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Plumbing

Smell in house but only of an evening.....heeeeelp!!!!!

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.30 PM

Hi, Wonder if you could kindly help? We've had the floor taken up as we have a smell in the corner of the back of the house, next to the wall is the downstairs toilet and then the outside wall with the drain located in the alley.about 6:30-7ish every evening a drain/smelly veg smell comes up and we assume either a. The smell is wafting back up the drain or b.we have a crack in the drain which is leaking smells under the house which come up in the downstairs toilet and the back of the house. Has anyone come up against this before. We've taken up all the floor and floorboards in the corner of the room to look for a leak but the floor is bone dry. Appreciate anyones help. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!! Jenny

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1 Answer

Anonymous user

Hi Jenny, If it is coming from the rear of the house and toilet area it may be the soil stack. It needs to be checked for cracks, leaks or broken seals. A plumber will usually do this by attaching a device to it and see if it loses pressure once filled with air. If its mainly from the drain it may just be that the water seal has been lost in the drain trap. It may just be a blockage. Best to ring your local plumber or drainage tradesman and let them have a look. Sorry i cant be of more help but without seeing it in person its hard to be 100% sure of the problem. Luke
Answered28 April 2015
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