Well, I could be wrong ...
Changing the wax seal is the cheapest way to go. Make sure it's a good seal - could need to add a narrow ring onto the one with the rubber flange to make a good seal.
Check the height of the floor in comparison to the flange. If it was sitting correctly then the floor was tiled, the toilet might be sitting too high for a good seal.
Sent: Friday, June 2, 2017 5:11 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] Re: Smell of sewer gases in bathroom
On 6/2/2017 3:10 PM, Ron Johnson l0c0l0b0@hotmail.com [DoIt_Yourself] wrote:
> If it's the wax seal, water would most likely flow out every time it's
> flush. Unless they caulked all around the toilet, he would see that.
That's not what happened in our smelly situation. No leakage from under
the toilet, no leakage to the subfloor underneath, no leakage into the
garage under that. But plenty of sewer gas leaking.
It made me doubt that it could be the wax ring. But it was.
As the plumber who finally diagnosed the issue correctly told me: it's
certainly possible that the wastes fall from the toilet outlet into the
drain pipe without going where they aren't wanted -- gravity helps
ensure that. Sewer gasses can get through gaps that aren't admitting water.
Posted by: Ron Johnson <l0c0l0b0@hotmail.com>
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