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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:58 PM Original message |
A Plumbing Conundrum: Stinky water in toilet and we don't know why! |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. is the stinky one on the 1st floor? |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. No, it's the johnny in the master bathroom upstairs. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
2. If you're sure the smell is coming from the toilet itself, you might check |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Yes, we thought of calling in a plumber, but we're leaving on vacation and |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. flush it. nt. |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. We do... smells when the water is clean or dirty. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
4. Water that sits, stagnates. |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. A good and complete analysis, Jamastiene. Thanks so much. |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. Scoop out a bucket of the water and take it someplace else to smell it.. |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. That's an interesting clue! I'll do that today... in between making the beds and |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. You shave your legs, Audio_Al? |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 09:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Not so unusual. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 10:26 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Maybe he's an Olympic swimmer. |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 02:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. No, just my bald head. But I don't shave it in the toilet -- wtf??? |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. "One day, I put my foot up on the side wall to shave my leg." |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. If you're putting your leg up in the shower to shave your head, |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 10:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. Oops, you caught me, Eyesroll. It is my wife who shaves her legs. |
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J-Lo Biafra (418 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 09:04 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Neat! Are you a competetive swimmer or something? |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. No. I just swim a few laps (not very fast or well) and then get into the hot tub. |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
6. Do you have a septic tank? |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. No, the whole city is on a sewage system. |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
7. If the vent pipe gets stopped |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Where is the vent pipe? Would that be on the roof? What access do we have to see or diagnose it? |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. On the roof |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
15. Al, I found this on wikianswers: |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Excellent information! This gives us a few "clues" to work on. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
20. I used the Google.... |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. A plumber who |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 10:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Loads of good information here from you guys... thanks. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
21. Could be an empty p-trap somewhere |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
28. Some bastard is peeing in the tank. |
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Audio_Al (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 10:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. That someone would have to tower above me and have very long... |
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