View Full Version : Septic odor
 
 kellysmoney
Nov 11, 2012, 06:08 AM
I don't know where the smell is coming from but it last 8 hours most days. I have had the traps in drains replaced but did not solve the problem. It appears to get worse when there are high winds in the area, my family complains of headaches, issues with asthma already.I really need some suggestions, because we can't move so solving the problem is the only solution... please help if able.
 hkstroud
Nov 11, 2012, 06:30 AM
we used to have a subpump in the basement for flooding before we got connected to the public sewer line
 
Are you sure that that pump was a  sump pump for ground water flooding?
Could it have been a sewage ejection pump?  A sump pump would not be a factor in converting from a septic system to public sewer, a sewage ejection pump would.
 speedball1
Nov 11, 2012, 07:41 AM
Hi Kelly   and welcome to The Plumbing Page at AskMeHelpDesk.com   You are  responding  to a 5 year old dead thread so I gave you one of your own.  Please check the date before you  post.  Thanks  So what have you got down there?  A sump pump with a open pit or a sewer ejection system with  a closed tank with two pipes coming out of the top? 
Something you said caught my eye. 
 I the smell seemed to return on days of really high winds, 
You could be getting some blow back down your vents.  The solution would be to install vent caps,(see image) to prevent this from  happering   Also check the trap levels  in the basement floor drains and fill the traps with  cooking oil if they're unused.  Good luck,  Tom