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Why does our home bathroom smell like poop after 13 years,

 
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Why does our home bathroom smell like poop after 13 years, we built the home new. We have a well and septic, but is all upscale equipment etc?

 



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Submitted: 305 days and 8 hours ago.
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Expert:  Rick replied305 days and 8 hours ago.


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If this is a bathroom that is used regularly including all the fixtures in the bathroom then the most likely cause would be a broken plumbing vent line probably buried in a wall

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Customer replied305 days and 8 hours ago.

I was thinking like a floor seal or something, seems where the smell is poss coming from or some kind of builup under toilet itself?

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Expert:  Rick replied305 days and 8 hours ago.

If the toilet seal was the cause you would likely have a leak at the base of the toilet. It's not impossible but it is unlikely. One way to handle this would be to have a plumber come and reset your toilet then he could also explore the venting possibiltiy while he was there. Only a plumber is qualified to find and deal with a venting issue. It's not a DIY project

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