debbienandrew2
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Hi,
I am a single mom to a 6 yr old and do not know anything about plumbing. i recently had a flood in my basement in NY due to the Noreaster 2 weeks ago. Anyway, Ihad a plumber here today to install a subpump and he noticed that the cap was off of my sewer pipe in the trap in the basement. My uncle and grandfather thought this was a good idea so that if the sewer ever backed up, it would come out of the sewer pipe instead of my toilet bowl. I don't really understand that but anyway, the plumber said I need to shut it because dangerous fumes have been coming into the house from the sewer. This must have been like this for 2 years since I moved here!!! My neighbor put the cap on lightly since he said it is stripped and I am concerned about what this all means and what I should do until I can call the plumber back to check this. Should I be very upset and worried??
debbie
I am a single mom to a 6 yr old and do not know anything about plumbing. i recently had a flood in my basement in NY due to the Noreaster 2 weeks ago. Anyway, Ihad a plumber here today to install a subpump and he noticed that the cap was off of my sewer pipe in the trap in the basement. My uncle and grandfather thought this was a good idea so that if the sewer ever backed up, it would come out of the sewer pipe instead of my toilet bowl. I don't really understand that but anyway, the plumber said I need to shut it because dangerous fumes have been coming into the house from the sewer. This must have been like this for 2 years since I moved here!!! My neighbor put the cap on lightly since he said it is stripped and I am concerned about what this all means and what I should do until I can call the plumber back to check this. Should I be very upset and worried??
debbie