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  1. wlsmith

    Diagnose cause of septic smell

    My half bath just underwent a remodel, which meant replacing toilet and sink. Now, on certain days only, I get a strong septic/sewer smell. (I have septic.) It comes and goes. I don't know if I have a septic problem or a plumbing/install problem. How can I figure this out so I know whether to...
  2. wlsmith

    Living with hole in main line

    About 12-inches before my main line empties into the septic tank, there is a hole worn through the bottom side of the cast iron pipe. The hole leads to nothing but dirt, and I don't see erosion taking a toll (yet). But what I do experience every year or so for the past 15 years is that some...
  3. wlsmith

    Sewer gas after septic pumping

    I had my septic tank pumped out. Since then, we have sewer gas around a bathroom sink, under the kitchen sink and, perhaps, in the dishwasher. Is there anything about having a septic tank pumped that could cause this?
  4. wlsmith

    hot tap slow after tank replacement

    I asked my HVAC guys if they do plumbing. "Only water heaters," was the answer. Good, that is what I needed. A water heater replacement. After they did the job, I noticed that hot water to the kitchen sink is now about half pressure. I seem to have full hot water pressure to every place else in...
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