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    Nov 12, 2006, 07:23 AM
    Sewerage smell when out side weather is cold
    My bath room smell when out side tempture below 40F, like fall and winter, it is the sewer smell. When the weather is wormer the smell stopped I like to know why and how to solve the problem.
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    Nov 12, 2006, 08:01 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by hanzhou
    my bath room smell when out side tempture below 40F, like fall and winter, it is the sewer smell. When the weather is wormer the smell stoped I like to know why and how to solve the problem.
    As I have explained, 0dor raises with warm weather and descends when the weather's wet or chilly. So with rainy or cold weather you get more of it.

    Sometime a faulty wax seal will stop liquid but allow sewer gas to pass. That's what I'd check first. For smells and noises you almost have to be there. Good luck, Tom
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