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ice2fire
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Dec 23, 2013

Why does having the furnace on produce a sewer smell ?

We're currently in Arizona. The temperatures drop down to the 30 Fs during the night. To conserve energy, we close the door to our bedroom and only have a small electric fan heater going at the 45 F l...
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ice2fire
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Dec 24, 2013
Old-Biscuit wrote:

Toilet bowl not holding water (water is vapor barrier) - YES IT IS
Toilet floor flange not sealing (mechanical barrier) - IT'S OK
'P' traps going dry (water is vapor barrier) - MAYBE - SHOWER NOT USED EVERY DAY. I'LL PUT A CAP ON IT !
Air admittance valves not closing (mechanical barrier) - MAYBE - I'LL BUY A NEW ONE
Vent/drain lines from/to waste tanks cracked - DON'T THINK SO, ALTHOUGH POSSIBLE AS BATHROOM DRAIN PIPE HAS CRACKED TWICE !! All behind walls !



Have a jolly Christmas !!

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