Home Improvement

9023 readers

1 users here now

Home Improvement

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Smelly plumbing mystery - what is this? (extra pics in comments) (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

11 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Our laundry room sink has this bizarre attachment to to the back of the drain line clean out. It would almost seem like it was or is supposed to be a vent. Recently it’s started to give off a foul sewer smell when our washing machine rinses.

Can I safely plug it? Maybe remove it if I can manage to pry it off? When I asked our plumber what it was, he just smirked and said it was a “crazy thing.”

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I’m open to the ghetto solution for the time being while I cap it. I replied to another comment with a pic of the main vent stack so it looks like I’ll be able to cap it. Just have to figure out the best way to do that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They make what is called a studor vent for this situation. Not sure if there are code restrictions for different areas. If allowed you can put them under sinks etc to get better venting of sewer lines.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Huh! I’d never seen one before. Really simple fix. Thanks for the suggestion!