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    Sep 25, 2009, 09:04 PM
    Carpeting wet around basement floor drain, not raining
    My carpet is wet in a 18 inch diameter circle around my basement floor drain. The weather has not been rainy at all, not for at least a week. Does this mean I'm getting back up from inside my house? It does not have a sewer odor.

    What would be the first trouble shooting someone would suggest or should I just call the plumber?

    I think this has happened at least once before because some papers in that corner got wet. I never saw the back up, just found the water damaged papers later.
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    Sep 26, 2009, 06:10 AM
    Sounds like you have a partial clog downstream from the floor drain. Did this happen after you ran a load of laundry? The solution would be to snake the house main. This can be done in your basement from a clean out in the stack if you have one, Otherwise you must snake from a roof vent. Good luck, Tom
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