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sg471957 (NC)
We just moved in this house a month ago. About a week in we started smelling an odor that smelled like poop all throught the house. The plumbing dept at the hardware store said there is a bubble in our pipes. To fix this, we need to turn everything on all at once and it would sound like the kitchen sink burped, meaning the bubble was out. This didn't fix the odor problem. any other suggestions on correcting this ourselves? Also, we have no kids or pets. It's just the two of us.
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KCRoto (MO)
Run water in every drain in your house, and pour water into all your floor drains, 32 ounces per floor drain. It sounds like a dry trap, and when you turned on the ac/furnace, sewer gas is being pulled into the house. That isn't a guarantee, but it is a very common occurrence, especially if a house has been unused for a while.
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North Carolina Plumber (NC)
A bubble in the pipe causing odors is almost comical. If there aren't any dry traps check for wobbling toilets , which normally means a broken wax seal.
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KCRoto (MO)
I think a smartass was having fun at their expense and trying to get them to put water in the traps, but forgot about washer standpipes and floor drains.
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Wheelchair (IL)
I hate when that happens.........
We don't know how long your house sat idle before you moved in and that could be very important. All of your waste drains and sewer lines should be inspected. You might need a licensed plumber to do all of that to insure that all is working as designed.
Best Wishes
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sg471957 (NC)
I looked all throughout the house and could not find any floor drains (Besides the drains in the shower and tub). We live in a ranch style house with no basement. I ran all the faucets and had the washer and dishwasher running at the point that they were draining the water. After about 5 or so minutes of running water we flushed both toilets at the same time, and we did this a second time once the toilets refilled. I hope this works and we don't just have a higher water bill. I will post results or come back for more help. Thanks for the advice so far!
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KCRoto (MO)
Be sure to check under the furnace. Some @#$%& inspectors allow the furnace to be installed on top of the floor drain designed for the air conditioner condensation.
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sg471957 (NC)
The furnace is in the crawl space under the house, if there is a drain there, I don't know. One of the tubs that we haven't used ourselves was clogged only at the drain, we cleared that and it ran fine so maybe that was part of the issue. However, today, less than 24 hours later, the house smells a lot better. We are going to give it a couple days and see if it returns. I feel like we corrected the problem, if not we are calling a professional hopefully at the landlords expense.
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