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    Mar 18, 2007, 12:45 PM
    Bad smell when we walk through front door
    Whenever I enter our house through the front door, you can smell a garbage smell in the hall, you can't smell it anywhere else in the house and the smell seems to go when we've been in the house for a while, but then returns if we go out for a while and come home again, any idea what could be causing this? :confused:
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    Mar 19, 2007, 05:39 PM
    This sounds a lot like the sewer gas problem I had. I don't think it actually goes away, but you get used to it while you are indoors. As for the source, I would look for nearby drains or traps that may not have any water in them. Check floor drains as well to make sure they have water in them.

    Good Luck

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