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Septic tank

10/13/2019 01:50 EST

We’ve installed a septic tank into our front garden but now have horrendous fumes coming from our downstairs toilet/washing machine area. It’s not all day, usually early morning / evening times.

I’m getting a little worried as sometimes the smell is horrendous and I feel it’s a little dangerous.

Has anyone else had a similar experience please?

Any advice would be appreciated!

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prmfencing

10/13/2019 02:35 EST

hi did you fit a 100mm you bend in the pipe this like the bend in the bottom of your toilet? this would help to stop the smell coming back up the pipe, you need it to be after where the washing machine pipe enters the 100mm pipe.

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tay709

10/13/2019 02:44 EST

If every item on then tank is properly trapped then this should not be an issue all toilets sinks showers etc should go into a trap which is essentially a U bend that holds water and stops air seeping back up the pipework into the house, it maybe an option if its now all installed and finished to dig into the main pipe outside and put in a further Bottle or P trap...not ideal but should resolve the problem...

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rollers

10/13/2019 06:10 EST

I imagine the pong can only come through the washing machine outfall pipe because the flush toilet has a U bend full of water between you and the pong...so...put a U bend on the washing machine outlet, and make it a a slightly lower level than the inlet side...it will hold the last of the water from your wash and block the pong!

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