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Re: Sewer gas problem downstairs after installing upstairs sink MORE INFO
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| Old Southern Rock Guy@freebird.com 2006-02-20, 7:21 pm |
| Thanks to all who have already tried to help. The upstairs sink -does- have
a vent. I have climbed on the roof, and attempted to snake it out.
Unfortunately, it goes from 3" down to 2", then it has a couple of 45 degree
angles in it (up in the attic area). This is making it hard to snake thru,
and difficult to tell if my snake is making it beyond where the tee for the
upstairs sink goes into the stack. As far as the bar sink goes, I went so
far as to put a ball valve (rated 150psi) into the line from the bar sink to
the stack. This fixes the problem of the sewer gas coming out of the bar
sink, but it just pushes on to the trap for my washing machine, and comes up
thru there. Point of least resistance, I guess.
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| Red Jacket 2006-02-20, 9:21 pm |
| And, what of the new P trap ? Is it sloped proper ?
Any junk would be in the vent near the drain, stick your
finger up it <G>
<Old Southern Rock Guy@freebird.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks to all who have already tried to help. The upstairs sink -does-
have
> a vent. I have climbed on the roof, and attempted to snake it out.
> Unfortunately, it goes from 3" down to 2", then it has a couple of 45
degree
> angles in it (up in the attic area). This is making it hard to snake
thru,
> and difficult to tell if my snake is making it beyond where the tee for
the
> upstairs sink goes into the stack. As far as the bar sink goes, I went so
> far as to put a ball valve (rated 150psi) into the line from the bar sink
to
> the stack. This fixes the problem of the sewer gas coming out of the bar
> sink, but it just pushes on to the trap for my washing machine, and comes
up
> thru there. Point of least resistance, I guess.
>
>
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