pa1969
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I have an exterior floor drain at the bottom of the steps that lead to my basement. This drain has started to smell. It's not sewer, but pretty close. It's under concrete and runs under the basement slab. I had a plumber come in and take a look. He could only get about 5 feet in with a snake. Said it's full of mud. He says it looks like it takes a left turn and just drains into the stones. It's not connected to the sewer line. I've taken a hose and shoved it down there and ran it for about 15 minutes. It doesn't back up. Not sure if there's a trap in there or not. I need this drain for the rain but the smell is so bad you can't sit on the patio. I've dumped about 5 gallons of Simple Green Fungicidal solution down there with no improvement. I'm looking at just buying this SureSeal thing if I can't get rid of this smell. I've lived in this house for 7 years and this just started. I'm out of ideas. Thanks - Scott