Jennifer French-Glick
New Member
Hi all
Hoping for some advice here. We live in a home built about 100 years ago.
They placed the venting pipe right near the front door (ground level, about 6 inches off the ground) as well as under many windows right where we often sit. As a result we often smell sewage when I do laundry or the first floor bathroom toilet flushes. You don't smell it in the house at all--only outside briefly and then it goes away.
This is a stinky and embarrassing problem we are looking to fix. A plumber said there was not too much we could do about it because it would be very $$$$ to move and there isn't an obvious place to move it to anyway. I did some research and see what most homes have then on their roofs; guessing that's not an option here.
One person suggested getting some kind of carbon type filter cap that can go on top to filter the smell.
Someone on reddit suggesting having the whole house trap replaced with a more updated solution and then it could be capped. Thoughts?
We also have a basement full bathroom--not sure if that effects anything or not.
Thanks
Hoping for some advice here. We live in a home built about 100 years ago.
They placed the venting pipe right near the front door (ground level, about 6 inches off the ground) as well as under many windows right where we often sit. As a result we often smell sewage when I do laundry or the first floor bathroom toilet flushes. You don't smell it in the house at all--only outside briefly and then it goes away.
This is a stinky and embarrassing problem we are looking to fix. A plumber said there was not too much we could do about it because it would be very $$$$ to move and there isn't an obvious place to move it to anyway. I did some research and see what most homes have then on their roofs; guessing that's not an option here.
One person suggested getting some kind of carbon type filter cap that can go on top to filter the smell.
Someone on reddit suggesting having the whole house trap replaced with a more updated solution and then it could be capped. Thoughts?
We also have a basement full bathroom--not sure if that effects anything or not.
Thanks