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Vents: Each trap must have vent line Septic smell inside house Gurgling sound when flushing toilet Gurgling sound with washing machine Slow drain/ drain keeps clogging |
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Keep septic smell, and flammable methane gas out of
house Add a vent to keep septic smeall out of house And improve line drainage If sink does not have gurgling sound, or septic smell, and drains well, then vent is installed. If sink has odor, fill trap with water and see if problem was caused by water evaporated from trap. Evaporation takes months, not days. Resource How to add vent under sink |
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Each drain has a trap
To keep out septic smell Sinks, toilet, tub, washing machine each have a trap Water inside trap keeps out septic odors and methane By code, each trap must also have a vent |
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Toilet pulls water out of sink trap ... Or pushes septic air out sink Without a vent, the toilet flush will pull air out of other traps. Or, if sink is down-pipe from toilet, the toilet flush will push septic air up through sink traps. Septic smell and methane enter house. This is potentially dangerous. |
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Vent line lets air enter drain line Air behind water so water flows, and septic gas stays out of home Without vent line to let air into drain line, then flow of water pulls water out of trap, and septic gas enters home. Septic gas is unhealthy, and can contain explosive methane. Resource How to add vent under sink |
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trap must have vent Here, both traps shown in image have air vent installed Image shows sure-vent installed at sink, and full 3" diameter vent-to-the-roofline on toilet. Vent lines can have elbows. Small vent lines can Tee into larger vent lines. Vent pipe size must be equal diameter or larger than drain line. Home must have at least one 3-4" main vent stack  Vent stack on roof. Must meet code for distance above roofing material. 6" minimum. To use sure-vent and meet code, the home MUST have at least 1 main stack vent to roof |
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