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Recently bought a house and sewer smell is coming out of floor drain. Any cheap fix you guys can recommend? (aussie.zone)

submitted 5 months ago by yoz@aussie.zone to c/ausrenovation@aussie.zone

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[–] RedCarCastle@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yer it's wired that it's only one drain, There could be a jagged edge somewhere down the pipe that could have caught a mass of something that's slowly rotting away, you can get hand cranked pipe snake there a few metres long, probably 30bucks, might get you outta trouble,

[–] yoz@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I am sure the smell is from the sewer and not something rotting. I have noticed when its windy outside that when I notice the smell so definitely sewer. How can I check if theres a P trap in there ? I tried using a torch but can't really see properly. Should I just cut open the floor drain?

[–] RedCarCastle@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Is there an outlet vent outside? Check to see that it's not blocked by something, insect nest, or spider web or something, that's the only place I can think of that the wind cause possibly get in. If you can get under the house you can see what is going on, maybe a inspection camera? You'd feel it with a drain snake.