What to Do If You Smell Sewer Gas

Do you know what to do if you smell sewer gas in your home? Kyle Metcalf, owner of Rocketman Plumbing describes what you should do!

[GearsDatPowerDaTubes]

I just ate at a restaurant that reeked of sewer gas. I figured out the smell was coming from the men's restroom. The toilet seemed to flush fine, the sink ran well, and there was no floor drain. Either the bathroom was remodeled and the old floor drain was sealed over by mistake, or there is a broken pipe near that area. Hope they fix it!

[Silentgamer]

Thanks to you video I stop that smell from my washer
Thank you great video

[Yvell]

It happens a lot in Spain. I boiled one liter of water and dissolved one packet of yeast for every sink, shower, toilet and bidet. The smell stopped for three months then I trested agian and stopped for one year.

[wendyperalta]

I get the smell everytime I wash laundry or take a shower in the basement. If anyone has an idea what’s the problem that would be a great help.

[vanhattfield]

As mentioned in the video, pouring water into the p-traps is a way to reduce one possability, which is beneficial for additional troubleshooting. Following down that path, floor drains that are seldom used are a common source for sewer gas/odors to enter into the home. Many times these are located in Laundry rooms and Mechanical rooms and when these drains are not used regularly, the water in the p-trap, which is what prevents gasses from entering, evaporates and the p-trap no longer functions as it should. Pouring water into these on a regular basis prevents this. Pouring vegatable oil into these types of drains is something my old boss used to recommend, as it will not evaporate the same as water, but personnally, I would not suggest it because adding oil or grease into your system is just not a good idea if it can be avoided. I only mention it here now because someone will almost certainly bring it up if I don't.
Very good video...

[thewatchers]

That happen some time ago that freaking scent hard to come out your memory

[FoxRivers]

Now say 12 years ago I was living with my mom and told her I was smelling sewer gas for at least a year. She was in the home all day and said she didn't smell it. We had a plumber/drain tech come out and check and he said the same thing about the p-traps but did not camera the line. Then one day I went to wash a load of laundry and went in the basement to find a huge puddle of black water. Apparently it came through the cleanout access in the drain pipe where the cover was completely corroded and blown off. Was sewage backing up in the line all that time? A similar problem happened a few years later when a weak flushing toilet backed up and flooded through the basement floor drain next to the water heater. Why did the flooding always occur after washing clothes? Was it the large amount of water dumped by the washing machine that unclogged the drain pipe.

[gerigail]

We did remodel in 60 yr old home and had brand new tub/toilet and sink upstairs guest bath and shower put in basement half bath right below. We had back up in basement shower when upstairs toilet was flushed. Had that cleared but keep getting sewer smell in upstairs bathroom. Have run water, flushed toilets etc and still get smell. The basement shower/toilet and sink are used regularly. We are baffled!! Any ideas??

[thomasflynn]

Wow that’s one hell of a great tip thank you Sir

[tamianicoledoingme]

The smell is not in the bathroom or the kitchen is in my hallway like the wall or something.. When I put my dresser drawers open which is connected to the wall it smells every morning between 6 o'clock and 8 o'clock.. In the hall the wall It's close to the bathroom the closet

[isarodriguez]

Help! My restroom smell but I don’t know from where is coming from? It has a funky smell👃 👃 what do you recommend??

[whiterabbit]

Where are you located? I would gladly pay you 100 to give me an estimate and find where my sewer gas is leaking back in my house? Then pay to have it fixed properly!

[keithgsell]

HELP! (LOL) In my hall bathroom in a house where the pipes "lean" towards the toilet (Bad foundation that is down three inches on that side) and not towards outside the house, there is a vent behind the toilet that stinks. Until I "right" the fondation to level, is there a way to stop the odor? I am sure it is build up in the PVC pipes that causes the sewage to stink. Why is there a vent inside the house?

[Azjimbob]

IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO SEND ME YOUR NUMBER AS I HAVE INSPECTED, HAD A PLUMBER AND STILL HAVE GAS AROUND FURNACE CLOSET

[jacobwardell]

I had my pipes back up and then the smell won't go away after I got it cleared up. What can I do to fix it?

[shaunelijah]

IF you start smelling SEWER GAS one thing you should do immediately....STOP drinking so much saying....