Recently I have been able to smell sewer odors inside my house, but there is no odor coming from the outside, how do I correct this?
The most common cause of sewer odors inside a residence is a dry drain trap. If you have a basement you should check the floor drains to see if the trap is dry. It may be necessary to pour water into the drain if in fact the trap appears to be dry. Sometimes when a drain has not been used for a while the water in the drain trap evaporates. This condition is basically an open pipe to the sewer main. Another common problem is the vent stack located on the roof of your house. Sometimes the vent gets clogged with leaves thereby cutting off the airflow that ventilates the drain system in your house.

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1. Who should I call if the sewer backs up into my basement?
2. I recently saw rats go into a storm inlet, who do I call to handle the situation?
3. We have recently had a problem with sewer odors in our neighborhood, is there anything that can be done about this?
4. How do I find out if my sewer is in a combination area?
5. The storm inlet in front of my house is stopped up causing high water in the street, whom do I call?
6. My plumber says the sewer pipe from my house is broken under the street, who is responsible for repairs?
7. Recently I have been able to smell sewer odors inside my house, but there is no odor coming from the outside, how do I correct this?