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I have just moved into a house, built about 1965-1970. The strange thing is
that the soil pipe goes into the loft but is then sealed with an end cap, I
always presumed that the soil pipe should go out the roof. It does not loof
as if the pipe has ever gone outside. The top of the soil pipe looks
correct, it looks like it was made be BAA.

Is there a danger that the gas has no were to go !
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Sorry for my lack of knowledge but how can I tell if is an air admittance
valve !
Does this mean that the gas will escape into the loft and is this dangers
and healthy !


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So how does the gas from the drainage system get out of the stack pipe !

As we are getting a drainage smell in the bath room, sound like the valve is
broken !

What is the best make to fit and is it a simple job. Is the gas a health
hazard ! and are there testers to check it.
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So how does the gas from the drainage system get out of the stack pipe !


Every 4th or 5th house have to be open vented to atmosphere.

As we are getting a drainage smell
in the bath room, sound like the valve is
broken !

What is the best make to fit and is it a simple job.
Is the gas a health
hazard ! and are there testers to check it.


Fit a new air admittance valve, after all this time it make be knackered.
They are cheap enough. Is the pipe plastic?


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Bob Minchin wrote:


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I have just moved into a house, built about 1965-1970. The strange thing

is

that the soil pipe goes into the loft but is then sealed with an end

cap, I

always presumed that the soil pipe should go out the roof. It does not

loof

as if the pipe has ever gone outside. The top of the soil pipe looks
correct, it looks like it was made be BAA.

Is there a danger that the gas has no were to go !


Are you sure it is and end cap? It is more likely that it is an air

admittance

valve. I thnk there also need to to be a pressure relief somewhere in

the

system but I'm not sure.

That's my understanding as well.

Very common to find a durgo in the loft, but there nees to be an 'open

end' somewhere.

Yes, every 4th or 5th house.




Assuming you have more than one house on your sewage treatment plant,
and they are spaced closer than half a mile apart...possibly


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Bob Minchin wrote:


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I have just moved into a house, built about 1965-1970. The strange

thing

is

that the soil pipe goes into the loft but is then sealed with an end

cap, I

always presumed that the soil pipe should go out the roof. It does not

loof

as if the pipe has ever gone outside. The top of the soil pipe looks
correct, it looks like it was made be BAA.

Is there a danger that the gas has no were to go !


Are you sure it is and end cap? It is more likely that it is an air

admittance

valve. I thnk there also need to to be a pressure relief somewhere in

the

system but I'm not sure.

That's my understanding as well.

Very common to find a durgo in the loft, but there nees to be an 'open

end' somewhere.

Yes, every 4th or 5th house.


Assuming you have more than one house on your sewage treatment plant,
and they are spaced closer than half a mile apart...possibly


If you are end of line then open vent.


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