pulling some bad smelling gas from the condensation drain? i cant figure out how to make it stop drafting sewer gas from the drain which i beleive is connected to the sewer (dont know why they did it that way ) anyway when it kicks on it pulls air from there not just the intake like its supposed to and even when its not running sometime a bad smell will rise out of that pipe , if i disconnect it there is no where for all the condensation to go is there a product that prevents gas backflow into ac units?
Sewer gas coming into our lobby.? The motel I work for was built in 1965. Every winter when it starts getting cold we get this horrible sewer smell in the lobby. How can I find the problem? How harmful is this to my health? What are the side effects? I need to prove to the owners to fix this awful problem.
Faint smell of gas at the corner of the house comes and goes? New home next to wetlands. No gas appliance, checked propane tank, lawnmower nothing. No sewer pipes under the property (raised home). Live on long road from street. Any ideas?
???? about a possible gas leak in my basement? On sunday night i smelled what i thought was gas in my basment bathroom so i called the gas people. They came out and found a small leak in the laundry room where the water heater/furience is. Which they siad the fixed. I might ad that my laundry room and basment bathroom are right next to each other. So last night i smell the same strong gas smell in my bathroom so i called the gas man agian and they checked everything and all he found was a small leak in the dryer hose which he fixed, but he said the leak was so small it would not have been able to smell it. Then today i have smell the same thing 2 diff. times... and i have checked the rest of the house and its only in my bathroom. I dont know what else to do. Somebody told me it might be sewer gas but i have no clue they smell the same to me. I really dont want to blow up so if anyone has any advice that would be great.
Just how dangerous is sewer gas? Ok, my husband and I are renting a home and we have 3 little boys under the age of 3. We have a full upstairs bathroom and a tiny bathroom downstairs that just has a toilet. The toilet in the tiny bathroom has been having some problems flushing lately so the landlord came to look at it. He couldn't figure out the problem so he took the whole toilet out of the bathroom. He stuffed a towel part way down the pipe that was left open and said he would be back next week either with a new toilet or the fixed old one. Now, what concerns me is sewer gas. I have heard from some that it can be deadly, and I have also heard that you would have to breathe it in for a very long time for it to even make you sick. With 2 toddlers and an infant in the house, I need to know the truth about sewer gas. This bathroom I am talking about is only about 3 1/2 feet wide and 5 feet long, very small. So if I open that bathroom door, is it going to let out a whole bunch of sewer gas that could possibly make our family sick? I am really worried about this, since the landlord won't be back to do anything til next week. He told us when he left that if we smelled the gas to just put some more towels over the hole. But I'm not convinced that that would stop the gas from leaking out of the pipe. Please help!
Radon gas? We just moved into this old house in June. I can smell sewer gas in the kitchen quite frequently. My brother said it might be radon gas. Does he know what he's talking about or should I be concerned? And if I need to get a testing kit, are there free kits available?
Rotten water smell like sulfur from baseboard water heat? How can I fix this awful smell - I thought it was sewer gas but after fixing that I noticed I still have the smell and it is coming from the baseboard heating system. Please help...
Can a pressure detector find an unsealed sewer vent? I had a pressure detecting company come out last summer. They pressurixzed my sewer vent looking for leads but found none. I still have a swer gas smell that shows up in the summer. There were no leaks but if ther was an unsealed pipe would that have been missed with the pressure test?
Unknown smell in my house? We bought a house in Febuary 2007. It is an older house, built in the 20's. We started noticing a smell coming from the back bedroom of our house, within days of moving in. To me it smells like a sewer gas leak. I have found out from neighbors that the people living here before us had the same problem. This smell comes & goes at least once a day. It doesn't stay all day, I can get rid of it if I open the windows and air out the house, then after closing the windows it will not stink again until sometime the next day or day after that. It is only in the back room. The kitchen and bathroom walls all connect to this bedroom. I've had three different plumbing companys come out to check all plumbing,some plumbing company's have come out more than once.They all say something different and fix something but the smell is back the very next day. Some of the plumbers have just said they have no idea what it is. I have one baby and a 3 year old & I'm worried itcould be harmful to my children!
