jblakley
New Member
Our house originally had piping that ran the sewage from the kitchen and utility room across the house, met up with the sewage from the bathrooms on the other side of the house, and then ran to the main sewer line. Before we bought our house, the previous owner re-directed the sewer line on the kitchen/utility side of the house around the house to the backyard where the line runs to the sewer. He did not, however cap either end of the old line that ran across the bottom of the house. The old line has several cracks. We have capped the ends of the old line at the kitchen and utility room, but whenever we run water in the kitchen or utility room, gas gets pushed around the house and back to the old line and through the cracks, and our house smells awful.
We have a plumber who has proposed that we pay approximately $5,000 to dig under our foundation to where the old line meets the bathroom line to cap that end. I'm wondering if there is an easier solution. For example, the new line from the kitchen makes a T-intersection with the line in the backyard that runs to the main sewer line. That is where the gas from the kitchen/utility room is being pushed back towards the house and old line. Is there a way to somehow direct the gas going towards a T-intersection in one direction so that the gas will run towards the main line instead of back to the house?
Any susggestions are appreciated. We have a baby and feel it's unsafe to have her breahting in this sewer gas but we're not sure if we can afford to pay $5,000 at this time...
We have a plumber who has proposed that we pay approximately $5,000 to dig under our foundation to where the old line meets the bathroom line to cap that end. I'm wondering if there is an easier solution. For example, the new line from the kitchen makes a T-intersection with the line in the backyard that runs to the main sewer line. That is where the gas from the kitchen/utility room is being pushed back towards the house and old line. Is there a way to somehow direct the gas going towards a T-intersection in one direction so that the gas will run towards the main line instead of back to the house?
Any susggestions are appreciated. We have a baby and feel it's unsafe to have her breahting in this sewer gas but we're not sure if we can afford to pay $5,000 at this time...