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Default What sucked my traps dry?

On 8/1/19 10:06 AM, dpb wrote:
On 8/1/2019 8:44 AM, David75 wrote:
replying to Evan, David75 wrote:
I checked on a house yesterday. It had a sewer gas smell in basement. I
dont think the basement fixtures are vented properly?walls are up
?how can
I tell if shower or vanity is vented properly?or what would cause
traps to be
sucked dry?other than a venting issue?


If unoccupied, evaporation.



Right. Some years ago I had a 2 houses with a floor drains in an
unfinished basement. Every so often would need to pour water into them
due to evaporation