My house smells like dead animal at certain times. None found. Could it be sewer gas? Could a plumber help? I don't know who to call. Could it be a vent clogged? I didn't know sewer gas smelled like dead animal. Very frustrating. Any help would be appreciated.
So could this fix my sewer gas problem? Vent inside house?plz help!? Here is the question I asked yesterday:i have a really bad smell around my washing machine and dryer. Sometimes it smells and sometimes it doesnt. It has been happening for years. It even smelled sometimes when my washer was brand new. It also did it with my old washer. It is the worst it has been. I feel dizzy like it is making me sick. It is a terrible smell. We have pulled the washer out and cant see any mold or wet walls. We washed all the dirty clothes and that cant be it. It is smelling up my entire home. Thanks. Well we took a look at the drain pipe and there is a trap but there is also a vent pipe leaking sewer gas in the house. My dad says there is a end that lets air in but wont let any out and that will fix it (there was no end on the vent pipe and it doesnt go out the roof it is in my house) my dad called the part a airless vent. I am wondering if it is safe not to have the vent outside and have it inside with one of those pieces on the end. Please help.
Is hydrogen sulfide also commonly known as sewer gas? I am a plumber that completed building a restaurant about a month ago and now the restaurant is getting an odor in two areas of it and we can not find the source of the smell, we've checked that there are no nails or screws in vent pipes.... the fresh air makeup on the air conditioning system may be the cause but I need to find some type of meter to zone in where the smell is coming from.
Sewer gas - We've had two plumbers out and they can't figure out the problem.? The first time they came they found an open pipe against the wall that was never capped under the crawl space that had been open for 2 years since we remodeled. Then we rerouted the sewage drain so it wouldn't run into our creek by the farm and after they did this that's when this smell started and it hasn't stopped since Thanksgiving. We've had 2 plumbers come and they can't figure out how it's getting in - I'm thinking - if we lived with an open sewer pipe for 2 years (but never smelled anything) and when they rerouted the pipes underground is when the smell started - it has something to do with that but why can't two plumbers figure it out - in the meantime it smells like rotten eggs in our house and I'm wondering what this will do to our health?
Why does my crawl space smell like a sewer? OK, just had a plumber in and he was stumped, so now I am getting worried. Problem: I have a restaurant in a 100 year old building, all new plumbing (2 years). Recently (a week and a half ago) the bathrooms started to draw some bad smells up from the floor because of the exhaust fans. I went down to investigate in the crawl space and found that the smell was indeed concentrated around the bathroom (verses the prep sinks) but no leaking of any type and no apparent source of escaped vent gas. The smell is quite strong; stronger than taking a up close whiff of the open soil stack. The toilets have been flushing fine except for one clog in the men's room last Thursday which has happened from time to time since we first opened and the pipes were brand new. Plunging for fixed the problem immediately as it always has. The smell remains. Additionally, the city sewage treatment plant smells particularly bad right now, but I don't know how that would tie into my problem. -Dave I can see all the plumbing from the crawl space and there is no breakage or leaking or any obvious place for gas to escape.
