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Friends, I come to you today with a heavy heart. (And a headache. And a queasy stomach. Don't worry, it's all related.) I need to know if any of you have had any unusual plumbing problems that I might suggest to my own plumber to perhaps rattle loose an idea of what the freaking hell is wrong with my house.
You see, we moved into our new house about three weeks ago. We've been building it for more than a year. And it's wonderful and marvelous except for the intermittent cloud of evil reek that steals out of a particular corner of the master bathroom.
The plumber can't figure out what's wrong. The smell is getting bigger (presumably because the septic tank is, um, maturing.) We can't find any common denominator. It doesn't seem to be related to any other plumbing usage in the house (dishwasher, other toilets, washing machine, etc.) These blooms of noxiousness can come at any time, but reliably it will happen at some point overnight or in the early morning hours while we're all asleep.
The professionals have checked all the plumbing and the venting and everything looks fine. They even revented the toilet and replaced the wax ring seal, but nothing is working.
Anyone have any off-the-beaten path plumbing problems to suggest as a possible culprit?
You see, we moved into our new house about three weeks ago. We've been building it for more than a year. And it's wonderful and marvelous except for the intermittent cloud of evil reek that steals out of a particular corner of the master bathroom.
The plumber can't figure out what's wrong. The smell is getting bigger (presumably because the septic tank is, um, maturing.) We can't find any common denominator. It doesn't seem to be related to any other plumbing usage in the house (dishwasher, other toilets, washing machine, etc.) These blooms of noxiousness can come at any time, but reliably it will happen at some point overnight or in the early morning hours while we're all asleep.
The professionals have checked all the plumbing and the venting and everything looks fine. They even revented the toilet and replaced the wax ring seal, but nothing is working.
Anyone have any off-the-beaten path plumbing problems to suggest as a possible culprit?
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