Handsrusinkc
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I have a somewhat unique situation:
I have a crawlspace that is heated by a vent that comes down from the attic. I suspect that the heating (and, unfortunately, airconditioning) is there so that the pipes won't break in freezing weather. I am in Kansas City.
Only in cold weather, the heat that pumps into the crawlspace, causes a sewer smell to seep up through the bathroom floor and makes the bathroom smell like a sewer. I fixed most of the problem by fixing a hole in the floor under the sink cabinet that someone left there...the idiots.
There are still small areas where the smell comes up, but it isn't noticeable...
Now the concern is that the closet where the crawlspace access door is located sometimes smells like a sewer.
Are pipes supposed to smell like a sewer? I suspect not.
By the way, the smell is worse when I am running something, like the shower or the washing machine.
Is there a good way to find the leak other than just crawling around down there smelling for the greatest stink? how does a plumber find the leak?
P.s. There is nothing dripping anywhere down there.
I have a crawlspace that is heated by a vent that comes down from the attic. I suspect that the heating (and, unfortunately, airconditioning) is there so that the pipes won't break in freezing weather. I am in Kansas City.
Only in cold weather, the heat that pumps into the crawlspace, causes a sewer smell to seep up through the bathroom floor and makes the bathroom smell like a sewer. I fixed most of the problem by fixing a hole in the floor under the sink cabinet that someone left there...the idiots.
There are still small areas where the smell comes up, but it isn't noticeable...
Now the concern is that the closet where the crawlspace access door is located sometimes smells like a sewer.
Are pipes supposed to smell like a sewer? I suspect not.
By the way, the smell is worse when I am running something, like the shower or the washing machine.
Is there a good way to find the leak other than just crawling around down there smelling for the greatest stink? how does a plumber find the leak?
P.s. There is nothing dripping anywhere down there.