Just moved into house with a natural gas fireplace in basement. 2 Questions...? a. There were no instructions provided for the fireplace so we don't even know how to turn it on. (There's a switch on the wall and some sort of button/dial on the top of the fireplace.) Would the gas company be able to tell us how the fireplace works? b. We don't plan on using the fireplace often (if ever really), but we've only lived here a week and the real question is that a few times I've noticed a faint gas smell in the basement (mostly only in the middle of the night [my bedroom's there] which seems a little funny because the playroom, computer and laundry room are there too so I'm in the basement lots.) Like I said, I'm new to the house and I don't want to overreact... I don't know if it's sewer gas from the laundry room or natural gas from the fireplace or just a different smell in a house that I'm not quite used to. Is it a good idea to get gas fireplaces checked periodically? I have a CO2 detector... should I put it in the basement? Never had a fireplace before. Thanks
sewer backing up in moble home park? when i flush the toilet or use the washer the water comes out the sinks i live in a moble home park the toilet drains almost completly dry gurgles the park owner will snake something about 3 homes down and it works again i am geting sewar smell also this is starting to happen alot we use a leach field with cesspools i am worried about the sewer gas i thought traps would stop thisshould i call the health dept this is happing more often
Sewer Gas coming from Vent Pipe? New Septic & New Plumbing, Everything in the house works but the Vent Pipe at top of roof must be emitting odors as we smell it when outside. The pipe is up high, Everything is new including leech field and septic and all the pvc pipe, I never smelled it before when it came out of the old metal one on the roof. The ground is perfect yard - over septic for two years - the odor is up in the air from the vent - after we use water. Is isn't going away and we never notice it at anyone elses homes.
Why does my house smell of cat urine when I have no pets? I am a very clean housekeeper. And a very clean person. And have NEVER had a horrible smell in my house as I do now. I have no pets, esp NO cats or kittens or fish or anything. I didnt buy anything new, or use a new cleaner or anything. And last night about 2am I started smelling a horrible cat pee smell. I took out my garbage, got rid of all my dirty laundry and checked everything in the house. And none of that was the sourse of the smell. I checked all of the gas lines and pipes for the sewer stuff and nothing is leaking or seems to be the sourse. Why would my house smell like cat pee/amonia? Has this ever happened to anyone before?
Why doesn't my toilet flush completely? All of a sudden my toilet doesn't flush completely. When I flush, the bowl fills up and then drains, but not completely (gets to about where the siphon jet is and then you hear a gurlge). I tried pouring 2 gal. of water in the toilet and the water drained to about the same place (siphon jet). Could it be that something is wrong with the vent? If there is something wrong with the vent, would I start to smell the sewer gases?
How Do I Find A Sewer Leak? I have a combination of cast iron and PVC sanitary sewer pipe in my home. Somewhere in the basement piping there is a leak such that the sewer gas is escaping and creating sewer smells. What are the tricks to finding this kind of leak? I have no basement drain in the floor. I suspect the sewer gas is leaking out of one of many joints.
Any plumbers out there willing to answer some questions? old basement floor drain goes nowhere, but fills with water. lateral drain from side drains kitchen and runs full length (diagonally) under basement floor. last time I had it cleaned out, they had to go about 45 ft to clear the clog. Now it has filled and overflowed onto basement floor with a clear, but oily/slimy film and is causing the paint on floor to create big bubbles. Often has sewer gas smell. Not so much now, but there seems no way to drain it. The drain goes down about 8" into DIRT?? Any suggestions?
Why does my husband enjoy sharing his nastiest smelliest farts with me? He will walk in circles around me and fart so that I cant get away and he thinks its so funny. He will fart in the car with the heat on full blast and lock me out of the power windows so I cant breathe. He loves to give me Dutch Ovens. He eats Fart Inducing Foods on purpose. Right now he smells like sewer gas and he is spreading his legs and aiming them at me. Please help me to understand this bizarre behavior. I cant breathe anymore. HELP!! PLEASE!! ok this is not a joke, please stop laughing and answer. im am really serious, he really does this!!
Whats causing a nasty odor in our laundry room? We have looked everywhere and are unable to determine the source. It smells like a cross between sewer gas and a dead animal. There are no flys and the ajacent rooms do not smell.
