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| Pow Right In The Kisser Offer Upgrade  User ID: 69626275  United States04/12/2016 08:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 69619976 United States04/12/2016 08:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Bad news if the odor returned after adding water. The trap is probably leaking. Quoting: Zetetic Most likely going to require digging it out to repair it. It's not too far from the wall hopefully it's in the yard and not under the concrete! Neither job is appealing. In the interim you can continue to add water to keep the trap filled. |
| Pow Right In The Kisser (OP) User ID: 69626275 United States04/12/2016 08:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am connected to city water and sewer. I have two drains in my basement, one the dehumidifier drains into, the other the furnace. Quoting: Pow Right In The Kisser A month or so ago my wife told me one of the drains in the basement started stinking. (I was out of town on business) The drain in question was the one the furnace drains into. She poured a bucket of water down it thinking maybe the trap dried up, it stopped stinking. Yesterday, I walked into the house and the smell was back, same drain, tried buckets of water no help. This morning I called DPW, they were very helpful, they opened the manholes covers, flushed them out, poured dye into my toilet, confirmed my house is draining into the system etc... During all of that I checked the stink pipe and confirmed it is not plugged. I ended up rerouting the furnace drain and capped the drain. The house smells much better but I'm afraid I have a much bigger problem. Any Advice out there? I just mixed a Moscow Mule after this day.. One Of These Days...... |
| Pow Right In The Kisser (OP) User ID: 69626275 United States04/12/2016 08:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Bad news if the odor returned after adding water. The trap is probably leaking. Quoting: Zetetic Most likely going to require digging it out to repair it. It's not too far from the wall hopefully it's in the yard and not under the concrete! Neither job is appealing. In the interim you can continue to add water to keep the trap filled. I capped it off, plumber is coming to scope it Thurs morn. One Of These Days...... |
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| Pow Right In The Kisser (OP) User ID: 69626275 United States04/12/2016 09:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I can't tell if it's swamp gas or sewer gas!! Should I bring the tomato plants in or leave them out!!! Quoting: Pow Right In The Kisser I wouldn't plant them around the drain. If I did and then sold them to my neighbors, that could start the Zombie Apocalypse.. One Of These Days...... |
| D3V14NT Living in a dream User ID: 72017564 United States04/12/2016 09:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I can't tell if it's swamp gas or sewer gas!! Should I bring the tomato plants in or leave them out!!! Quoting: Pow Right In The Kisser I wouldn't plant them around the drain. If I did and then sold them to my neighbors, that could start the Zombie Apocalypse.. in that case, go ahead. I've been waiting for that to happen for years now..... We are eternal... All this pain is an illusion |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 69619976 United States04/12/2016 09:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I can't tell if it's swamp gas or sewer gas!! Should I bring the tomato plants in or leave them out!!! Quoting: Pow Right In The Kisser I wouldn't plant them around the drain. If I did and then sold them to my neighbors, that could start the Zombie Apocalypse.. You have one day to kick it off. They better mutate quick. |
| BRIEF User ID: 39607259 United States04/12/2016 09:18 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am connected to city water and sewer. I have two drains in my basement, one the dehumidifier drains into, the other the furnace. Quoting: Pow Right In The Kisser A month or so ago my wife told me one of the drains in the basement started stinking. (I was out of town on business) The drain in question was the one the furnace drains into. She poured a bucket of water down it thinking maybe the trap dried up, it stopped stinking. Yesterday, I walked into the house and the smell was back, same drain, tried buckets of water no help. This morning I called DPW, they were very helpful, they opened the manholes covers, flushed them out, poured dye into my toilet, confirmed my house is draining into the system etc... During all of that I checked the stink pipe and confirmed it is not plugged. I ended up rerouting the furnace drain and capped the drain. The house smells much better but I'm afraid I have a much bigger problem. Any Advice out there? Next time just pour bleach down the drain. I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked.  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70851836 United States04/12/2016 09:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ours does the same thing. The city says add bucket of water the trap is dried out. I think the whole sewer system is cracked up. We're lucky some of our neighbors get flooded out of their drains. I think this is just more crumbling infrastructure. Our neighborhood sewwer system is from the 60s. |
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| Pow Right In The Kisser (OP) User ID: 69626275 United States04/12/2016 09:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am connected to city water and sewer. I have two drains in my basement, one the dehumidifier drains into, the other the furnace. Quoting: Pow Right In The Kisser A month or so ago my wife told me one of the drains in the basement started stinking. (I was out of town on business) The drain in question was the one the furnace drains into. She poured a bucket of water down it thinking maybe the trap dried up, it stopped stinking. Yesterday, I walked into the house and the smell was back, same drain, tried buckets of water no help. This morning I called DPW, they were very helpful, they opened the manholes covers, flushed them out, poured dye into my toilet, confirmed my house is draining into the system etc... During all of that I checked the stink pipe and confirmed it is not plugged. I ended up rerouting the furnace drain and capped the drain. The house smells much better but I'm afraid I have a much bigger problem. Any Advice out there? Next time just pour bleach down the drain. We did that too! Worked the first time not this time. One Of These Days...... |
