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Thank you for the replies. I had someone from the gas company come out plus the company we get our propane from and they detected a very small propane leak that was repaired but we still have the cabbage smell.not sure who to have come out to check for possible septic smell/leak. We did have a moisture problem in the basement that was repaired last year. The guys that fixed it directed the drainage pipe which drained the water from the house via the house tiles and joined that pipe to the pipe that drains the septic.do you think this could be the cause of the problem? I asked at the time if there was ever the possibility that the water could backflow into the septic and i was told that it would not but i still worry about that.
Surface drainage and/or storm drainage, or foundation perimeter drains should never-ever be connected to the septic system!
The leach field would be so overwhelmed with water it would fail.
My stove oven might have a leak of gas because when i open it or when we get close to the stove it smells like gas im thinking that is what smells but can i call my gas company so they can check for any gas leaks? Just to be sure i have 5 kids and i am very worried that something bad might happen cuz on every room there is a gas pipe that we dont use anymore cus we have central heat but i do worry in the fact that they r there dont know what to do i have been cooking like this but recently i clised it cuz i found out if all the dangers that didnt new before thanks
Hi there, You need to be very careful if something was not connected properly when , CO2 is a very deadly odourless gas and it could be leaking out especially if your cooker or oven is not connected properly. Check this website out for more information Cookers/Gas Fires - How safe is your home? Hope this has been helpful!
Did anyone inspect the water heater's exhaust flue/chimney ? Is the heater near, or in the basement under, the closet ?
When we moved into a new home development some time ago, several neighbors had a similar problem. What was found was the flues had not been extended thru the roof. They ended in the attic crawl space !
Do you have a sink, shower or tub that rarely gets used? The water may have evaporated from the trap. Run water down the drain for 30-45 seconds. Problem solved.
20yo house and basement= moisture problem= mold.
I certainly don't equate "cabbage" smell with gas, LP or NG but, could possibly be methane from the DWV (Drain, Waste, Vent) system of the house. And as a general rule- disposals and septic don't go together. But, there are disposals that have enzyme emitters.
Without an actual physical inspection this is all conjecture based on the information at hand.
I've been quite vocal about issues we had with a previous well and septic system. With the septic, it was concern about whether there was leakage in the drain field. Turns out there was not.
But in terms of a disposal and septic system, we had no problems with our disposal and septic in the 20+ years we lived in that house. House was built in 1979. We had a backup in the disposal once, but it had nothing to do with the septic.
Thank you for the replies. I had someone from the gas company come out plus the company we get our propane from and they detected a very small propane leak that was repaired but we still have the cabbage smell.not sure who to have come out to check for possible septic smell/leak. We did have a moisture problem in the basement that was repaired last year. The guys that fixed it directed the drainage pipe which drained the water from the house via the house tiles and joined that pipe to the pipe that drains the septic.do you think this could be the cause of the problem? I asked at the time if there was ever the possibility that the water could backflow into the septic and i was told that it would not but i still worry about that.
Gas company and propane supplier? You have both? That would be very unusual. Why?
Gas company and propane supplier? You have both? That would be very unusual. Why?
You're replying to a post from 8yrs ago!!! The Poster is long gone (2 posts). As have others above. This thread was resurrected from the dead by "Hollylauren"
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