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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 05:35 AM
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I've noticed a strong sewage smell while out and about in my yard for a while now but could never figure out what it was. Last week I had to fix some facia on my roof and got close to the vent from my toilet. I figured out what the smell was. My toilet works fine. The vent seems to be cast iron (my house was built in 1905). How do i make the smell go away?

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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 06:10 AM
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do you have a septic tank? it could be full...
 
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 06:52 AM
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That is the most random first post on a motorcycle forum i've ever seen
 
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by stevewarne
I've noticed a strong sewage smell while out and about in my yard for a while now but could never figure out what it was. Last week I had to fix some facia on my roof and got close to the vent from my toilet. I figured out what the smell was. My toilet works fine. The vent seems to be cast iron (my house was built in 1905). How do i make the smell go away?
lol strange u ask this question i work for a plumbing designer, ill give you my best guesses and ask my boss later...

1) ur septic is full
2) a animal got into ur vent and died
3) the standards for plumbing were much different in 1905 so perhaps ur toilet was incorrectly vented
 
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jp_greenville13
That is the most random first post on a motorcycle forum i've ever seen
lol, we can only hope long time reader, first time poster
 
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 11:26 AM
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They have septic tanks in India?
 
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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His first post is about a toilet vent, and he has links in signature to a plumbing companies website.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 10:17 AM
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His first post is about a toilet vent, and he has links in signature to a plumbing companies website
Yep, he snuck it in late on us. No more linky linky now, tho!

And to think that the nice folks here at CBRF tried to help him out.

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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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Win
 
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 02:36 PM
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Simple ............LESS Beans & Beer
 
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