Comments on: Why Does My Sump Pump Smell? http://411plumb.com/why-does-my-sump-pump-smell Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Redwood http://411plumb.com/why-does-my-sump-pump-smell/comment-page-1#comment-1373 Redwood Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:15:51 +0000 http://411plumb.com/?p=2306#comment-1373 Hi Bev, I sorry to hear that your home is suffering from bad venting. You situation getting people involved is difficult. Many plumbers shy away from involvement both with repairing bad work and getting involved with the courts in cases involving bad plumbing. For a plumber to get involved with repairs to a bad system there is to some degree a fear of what they cannot see and assuming liability for that work. Testifying in court cases is also difficult because although the plumber may be an expert the subject they are testifying about may not be understood by the ones asking the questions and making judgment. It is also time consuming and keeps the plumber away from other work. To some degree there is a reluctance among plumbers to get involved with bashing another plumbers work. Your Lawyer should be able to find plumbers that specialize in being an expert witness for your case. You may also have to enter into an agreement with the plumber that does the repair work carefully spelling out what he is doing and what aspects of the work he is assuming liability for. Sadly the time for not having this problem is long past. Making sure that all work was done by licensed contractors and that all work done was done with permits and inspections, would have gone a long way in preventing the problem. I wish you luck in finding resolution, Redwood Hi Bev,

I sorry to hear that your home is suffering from bad venting.

You situation getting people involved is difficult. Many plumbers shy away from involvement both with repairing bad work and getting involved with the courts in cases involving bad plumbing. For a plumber to get involved with repairs to a bad system there is to some degree a fear of what they cannot see and assuming liability for that work. Testifying in court cases is also difficult because although the plumber may be an expert the subject they are testifying about may not be understood by the ones asking the questions and making judgment. It is also time consuming and keeps the plumber away from other work. To some degree there is a reluctance among plumbers to get involved with bashing another plumbers work.

Your Lawyer should be able to find plumbers that specialize in being an expert witness for your case. You may also have to enter into an agreement with the plumber that does the repair work carefully spelling out what he is doing and what aspects of the work he is assuming liability for.

Sadly the time for not having this problem is long past. Making sure that all work was done by licensed contractors and that all work done was done with permits and inspections, would have gone a long way in preventing the problem.

I wish you luck in finding resolution,
Redwood

]]> By: bev http://411plumb.com/why-does-my-sump-pump-smell/comment-page-1#comment-1370 bev Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:05:05 +0000 http://411plumb.com/?p=2306#comment-1370 I have a sewage ejector pit in my basement. When I had my house (built in 1902) lifted and a basement suite put in, I found that the suite plumbing (kitchen sink, bathtub, toilet, washer and sink in the suite and toilet, sink, shower and washer in my part of the basement). They all flow into the ejector pit. I have a kitchen sink on the first floor that gravity flows to the sewer line, and a second floor bathroom ( sink, toilet and bathtub) and these drain to the city line buy passing the sewage ejector pit. Everything drains fine but the problem is with the venting. When the sump pumps out sewage, it pulls the traps in the upstairs bathroom, the toilet bubbles and the water level goes way down, the bathtub and sink gurgle and needs to have water added 2 to 3 times a week. The entire house is vented though 1-2 inch pipe on the lower roof level. The plumbing was passed before the 2nd floor sink was installed, and when it was installed it was above the vent level so they used a Studor Vent, which is not code her in BC Canada. I am going to court and have found this entire process of leaning the plumping and sump needs interesting. I however have never been able to find trades people to supply estimates to correct this problem. I need to vent to sewage ejection pit on it's own vent to the roof, I also need to vent the upstairs sink (at least) to the higher roof level to vent the sink. The house had a stack that ran outside the was and all vented well before I let the boozo contractor loose in my house. He used a vent to a 10 ft lower roof, and I can not even go on vacation without coming home to sewer gasses as the renters continue to use the basement plumbing in their suite and the pump pulls the taps in my 2nd floor bathroom. Now all I need is someone to return my calls, plumber, city, original plumber etc etc. Nice to vent mmm.. good word for this situation, Bev I have a sewage ejector pit in my basement. When I had my house (built in 1902) lifted and a basement suite put in, I found that the suite plumbing (kitchen sink, bathtub, toilet, washer and sink in the suite and toilet, sink, shower and washer in my part of the basement). They all flow into the ejector pit. I have a kitchen sink on the first floor that gravity flows to the sewer line, and a second floor bathroom ( sink, toilet and bathtub) and these drain to the city line buy passing the sewage ejector pit.

Everything drains fine but the problem is with the venting. When the sump pumps out sewage, it pulls the traps in the upstairs bathroom, the toilet bubbles and the water level goes way down, the bathtub and sink gurgle and needs to have water added 2 to 3 times a week. The entire house is vented though 1-2 inch pipe on the lower roof level. The plumbing was passed before the 2nd floor sink was installed, and when it was installed it was above the vent level so they used a Studor Vent, which is not code her in BC Canada. I am going to court and have found this entire process of leaning the plumping and sump needs interesting. I however have never been able to find trades people to supply estimates to correct this problem. I need to vent to sewage ejection pit on it’s own vent to the roof, I also need to vent the upstairs sink (at least) to the higher roof level to vent the sink.
The house had a stack that ran outside the was and all vented well before I let the boozo contractor loose in my house. He used a vent to a 10 ft lower roof, and I can not even go on vacation without coming home to sewer gasses as the renters continue to use the basement plumbing in their suite and the pump pulls the taps in my 2nd floor bathroom.

Now all I need is someone to return my calls, plumber, city, original plumber etc etc.

Nice to vent mmm.. good word for this situation,
Bev

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