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Your drain waste vent is plugged or leaking somewhere. The drain waste vent is a pipe that carries sewage gas out of your home, exiting usually the roof but sometimes the side of the house. Get it fixed asap, this is not good for you.

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Q: What is wrong if there is a smell of sewage coming back up your bathroom pipes?
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