Posted by: Jerry on June 20, 1999 at 20:27:18:

In Reply to: Smelly drains Posted by: Monty on June 14, 1999 at 21:50:57:

: A septic smell comes from the drain of two sinks when water is run. These sinks are on the first floor. The second floor sinks do not have this problem. The two sinks are plumbed to the same drain pipe. The smell goes away after the water has run for a brief time period. The trap in the basement does have water in it. We are on a septic tank system. Any idea on what would cause this?

I'm a little confused. You say that the trap in the basement has water in it? What trap? When you have a septic system, they were not in the habit of putting in a "trap" in the basement where you could check the water.

It might be that in the sinks themselves, where there is the overflow hole (located near the top of the sink), there might be some dirt or left over smell in here, which you need to flush out with some bleach or baking soda (but not both at the same time).

Other than that, I am afraid that I don't have any additional suggestions.

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: : A septic smell comes from the drain of two sinks when water is run. These sinks are on the first floor. The second floor sinks do not have this problem. The two sinks are plumbed to the same drain pipe. The smell goes away after the water has run for a brief time period. The trap in the basement does have water in it. We are on a septic tank system. Any idea on what would cause this? : I'm a little confused. You say that the trap in the basement has water in it? What trap? When you have a septic system, they were not in the habit of putting in a "trap" in the basement where you could check the water. : It might be that in the sinks themselves, where there is the overflow hole (located near the top of the sink), there might be some dirt or left over smell in here, which you need to flush out with some bleach or baking soda (but not both at the same time). : Other than that, I am afraid that I don't have any additional suggestions.