The water is forced through the drain line through the trap, wouldn't the water be forced all the way through the trap, therefore leaving the trap dry and open to sewer gas? What is a barrel trap for and how does it work? Thanks, Walter

I have large amounts of sewer gas escaping from basement floor drain. The trap has water in it. I have flushed it out for 5 minutes with a hose ( while this is happening a large amount of gas escapes) after 2 days the gas is escaping again(from the trap) and the water in the trap looks nasty...

Basement floor drain and shower drain does not have a trap. Is there any way to remedy this without breaking up cement floor? Found a product called proset trap guard on the internet. Wondering if this is the easy fix I am looking for? If not, is there anything I can do not so drastic that can fix...

Guys, I'm new home owner and I have sewer odor in the basement when I turned on my air heater. I read that the floor drain trap should be fill up but I don't know how do I find floor drain trap in the basement so can any one help me? Thanks in advance Dave

Have any of you ever seen a floor drain that doesn't have a trap in it? In our house half the basement is finished and the other half unfinished, both have floor drains in lowest part of the room. The one in the unfinished part always worked, albeit slowly, but recently stopped and when snaked...