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Joseph Meehan

wrote:
On May 22, 12:09?am, "Sacramento Dave" wrote:
"Charles Pisano" wrote in message

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I noticed (lurking in here) that someone advised to put cellophane
over the toilet to keep the water in the trap from evaporating and
allowing sewer gasses in the house (when away for an extented
period).

I realized after reading that, that I let that happen last year and
when I got home I just turned the water back on and nothing
happened. Is there a particular danger in this. I left it the same
way this year..

Thanks
CP

That sounds pretty extreme to me. Might be a good idea if your going
to be a guest of the state fore a couple years. Put a glass of water
in the bathroom see how long it takes to evaporate.

if some bozo dumped say gasoline down the sewer in your neighborhood
the gasoline vapors might get iinto your home and BAM...

or put some anti freeze in traps it evaporates much slower than water

Make that the special anti-freeze made for that, you can find it at RV
centers. The regular stuff is hazardous.

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Joseph Meehan

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