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Plumbing has been the bane of this new condo since I have taken ownership. I have replaced all the traps in all the sinks and one bath/shower. The second shower had begun to show signs of leaks (dry wall around the shower base is wet and distorted) and we stopped using the shower. I called my home insurance company and they sent a plumber to inspect. He felt the problem was a cracked drainpipe and estimated the repair at $1500 to tear out the shower base, go through the concrete floor and fix the pipe. The insurance company denied my claim due to "inaccesibility" (going through the concrete) and because it was outside the "four walls of the condo." SOOO .. while waiting to gather the funds to remodel and repair the shower, i now am experiencing a good volume of sewer gas which has the odor of rotten fish. It is intermitten and fills the entire condo. The trap in the shower has water in it. Where would this gas be coming from, and is a symptom of a greater problem?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
Plumbing has been the bane of this new condo since I have taken ownership. I have replaced all the traps in all the sinks and one bath/shower. The second shower had begun to show signs of leaks (dry wall around the shower base is wet and distorted) and we stopped using the shower. I called my home insurance company and they sent a plumber to inspect. He felt the problem was a cracked drainpipe and estimated the repair at $1500 to tear out the shower base, go through the concrete floor and fix the pipe. The insurance company denied my claim due to "inaccesibility" (going through the concrete) and because it was outside the "four walls of the condo." SOOO .. while waiting to gather the funds to remodel and repair the shower, i now am experiencing a good volume of sewer gas which has the odor of rotten fish. It is intermitten and fills the entire condo. The trap in the shower has water in it. Where would this gas be coming from, and is a symptom of a greater problem?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated!