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Yes and it can cause headaches, cancer, and other health problems such as breathing and such!
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∙ 14y agoVery and it is linked to several types of cancers
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Can sewer gas that is coming from a backed up drain be dangerous to a baby?
Yes, if sewer gas is coming into your home from a backed up drain it can be very harmful to a baby and everyone else inside the home. It can cause hydrogen sulfide poisoning and asphyxiation.
How do you identify a sewer gas smell in basement bathroom?
Most likely a drain has dried out and there is no water in the trap to stop the gas from coming up. Sink, shower, or main floor drain.
What would cause a very strange odor coming from a shower drain?
sewer gas. either your trap has run dry from lack of use or is improperly or not vented causing your line to syphone. this will cause the water in the p-trap to syphone out allowing the sewer gas to ecsape.
What is P-Trap in Water Closets?
It is the shape of the drain. Lay a P down with the curve down and that is the basic shape of the drain. This keeps water in the loop if the P to make a seal against sewer gas coming back up.
What would cause a sulfur smell in the hot water when the cold water does not smell?
It is probably sewer gas or something coming up from the drain.
Can a toilet be removed and the waste pipe be converted to a drain?
You could do that but you would need a trap to stop sewer gas from coming in. The toilet has the trap integrated into it. If you have access to underneath then you could add one.
Where can the sewer gas smell come from if it does not come from the drain of the ower- level on-a-slab shower?
One of the biggest culprits I have found for sewer gas smell is the floor drain many floor drains are seldom if ever used and if unused long enough the water in the trap will evaporate allowing sewer gas to enter the dwelling. this also applies to any trap which is not used regularly.
What could be wrong if there is a strong sewer gas smell whenever any of the faucets or shower is running and the water pressure has decreased significantly?
Is there a floor drain or any other drain nearby that is not used often? Sometimes the p-trap in a drain will dry out and allow sewer gas to escape. The smell becomes more intense when hot water goes down the drain.
Sewer smell in the basement when it rains?
Could be caused by a couple of things. If you have an onsite septic system (tank and drain field) the tank may be full, and the rainwater is causing it's contents to backup the main drain back in to the house. A vent pipe could be plugged, which causes the sewer gas to back up. If you are hooked to a public sewer, there may be a blockage in the main drain out to the line in the street. Have a plumbing contractor check it out. It can be very dangerous.
Can you pour bleach down your shower drain to get rid of the sewer gas smell?
Heck no as it is a very carcinogenic mixture
What would cause a sewage smell to come from your bathtub shower after it is used if there is a septic tank?
check or have a plumber check p trap in drain line under shower. if leaking [losing water] it wont stop sewer gas from coming up the drain. probably the most likely cause.
How can you drain the old gas out of your 2005 Honda rancher es 350?
easily unattach the hose coming from the tank leading to the carburetor turn the gas ''on'' and drain and then turn to "reserve" and drain the rest of the gas.
