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    Dec 11, 2007, 04:12 PM
    Sewer smell coming from new toilet installation
    Recently installed bathroom in basement. Broke up the floor and installed new piping into existing sewer line that goes directly out to City Sewers as well as the vent pipe that we hooked into the existing vent for the upstairs toilet. For several weeks we had the toilet piping roughed in, and had a "rag" stuck in the pipe to make sure no gas came into the house. 3 weeks ago we installed a brand new AQUADIS DECO KIT toilet. The toilet works great. Flushes properly and haven't had any problems to date. Toilet is not used very often. Maybe once every couple of weeks. Today it rained, and the smell coming from the bathroom is almost unbearable. We flushed the toilet and the smell originally got worse, but now every time we flush it it the smell seems to be getting less and less. There are NO water leaks at all in or around the toilet.

    Any suggestions as to what would cause the smell in the first place? Is there a requirement to flush a toilet on a regular basis?
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    Dec 11, 2007, 04:27 PM
    You are venting sewer gas and the first suspect will be the wax ring. Rings can leak air when water doesn't leak. You briefly mentioned that you installed a vent for the toilet but could you provide a drawing or picture? Was the vent installed by a plumber or home owner, it may be faulty.
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    Dec 11, 2007, 05:43 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ballengerb1
    You are venting sewer gas and the first suspect will be the wax ring. Rings can leak air when water doesn't leak. You breifly mentioned that you installed a vent for the toilet but could you provide a drawing or picture? Was the vent installed by a plumber or home owner, it may be faulty.
    We installed the vent ourselves, but had it inspected. As the toilet flushes properly, doesn't that indicate that the vent is working?
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    Dec 11, 2007, 06:45 PM
    Not necessarily true but that wax ring is still more suspect than the vent. You can flush and be water tight with a bad wax ring.

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