Ewwwww . . . . nasty smell

[Bucky]

Woohoo . . . a plumber came today to check out the "sewer smell".  I had made two calls to this one plumber and he never returned my calls.     I called this gentlemen Thursday and he came today to survey the situation. 

Thankfully, he could smell the smell and it's not all just in my head!     I've got a super sensitive smeller . . . I can smell things others can't.  (one time I smelled gas from our furnace and the furnace guy didn't smell it, he ran a test, sure enough . . . a gas leak!)

Mr. Plumber has a few options for us to try - he'll send us his quote by the end of the week.  Hoping this doesn't cost an arm and a leg!  We don't really have a choice . . you do what you've got to do!

I will be sooooo happy to get rid of this smell whenever I do the laundry or run the dishwasher.

Soon . . . real soon.   

Bucky

[irish]

Bucky, I didn't read the whole thread so pardon me if I repeat the past.


Where in the heck do they think the gas smell is coming from??? THe water heater? Irish

[Bucky]

Irish - I wasn't following the whole conversation because hubby and these two gentlemen went downstairs and I didn't go with them, but I do remember them saying something about the traps.  The plumbing from the dishwasher and the sink plumbing are hooked up wrong, so he did mention about putting a different hook up there.  When you open the cabinet doors under the kitchen sink you can smell this sewer smell.     The trap isn't closing right or something like that.

I don't remember what he said about the washer.

Even tonight when the bathroom exhaust fan was running it pulls this odor up again . . . ugh!

Bucky

[Bucky]

OK - anyone wanting to donate towards the plumber's bill send your monies my way.     We got the quote tonight - $600!     And . . . this isn't even a guarantee that it will fix the problem!!

Sure wish it had been us that won that huge lottery the other day!!

Sigh . . . .
Bucky

[newhorizons]

Bucky,  traps don't open and shut to my knowledge in the plumbing world. They only contain water to keep the escaping of odors for coming back into house.

This is your country girl's opinion... what about a second opinion/estimate by another plumber? 

newjoy

[Bucky]

Newjoy -

The proposal says: "Install a pro vent automatic vent on the washer drain line to try and eliminate the sewer gas smell.  We will also remove the 1-1/2" P Trap under the kitchen sink for the dishwasher drain.  We will then run the dishwasher drain into a dishwasher Y and tie into the kitchen sink drain."

I'll call my Dad this weekend and see what he thinks.  He's a jack of all trades and can fix most anything.  Too bad he lives 480 miles away from me.   

Bucky

[Joe S.]

If you have a high efficiency washer you may try running lemon and vinegar through it to get rid of the smell. A friend had to do that with his every few loads.