Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    BigGuido's Avatar
    BigGuido Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Mar 15, 2007, 08:18 PM
    Sewer smell from toilet, loud thud from pipe down in basement when flushed.
    Hello,
    This is my first post, and I hope one of you folks can help me out with an answer. Over the last couple of weeks, our main bathroom toilet has developed a sewer gas odor issue, while at the same time a loud thud from the drain pipe in the basement has been getting louder and louder every time we flush said toilet. The toilet in the master bath (which is on the same level as the primary bathroom) has neither of these problems. I suspected the wax ring, but after reading some of the problems posted here, I would like to get an expert opinion before tearing anything apart and running up any unnecessary costs. The toilet was installed in new construction about 4 years ago and has a tendency to clog if it receives a particularly "heavy" waste management task. :eek: It does unclog when you take a plunger to it - sometimes easily sometimes not. Any ideas on what may be the culprit here?:D
    Thanks,
    BigGuido
    doug238's Avatar
    doug238 Posts: 1,560, Reputation: 62
    Ultra Member
    		  
    #2

    Mar 15, 2007, 09:09 PM
    Is this toilet on a sump basin? Is it a roundfront toilet?
    BigGuido's Avatar
    BigGuido Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #3

    Mar 16, 2007, 08:37 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by doug238
    is this toilet on a sump basin? is it a roundfront toilet?
    Doug,

    In answer to your questions, the toilet is installed on a conventional gravity fed plumbing system. We have a full basement and this toilet is located on the main level. The house is a ranch style and as such has just the main level and the basement. As for the toilet, it is a basic Sterling brand round front toilet. I hope this helps you with your diagnosis. My wife informed me this morning that the smell seems to be getting worse. And can be smelled in the master bedroom which is located adjacent to the main bathroom. It is not coming from the master bathroom toilet or the shower, though. It just seems to be spreading due to concentration. :eek:

    I checked to see if the toilet was loose, and it doesn't budge. The base appears to be grouted to the vinyl floor covering. I checked down in the basement to see if there was any signs of leakage around the plastic pipes going up to the toilet and there wasn't any. We have an unfinished basement, so it was easy to inspect it. :confused:

    Thanks in advance for your assistance in this matter.

    Best regards,
    BigGuido
    doug238's Avatar
    doug238 Posts: 1,560, Reputation: 62
    Ultra Member
    		  
    #4

    Mar 16, 2007, 09:13 PM
    Check for unfinished vent pipes. Or a pipe that is tied into the sump vent.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Loud fog horn noise when toilet flushed [ 10 Answers ]

I have a problem when I flush my upstairs toilet. It sounds like a fog horn. Sometimes the noise is relieved if I turn the cold water tap on. It's driving me crazy and I can even hear it in the garden when someone flushes it! Please help! No one dare flush in the night.

Sewer smell basement [ 1 Answers ]

What is cause of a terrible rank sewer gas type smell in basement furnace is pushing throughout the house - either the drains or a dead animal in the furnace intake pipe?

Basement toilet bubbles when upstairs toilet is flushed and washer drains. [ 1 Answers ]

Hi, Just recently (last few days) my toilet in the basement bathroom has begun to bubble. This is caused when one of the upstairs toilets (directly above it) flushes but not another one upstairs. It also bubbles quite rapidly when the clothes washer drains. The washer is located in the...

Basement sewer pipe [ 2 Answers ]

My house is about 95 yrs. Old in northeastern Pennsylvania, my sewer pipe is large and black, can you tell me what material it's made of? I can't tell if its cast iron, or cement, etc. Where there are connections, at the joints, it seems to be rusting. Can I patch or paint this? Thanks, m.h....

Sewer smell from toilet [ 6 Answers ]

My husband installed a new pvc flange on the toilet because the toilet was rocking. We have a year old house. Did he not fit or glue the flange properly to the soil pipe because it smells from the toilet . This is the 2nd time he pulled the toilet up in the past week because we thought it was the...

View more questions Search