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Default Tracing bad sewer smell

On 3/6/2016 11:33 AM, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 6 Mar 2016 11:23:18 -0600, Unquestionably Confused
wrote:

On 3/6/2016 11:09 AM, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 6 Mar 2016 07:51:16 -0500, Art Todesco
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Ok, all that said, does anyone know of a way to trace where it is coming
from? My smeller is pretty good, however, it's hard to pin point the
spot when it seems to be everywhere. And then, on some days, nowhere;
although the bad smell days far outnumber the non smell days. Any
ideas? Thanks.

If the building has floor drains, pour a bucket of water down each
drain.


That was my first thought as well, but then, they DID have a plumber
come in so I assumed. . .

That said, if it turns out that you're (we're) correct and that cures
it, they should fire that plumber. g


Should have also mentioned any shower stalls sinks rarely used and a
Baptismal ...



Any drain PERIOD

At my office (~1800 sq feet) we have one floor drain in the basement
area and one floor drain in the washroom. When the trap in the washroom
drain evaporates (its only purpose is to receive possible disharge from
the pressure relief valve on the water heater) we KNOW it.
Interestingly, that smell permeates our side of the building and it's
really non-specific to the washroom. If it starts smelling on Friday
night when we shut down, Monday morning we'll smell it when we enter the
foyer of the building, a have story down and through two closed doors.
It won't be any stronger in the office or the washroom. It's everywhere
but we know the source.g 16 to 20 oz of water dumped in every month
and we're good to go. No problems.