Bad smell in home? Help, I rented a house and there is a very bad oder when you first walk in.I have tried sprays.I clean very good,left windows open,checked for leaky pipes and done everything I can think of to get rid of the smell.We even had the owner check for sewer gasses but to no satisfaction.This smell is driving me crazy because I feel that if anyone comes to visit it's the first thing that hits them.Does anyone know any sollutions for this problem.My next step is to buy an air purifier but I really don't know what type to buy or if it would even work. PLEASE any suggestions would be helpful as to how to get rid of the smell or of type of air purifier that is not too expensive that you know that works on oders.Thanks for any help
How do I have to wait for a maintenace request ? I have had an issue with smelling sewer gas in my rental since Jan. when I moved in. I reported it repeatedly to no avail. It is only noticeable when the heater is on so its very bad lately. I dug around and found the issue which is a leaking pipe in the bedroom nextdoor to the bathroom. I put in a written complaint and called the manager this am. Its now 2pm and nothing has been done about this health hazard that should take priority over minor issues. How long do I have to wait since its already been a 11months with no effort by management? I checked KS tenant landlord handbook it does not give time length. This is definetly sewer not natural gas but thanks. sorry it should have read How long do I ......
Terrible smell in one kitchen cabinet. Help!? I just bought a condo that was gut renovated one year ago and has never been lived in. The building is 100 years old but everything in my condo is brand new (appliances, pipes, plumbing, cabinets, etc.) There is a terrible smell coming from only one cabinet, the lazy susan, located next to the dishwasher. No smells are coming from the dishwasher/sink/under the sink/any other cabinet. I have tried pouring boiling water down the sink followed by bleach and another time vinegar. No help. I have scrubbed the cabinet completely and even removed one of the shelves. No help. I had a contractor come in to test for sewer gas. Negative. I put inan open container of baking soda and odor-absorbing volcanic rock and have left the cabinet open to air out. Nothing. Possibly could be a dead mouse but I've read that that smell goes away in a week and it's been 2 weeks. I think it's strange that the smell clearly is coming from one cabinet and nowhere else. Does anyone have ideas or advice?
PLUMBING QUESTION: sewage smell coming up from drain? Hello- I have a long house. On the furthest end from the sewer line is the master bath, then there is a bathroom in the middle of the house, and then a bathroom at the other end for a total of three. I believe the master bath and middle bath are on the same sewage pipe, then it hits a junction to take it out. The other bath is on the other side of that junction. The middle bath is the one that has the sewer smell coming up from the bath drain the worst, the sink drain, and I believe maybe the toilet, too, although the smell is sometimes so strong it is hard to tell about the toilet. I have been closing the drains at all times to try to keep the smell at bay, but I am unsure as what to do. I am wondering if the sewage that is getting flushed from the master is sitting in the pipe for awhile (because the house is so long and it's really not a powerful flush by any means) and those gases are coming up through the traps? Do I need bigger traps for the middle bath? This is a newer house. We have been in it for about 2.5 years, and this has been a marked problem since last summer. Some basic info. I have city sewer and well water. My house is 76 ft long. HELP! My clean house stinks!!
Plumbing question: sewage smell coming up from drain? Hello- I have a long house. On the furthest end from the sewer line is the master bath, then there is a bathroom in the middle of the house, and then a bathroom at the other end for a total of three. I believe the master bath and middle bath are on the same sewage pipe, then it hits a junction to take it out. The other bath is on the other side of that junction. The middle bath is the one that has the sewer smell coming up from the bath drain the worst, the sink drain, and I believe maybe the toilet, too, although the smell is sometimes so strong it is hard to tell about the toilet. I have been closing the drains at all times to try to keep the smell at bay, but I am unsure as what to do. I am wondering if the sewage that is getting flushed from the master is sitting in the pipe for awhile (because the house is so long and it's really not a powerful flush by any means) and those gases are coming up through the traps? Do I need bigger traps for the middle bath? This is a newer house. We have been in it for about 2.5 years, and this has been a marked problem since last summer. Some basic info. I have city sewer and well water. My house is 76 ft long. HELP! My clean house stinks!!
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