View Full Version : What would cause a sewer smell in the house
jdmasm
Sep 28, 2010, 08:27 AM
There does not seem to be a smell outside at the clean out.
lostorsquashed
Sep 29, 2010, 12:46 PM
We think we are having this issue right now. Blocked gullies, dried up drians in sinks or drains that aren't used drying up are all suggestions I have been given. Drains need water to block sewer gases coming up. We have put a lot of disinfectant down and filled all sinks and bath and let them all out and run a hose down to the sewer for a while each night. Still getting the smell, but I guess time will tell. Let me know how you get on, the gases are a health hazard
ballengerb1
Sep 29, 2010, 01:13 PM
Sewer smells in the house can be a dried up trap not used often, a floor drain which is not trapped or it could even be a cracked vent stack. Some folks have used an AAV instead of a trap. They are mechanical and will eventually fail allow sewer gas into the home. Where do you smell it most strong and most often?