Recent content by jonesboy

:D thanks for all you guys helping out! the roof vent is clear and a dip stick-plastic straw, flashlight check was done on the trap- all good! felix- my couldersac has a manhole- no vents in the yard. its' been six days with no foul smell. friday, from the crawlspace i had pushed sagging...

also...brumylad, newboy- how do I check the traps in the tub and basin to be siphoning or for loss of water seal? thanks again

thanks- I copy the explosiveness! on occasion it happens, the smell lasts a few minutes. in the fall a large tree was taken out (& stump grinded) near the house drain to street, maybe roots got into the thing! i am not familiar with an air admittance valve...do you mean vented thru the roof?

felix- no gurgling noise... all is quite. brumylad- I went to the crawlspace and checked for water leaks (no dampness around the waste pipe,subflooring). a site search revealed to me that airtight piping is necessary, no cracks! seven months earlier I made a patch of pvc pipe and plumbers...

sometimes there is a sewer gas smell in either bathroom when a toilet is flushed. what's up? jonesboy