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    May 13, 2014, 06:35 PM
    Sewer smell from laundry room with septic
    I have a septic, since buying the house when I do laundry I smelled a sulfur like smell only when doing laundry. Now the smell comes strong from my laundry room when no laundry is running and the smell fills the house when I do do a load of laundry. Any ideas?

    I have a septic system and lately the sewer smell fills the house when I do laundry. Also seems that lately the smell permeates from my laundry room constantly. The washer has no smell, laundry smells fine too... any ideas?
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    May 13, 2014, 07:29 PM
    Do you have a floor drain in the laundry room? If so, make sure it's trap is sealed by pouring down a gallon or so of water into the drain. That is where I would start first.
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    May 14, 2014, 12:38 PM
    No floor drain.
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