Hi all, I come here in dire need of help. I am not a plumber nor do I have any plumbing experience. I own a shop and can't get any help even after hiring 4 professional plumbers. I'm hovering around $10k in expenses trying to solve this hence my need for help.
My setup:
I have a 3 Bay sink and a mop sink on the same line that runs to an exterior grease trap. Each bay has its own p-trap as well as the mop sink. There's another p-trap outside. Also outside is the air vent that runs 2' above the roof.
The problem is whenever we drain a sink or run water in the mop sink we get the horrible rotten egg smell. The problem compounds because our air handler is in the same room so it distributes the smell into the dining area. We get NO smell if it's a windy day. I suspect it's a ventilation issue but each plumber said it's fine. I personally think as we drain the sinks the p-trap is also draining causing the smell to enter.
They've reconfigured the drainage several times, ran smoke tests, took down and redid the vent.
Is there anything I can test or even say to another plumber to prove or even disprove this? Any other suggestions or advice?
Edit: if I plug each sink and add water while draining a sink 90% I won't get a smell. This is why I think the p-trap is emptying because I'm essentially creating a p-trap.
Thank you.
My setup:
I have a 3 Bay sink and a mop sink on the same line that runs to an exterior grease trap. Each bay has its own p-trap as well as the mop sink. There's another p-trap outside. Also outside is the air vent that runs 2' above the roof.
The problem is whenever we drain a sink or run water in the mop sink we get the horrible rotten egg smell. The problem compounds because our air handler is in the same room so it distributes the smell into the dining area. We get NO smell if it's a windy day. I suspect it's a ventilation issue but each plumber said it's fine. I personally think as we drain the sinks the p-trap is also draining causing the smell to enter.
They've reconfigured the drainage several times, ran smoke tests, took down and redid the vent.
Is there anything I can test or even say to another plumber to prove or even disprove this? Any other suggestions or advice?
Edit: if I plug each sink and add water while draining a sink 90% I won't get a smell. This is why I think the p-trap is emptying because I'm essentially creating a p-trap.
Thank you.