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jen0306 (MN)
As you will be able to tell by reading this, I barely know what I'm talking about, but I would appreciate any and all input.
I have two issues and I'm not sure if they could be related. We have a lake home in Wisconsin, have a shallow well and a septic. For the past 18 months or so, we have had air in our water lines (mainly cold water). It's especially bad with the kitchen sink and drives me insane. We had a plumber out to replace our water softener and asked him, but he seemed to not be interested in helping us and just told us to call a well guy. We've tried several times to clear the air but it doesn't help. We replaced our well pump about 3 months prior to this starting. We just recently started noticing a bad smell in our main floor bathroom only when we are using the washing machine (which is in the basement).
Could these two things be related? Any suggestions on how to deal with either one?
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DaveMill (CA)
Focusing on one problem at a time, you started getting air in your pump line about 3 months after you replaced the pump. That sounds like an issue for the pump installer.
Regarding smells in vacation homes, this is hard to diagnose without more information other than to say that when traps dry out because the home was unoccupied, sewer gas is free to enter the home. You might have 10-20 or more drains, any one of which could dry out and admit sewer gas.
The first step would be to identify all drains in the home (sinks, toilets, showers, floor, dishwasher, clothes washer, water softener, even some furnaces have drains now) and pour water down them to see if they flow freely and if the problem goes away.
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jen0306 (MN)
Thank you for your response, I really appreciate it. That makes sense about the smell.
My husband and his dad are the ones that replaced the pump. Do you think we should start with hiring another plumber to try reinstalling the pump?
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bsipps (PA)
I would call a well specialist and hopefully be done with it
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jblanche (WI)
Yes, could be hydrogen sulfide, aka smelly air, due to bacteria somewhere, like the water softener.
More info ...
[www.health.state.mn.us]
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