BSVLY
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Anyone having issues with septic system stench? Our home is on a septic tank and has three vents on the roof for the plumbing; baths, sinks etc. Oftentimes the faint to sometimes strong stink of sewer gases gets into the house. We have a fresh air makeup furnace and the fan on the roof can pull in the sewer gas from the nearby vents when the wind is just right/wrong. Drives me nuts.Hate this stink.
OK-I found a few companies selling carbon septic sewer vent filters. These are not cheap! Had to pop for these to remedy the bad smells, so I selected what I felt was the best one and ordered them online. They came in and I sanded and painted these to match the color of the red roof so that they would blend in somewhat. Then I filled each one with a pound of the supplied activated charcoal. Got out the ladder and crawled up and plugged the filters onto the three vents. Not too bad of a task-other than the price of these things. Supposedly you can recharge with activated charcoal in 5-8 years as needed.
Test Results: After half a day, I went to a spot in the yard where I can usually get a whiff of sewer gas. Nothing! Great. Went inside to the utility room by the furnace where it can be nasty smelling sometimes; enough that I get a fan going to clear it out sometimes. This time I could distinctly detect the strong smell of sulpher. Dang it-I was concerned. But then I saw my wife in the kitchen peeling a batch of hard boiled eggs she had just boiled up. Whew.
Results so far are excellent. Not even a faint order from the septic inside or out. Nice!! If you are having similar issues-I recommend finding some vent filters.
OK-I found a few companies selling carbon septic sewer vent filters. These are not cheap! Had to pop for these to remedy the bad smells, so I selected what I felt was the best one and ordered them online. They came in and I sanded and painted these to match the color of the red roof so that they would blend in somewhat. Then I filled each one with a pound of the supplied activated charcoal. Got out the ladder and crawled up and plugged the filters onto the three vents. Not too bad of a task-other than the price of these things. Supposedly you can recharge with activated charcoal in 5-8 years as needed.
Test Results: After half a day, I went to a spot in the yard where I can usually get a whiff of sewer gas. Nothing! Great. Went inside to the utility room by the furnace where it can be nasty smelling sometimes; enough that I get a fan going to clear it out sometimes. This time I could distinctly detect the strong smell of sulpher. Dang it-I was concerned. But then I saw my wife in the kitchen peeling a batch of hard boiled eggs she had just boiled up. Whew.
Results so far are excellent. Not even a faint order from the septic inside or out. Nice!! If you are having similar issues-I recommend finding some vent filters.