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.
2007-10-31 05:24:40 · 4 answers · asked by blondie 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Well, duh, get that vent pipe installed properly! Sewer gas is nasty. Call in a plumber and get an estimate on how to get that fixed. I can't believe you've let it go for years.
Could be some idiot cut or bypassed the vent in a remodel, it was never properly installed to begin with.
Even a properly installed vent pipe gets clogged with leaf debris and old bird's nests, dead birds, etc. They need to be cleaned out by a professional.......not good old Dad on the roof with a plumber's snake. I wouldn't not vent into a living space (including attic!) YUCK and illegal.
2007-10-31 05:54:29 · answer #1 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a picture of how a washing machine should be plumbed.
The vent should terminate at the roof.
http://www.callablefirst.com/WashingMachine.bmp
If the vent doesn't go through the roof you could use an air admittance valve if your local codes allow it. You will need to have some sort of access door for maintenance, here is a link to one.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.plumbersurplus.com/images/prod/1/03819.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.plumbersurplus.com/Prod/The-Studor-Mini-Vent-with-PVC-Connector/6103/Cat/232&h=430&w=247&sz=102&hl=en&start=19&tbnid=xxjhJSZ1MfIwuM:&tbnh=126&tbnw=72&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dair%2Badmittance%2Bvalve%26svnum%3D50%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B3GGGL_en___US231
2007-10-31 13:51:51 · answer #2 · answered by etcher1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The airless vent could work in this situation...... I'd love to know whay there's a open Pipe eft in the house.... Someone screwed up on that one.........
I KNow for sure Home depot sells the airless vest in the Plumbing Dept.
2007-10-31 05:41:48 · answer #3 · answered by mdlbldrmatt135 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my gas dryer working and then stop
2015-10-27 06:12:11 · answer #4 · answered by ALBERT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