More in the ongoing toilet smell saga...
In another thread here I documented the beginning of our stinky woes. I had the trailer here for a few days and thoroughly cleaned the black tank and let it sit to see if it began to smell again. It d...
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skipro3 wrote:paulcardoza wrote:
@am1958
Before you spend a lot of time and effort, try replacing the air admittance valve under the bathroom sink.
I had to google that. Never heard of it before. I wonder why more homes don't use this instead of running a vent all the way to the roof?
http://www.diyadvice.com/diy/plumbing/kitchen/install-air-admittance-valve/
They do. It is common now to have a stack that runs to the roof to vent the sewer gases, but then use air inlet valves to vent sinks and other branch fixtures for proper drainage. In many of these cases you just need to let air in, not necessarily gas out.
