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    Sherry baro Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 24, 2015, 10:17 AM
    Smell when washing first load of laundry
    I've noticed just recently that when I run my washer for the first time that day that there is a sewer smell n gas coming out of the drain. I am on city water, house is on slab foundation. Washer was just purchased a few months ago. After the first time the washer drains there is no smell or gases. Could someone please give advice?
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    Sep 24, 2015, 11:56 AM
    Sounds like your trap is going dry. Are you draining into a floor drain or what? Traps normally have water trapped in a U shaped section, this stops sewer gas from backing into the home. https://www.google.com/search?q=how+...FQwdPgodfrsAQw
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