I had a badly clogged drain last week I had to attack at the main
drainage line right before it leaves the house. There's a 1' by 2' floor
opening at the corner of the basement with access to the pipe. I opened
the cap and out spilled water and all the filth backed up inside the
drain. The smell that came out was unbearable. I put on some long rubber
gloves and a respirator and in about two hours had the pipe unclogged
and the 1x2 hole cleaned of all the "stuff" left behind. It's just dirt
in that hole so taking out all that mud wasn't too easy.

My next problem was the stench left behind throughout the entire
basement. I emptied a small bottle of bleach into the hole, opened the
windows, and cleared the basement. Now, I must let everyone know I live
in New York City, and it has been bitterly cold here lately, so I don't
like leaving the windows wide open for too long a time.

Well, it's been over a week and the smell is still there. Obviously,
it's not as bad as before, but it's still very noticeable. Our basement
is completely finished and a part of our everyday lives. We've been
forced to abandon it for the past week. We've tried Lysol, Oust, mopping
the floors with strong pine cleaner, leaving the basement windows open
for long periods of time. These just help for a small amount of time.
Besides letting the place air out for a couple of weeks/months, I just
don't know what to do.

Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thank You

Try something with charcoal in it, such as this product...

http://www.greenfire.net/hot/E445.html

Wonder if you have a clogged DWV vent.

"angel toledo" wrote in message
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I had a badly clogged drain last week I had to attack at the main drainage
line right before it leaves the house. There's a 1' by 2' floor opening at
the corner of the basement with access to the pipe. I opened the cap and
out spilled water and all the filth backed up inside the drain. The smell
that came out was unbearable. I put on some long rubber gloves and a
respirator and in about two hours had the pipe unclogged and the 1x2 hole
cleaned of all the "stuff" left behind. It's just dirt in that hole so
taking out all that mud wasn't too easy.

My next problem was the stench left behind throughout the entire basement.
I emptied a small bottle of bleach into the hole, opened the windows, and
cleared the basement. Now, I must let everyone know I live in New York
City, and it has been bitterly cold here lately, so I don't like leaving
the windows wide open for too long a time.

Well, it's been over a week and the smell is still there. Obviously, it's
not as bad as before, but it's still very noticeable. Our basement is
completely finished and a part of our everyday lives. We've been forced to
abandon it for the past week. We've tried Lysol, Oust, mopping the floors
with strong pine cleaner, leaving the basement windows open for long
periods of time. These just help for a small amount of time. Besides
letting the place air out for a couple of weeks/months, I just don't know
what to do.

Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thank You
did you pour clean water down all your drains to refill the traps after you
removed the clog?

angel toledo wrote:
I had a badly clogged drain last week I had to attack at the main
drainage line right before it leaves the house. There's a 1' by 2' floor
opening at the corner of the basement with access to the pipe. I opened
the cap and out spilled water and all the filth backed up inside the
drain. The smell that came out was unbearable. I put on some long rubber
gloves and a respirator and in about two hours had the pipe unclogged
and the 1x2 hole cleaned of all the "stuff" left behind. It's just dirt
in that hole so taking out all that mud wasn't too easy.


Oh thats just disgusting. Did it shoot up in the air?

So this hole in the floor was recessed? How extensive was the spillout?
What type of surface came in contact with the substance?

Since your in NY you can probably burn a gang of incense every day for a
week.

--
Thank you,



"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16

Here's another charcoal type product, sold by Lee Valley.
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,42194,40727

"ccsikyr" wrote in message
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Try something with charcoal in it, such as this product...

http://www.greenfire.net/hot/E445.html

angel toledo wrote:
I had a badly clogged drain last week I had to attack at the main
drainage line right before it leaves the house. There's a 1' by 2'
floor opening at the corner of the basement with access to the pipe. I
opened the cap and out spilled water and all the filth backed up
inside the drain. The smell that came out was unbearable. I put on
some long rubber gloves and a respirator and in about two hours had
the pipe unclogged and the 1x2 hole cleaned of all the "stuff" left
behind. It's just dirt in that hole so taking out all that mud wasn't
too easy.

My next problem was the stench left behind throughout the entire
basement. I emptied a small bottle of bleach into the hole, opened the
windows, and cleared the basement. Now, I must let everyone know I
live in New York City, and it has been bitterly cold here lately, so I
don't like leaving the windows wide open for too long a time.

Well, it's been over a week and the smell is still there. Obviously,
it's not as bad as before, but it's still very noticeable. Our
basement is completely finished and a part of our everyday lives.
We've been forced to abandon it for the past week. We've tried Lysol,
Oust, mopping the floors with strong pine cleaner, leaving the
basement windows open for long periods of time. These just help for a
small amount of time. Besides letting the place air out for a couple
of weeks/months, I just don't know what to do.

Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thank You
You say the basement was finished. I suppose that means cloth covered
furniture which may have absorbed some of the smell?
Try Fabreze and/or OdoBan on the furniture.

--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY