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weezly84 (TX)
We have a new septic system, 1-yr old, and in the year since, there's always this faint little smell, and you know it's coming from the septic... not present in any other room/bathroom in the house. I've experienced true septic odor in the bathroom prior to the new septic, and before we re-set the toilet. In fact, we have re-set the toilet twice, and am always checking that seal. But that all seems right. I'm wondering if there are any other tips/tricks in the trade to figure out where exactly its coming from. I would have to tear up a wall to look in the tubs piping, but I don't even know if it is the tub... the smell test is not obvious anywhere. Don't want to re-set toilet again, if it's from the sink or tub. Baffled, and wanting to finally stop the ever-so-slight smell.
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m & m (MD)
It really could be something as simple as the toilet seal. When you had the toilet up the two previous times, what was the condition of the flange?
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weezly84 (TX)
I wasn't there to see, but they replaced the flange the second time I sure of that.
My interest is truly doing a test to see exactly where the smell is coming from, because it's not so striking that you can say "aha, I smell it stronger at the toilet" I'm wondering if it's just that this batchroom is so close to the septic like less than 15 feet away, that it's inevitable. Or is there a plumber's trick to block that smell, al though it's so close
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Les
Check under your sink, you might have a malfunctioning air admittance valve. They are used in lieu of an external vent.
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