andreaarden
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Several years ago, I stupidly turned off the water in my rarely-used upstairs guest room toilet because it was "running" and I didn't have time to fix it. I didn't know until now that a dry trap would allow sewer gas to pass into the house, which seems to be what has happened.
I want to put the toilet back into working order myself if possible (I think it just needs a new fill valve/flapper kit), but is there anything else that needs to be done to fix the dry trap problem besides just turning the water on?
In case it might be relevant, there's also a shower in that bathroom and another toilet on that floor that haven't been used for a long time, but I don't think there's any sewer gas coming from them. There are other water fixtures on the second floor which are used often, including a bathtub and clothes washer; and all of the water fixtures located on the first floor are used daily.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Andrea
I want to put the toilet back into working order myself if possible (I think it just needs a new fill valve/flapper kit), but is there anything else that needs to be done to fix the dry trap problem besides just turning the water on?
In case it might be relevant, there's also a shower in that bathroom and another toilet on that floor that haven't been used for a long time, but I don't think there's any sewer gas coming from them. There are other water fixtures on the second floor which are used often, including a bathtub and clothes washer; and all of the water fixtures located on the first floor are used daily.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Andrea