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Sewage Smell
Posted on 1/14/20 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 1/14/20 at 7:54 pm
Well $&@#...literally.
Started noticing a slight possible sewage smell outside in my backyard about two days ago after some heavy rain.
When I got home tonight I didn’t smell anything but wasn’t really paying attention. About 45 minutes later and after I took a shower, the back yard smells like a homeless person shite in it...
How bad is this?
Started noticing a slight possible sewage smell outside in my backyard about two days ago after some heavy rain.
When I got home tonight I didn’t smell anything but wasn’t really paying attention. About 45 minutes later and after I took a shower, the back yard smells like a homeless person shite in it...
How bad is this?
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:36 pm to MisslePig
Septic system? Might just be temporary from the rain, or it could be drain field failure.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 9:17 pm to MisslePig
Septic? If not, does your waste line run through your backyard?
Posted on 1/15/20 at 8:13 am to MisslePig
If it is beyond your septic tank, it could be a field line failure or back up. Can you locate a small or very small 'pool' of gray water or gray chalk-like mud? Or, it could be a temporary result of the massive rains most of us have been having.
This post was edited on 1/15/20 at 8:14 am
Posted on 1/15/20 at 1:20 pm to Ham And Glass
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If it is beyond your septic tank, it could be a field line failure or back up. Can you locate a small or very small 'pool' of gray water or gray chalk-like mud? Or, it could be a temporary result of the massive rains most of us have been having.
or a very very VERY healthy green patch of grass
Posted on 1/15/20 at 7:28 pm to MisslePig
Mine did the same thing whenever my aerobic pump went out on my septic system. They usually contain a linear pump with two diaphragms. Mine would smell occasionally when one diaphragm went out and I didnt realize what happened until the other failed causing an alert which prompted me to make a repair.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:19 am to MisslePig
Bumping this thread because I recently experienced that exact same thing. Slight smell,
after rain, came back later, etc.
Did OP ever figure out the issue?
I realized my nearly 2 yo septic has never been pumped, so dumped a thing of Rid X in last night and figured that should help. No electronic pump that I’m aware of.
It wasn’t a strong smell and no wet spots in the yard to indicate problems, so hoping maybe the barometric pressure and rain/humidity caused a smell to linger
after rain, came back later, etc.
Did OP ever figure out the issue?
I realized my nearly 2 yo septic has never been pumped, so dumped a thing of Rid X in last night and figured that should help. No electronic pump that I’m aware of.
It wasn’t a strong smell and no wet spots in the yard to indicate problems, so hoping maybe the barometric pressure and rain/humidity caused a smell to linger
This post was edited on 5/31/20 at 7:26 am
Posted on 5/31/20 at 9:34 am to fillmoregandt
check the discharge from your tank, usually it out falls into a ditch.
if the ditch floods it can back up into your tank and/or get trash in it
if the ditch floods it can back up into your tank and/or get trash in it
Posted on 5/31/20 at 10:05 am to MisslePig
The problem may be with your septic system, or if your family's plumbing system is broken or clogged
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