Re: Bad smell - not sure where it is coming from

Posted by Curt on September 20, 1999 at 12:58:08:
In response to Re: Bad smell - not sure where it is coming from
: We live in a rural community and have a septic tank. We have only lived here for about 18months but : we have noticed periodically that we notice a bad smell(kind of like rotten eggs) outside. We assumed that : our septic tank needed pumping. We had it pumped and the smell periodically comes back. We have : almost pegged it to coming back after a rain, but still arent sure that that is the only times. My father : in-law believes that it is coming from our roof vents for our septic system(our house is a bungalow and : we are usually on our raised deck when we smell it). : Any thoughts on this and if it is our roof venting system, is there a way to filter the smell? Do I need to : raise the pipe? thx. I agree with your father-in-law. You could try extending the vent. Some find improvement by sticking a PVC tee atop the pipe and facing it brodside to the prevailing breezes. Don't cement it, just jam it on and tweak the direction. It's cheap enough to try.

Posted by Curt on September 20, 1999 at 12:58:08:

In response to Re: Bad smell - not sure where it is coming from

: We live in a rural community and have a septic tank. We have only lived here for about 18months but
: we have noticed periodically that we notice a bad smell(kind of like rotten eggs) outside. We assumed that
: our septic tank needed pumping. We had it pumped and the smell periodically comes back. We have
: almost pegged it to coming back after a rain, but still arent sure that that is the only times. My father
: in-law believes that it is coming from our roof vents for our septic system(our house is a bungalow and
: we are usually on our raised deck when we smell it).
: Any thoughts on this and if it is our roof venting system, is there a way to filter the smell? Do I need to
: raise the pipe? thx.

I agree with your father-in-law. You could try extending the vent. Some find improvement by sticking a PVC tee atop the pipe and facing it brodside to the prevailing breezes. Don't cement it, just jam it on and tweak the direction. It's cheap enough to try.

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