| Pow Right In The Kisser (OP) User ID: 69626275 United States04/12/2016 09:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ours does the same thing. The city says add bucket of water the trap is dried out. I think the whole sewer system is cracked up. We're lucky some of our neighbors get flooded out of their drains. I think this is just more crumbling infrastructure. Our neighborhood sewwer system is from the 60s. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70851836 Apparently our system is from the 1800's One Of These Days...... |
| swamprat User ID: 29667439 United States04/12/2016 09:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | vents. All plumbing is vented, or should be. If your vent(s) clog, the smelly gas finds its way into your house. Squirrel on roof, climbs down vent, dies and clogs the vent. Or ice. Vent should be at least above the commode. It is there so you can snake the toilet and because that is your biggest gush of fluid at one time. They make things that vent inside too. I don't know how they work, but I would hope they have a charcoal filter |
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| swamprat User ID: 29667439 United States04/12/2016 09:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | vents. Quoting: swamprat 29667439 All plumbing is vented, or should be. If your vent(s) clog, the smelly gas finds its way into your house. Squirrel on roof, climbs down vent, dies and clogs the vent. Or ice. Vent should be at least above the commode. It is there so you can snake the toilet and because that is your biggest gush of fluid at one time. They make things that vent inside too. I don't know how they work, but I would hope they have a charcoal filter Snake your vents. I have a cheap (thin) 50 ft snake that I use with a drill. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 69094615  Canada04/12/2016 09:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If your trap is leaking like one guy said, it will cost a fortune to dig and concrete saw the floor to get at it. Just seal the fucker up. They make rubber plugs you insert into the hole and then twist a bolt to expand the rubber and make the seal. Option A of ripping up floor - $5000 Option B of sealing hole with rubber plug - $10 Option C of saying fuck it the shtf soon anyways so who cares |
| Pow Right In The Kisser (OP) User ID: 69626275 United States04/12/2016 09:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | vents. Quoting: swamprat 29667439 All plumbing is vented, or should be. If your vent(s) clog, the smelly gas finds its way into your house. Squirrel on roof, climbs down vent, dies and clogs the vent. Or ice. Vent should be at least above the commode. It is there so you can snake the toilet and because that is your biggest gush of fluid at one time. They make things that vent inside too. I don't know how they work, but I would hope they have a charcoal filter Checked that, it's clear. One Of These Days...... |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 71140223 United States04/12/2016 10:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | WELL Several obvious things were covered. If those didn't work before you spend a lot of money. The Washing Machine my have a dry trap, but I would guess it is the vent stack in the house. A bird or animal may have plugged it. The snakes suggestion from the roof is good and after that run plenty of hose water down it. It was not clear from the posts how closely related the appliances were. It might be a dead bird in the HotWater heater vent. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 71684389 United States04/12/2016 10:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ours does the same thing. The city says add bucket of water the trap is dried out. I think the whole sewer system is cracked up. We're lucky some of our neighbors get flooded out of their drains. I think this is just more crumbling infrastructure. Our neighborhood sewwer system is from the 60s. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70851836 They used orangeburg pipe for some sewers back then, outside the house. When that goes, it collapses and needs to be replaced. If it's something else, you might be able to put another trap between the leaking one and the house where there's no concrete. Either way, it's a dirty job, but you should be able to DIY in a weekend. |
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| Pow Right In The Kisser (OP) User ID: 69626275 United States04/12/2016 10:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ours does the same thing. The city says add bucket of water the trap is dried out. I think the whole sewer system is cracked up. We're lucky some of our neighbors get flooded out of their drains. I think this is just more crumbling infrastructure. Our neighborhood sewwer system is from the 60s. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70851836 They used orangeburg pipe for some sewers back then, outside the house. When that goes, it collapses and needs to be replaced. If it's something else, you might be able to put another trap between the leaking one and the house where there's no concrete. Either way, it's a dirty job, but you should be able to DIY in a weekend. Two drains in basement, #1 is old school cast iron that is full of water, the other #2 is 3.5 inch ID, female PVC, no water & stinks. Now upon further inspection right outside the wall from #2 is a red clay (orangeburg) pipe uncovered at ground level. One Of These Days...... |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 71684389 United States04/12/2016 10:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ours does the same thing. The city says add bucket of water the trap is dried out. I think the whole sewer system is cracked up. We're lucky some of our neighbors get flooded out of their drains. I think this is just more crumbling infrastructure. Our neighborhood sewwer system is from the 60s. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70851836 They used orangeburg pipe for some sewers back then, outside the house. When that goes, it collapses and needs to be replaced. If it's something else, you might be able to put another trap between the leaking one and the house where there's no concrete. Either way, it's a dirty job, but you should be able to DIY in a weekend. Two drains in basement, #1 is old school cast iron that is full of water, the other #2 is 3.5 inch ID, female PVC, no water & stinks. Now upon further inspection right outside the wall from #2 is a red clay (orangeburg) pipe uncovered at ground level. Red clay pipe is different from orangeburg(this one is black), but the red clay can break from soil disturbance. If it's working OK, a second house trap could be installed where you dug outside the house. That one should keep street odors out of your house(as long as it is the only pipe to the street). |
