2007-09-12 14:55:41 · 10 answers · asked by Sharon P 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You can call your local utility department (look on your bill for the number) and they will come out and check the county/city lines for free. They usually respond even after hours. It could be a sewage break near you.
2007-09-12 18:34:17 · answer #1 · answered by htmlchick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like there may be a break in the sewage line somewhere near or under your house. Could be a root has grown though the line or it is just cracked from age and settling.
You can hire a plumber with a special camera that threads through the lines to see where the break is. looking for areas that are wet or where the smell is stronger is a good way to find where to start looking. If the break has occured between your house and the main hookup at the street, it will be your responsibility to fix it.
Good luck.
2007-09-12 15:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After the drain you see at the bottom, your sinks should have differently-shaped (not going straight down) drain pipes called traps that are made to keep some water in them even after it has all gone down the drain. This water is a barrier that stands in between you and the sewer odors that like to seep back toward your house from the sewer line. Try running a buttload water down all of the sinks, especially any ones in the basement, if you have one.
2007-09-12 15:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by The Norm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you have a basement?...if so check your stink pipe == this is a vent pipe that comes from the basement to the roof to vent sewage gas from the system also acts as an air inlet to let water drain down pipes...check the house for loose drain pipes or cloged vent pipes ==you will have one somewhere in the attic....check to see if a bird made a nest in there ....either way there is a venting issue in you home ==if in doubt call a plumber
2007-09-12 15:04:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somewhere there is a drain trap that is dry. Look around and try to track down the smell from a drain somewhere. Even check any floor drains you may have. If so fill the drain with water. Also may be a broken sewer connection under your house? Then call a pro.
2007-09-12 15:03:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-15 02:20:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to make sure you have vent lines from all the sinks,showers, commodes,etc. If they all are vented then possibly one is clogged. This is something you should get repaired as soon as possible because it is very unhealthy inhaling those fumes.
2007-09-12 15:07:12 · answer #7 · answered by Timo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your Board of Health Dept.
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2007-09-12 15:22:48 · answer #8 · answered by elisayn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either a vent is pluged or theres a broken pipe in the basment,
2007-09-12 15:00:46 · answer #9 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check that your svp (soil vent pipe) is high enough it should be at least 1.5m away and higher than the highest window.
2007-09-12 23:45:59 · answer #10 · answered by crazy_gang1843 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