Sewage smell still lingers after pipe replacement

2/15/2017 at 9:07:13 AM

This could be one of many things.

- It's possible the contractor removed old pipes and didn't dispose of them properly,

- Sewage from old pipes could have leaked onto an area and still remains there.

- connection may not be fully sealed.

- vent may not be connected to anything or a AAV may have been used.

The smell from open pipes usually dissipates after a few hours of windows/doors open.

2/15/2017 at 10:51:13 AM

Josh is right with his suggestions.

It can be difficult to locate a sewer smell sometimes.

How old is your house?

What kind of piping do you have throughout it?

Do you have any floor drains? etc, etc,

Ultimately the only way to say for sure is to be on site to investigate.

Hope this helps!

2/15/2017 at 12:16:59 PM

They may have left the old pipes under the crawl space leaving the smell or there is still an issue with the plumbing and it wasn't fixed 100%. What kind of piping is it? If there is old pipes under the crawl space still full of material the smell won't go away.

Craig

Marvelous Plumbing & Heating

2/16/2017 at 9:05:33 AM

Thank you so much for the feedback. The company removed the old pipes. Our crawl space is dirt and of course the sewage was seeping into it 4 feet down to the break. I'm assuming when they dug and disturbed the soil it's now all over the crawl space and the smell is lingering. I was curious how long the smell would typically take to disappear.