[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

I'm not trying to flush out anything. Adding vinegar lowers the pH and makes the line inhospitable to mold and algae. If it can't grow then it can't cause a clog.

My drain line does not have a trap per se but the line rises on the outside of the house which creates a flooded a low area and prevents outside air from flowing back in. The path of the drain effectively creates a "trap" without a special curved section.

That's an interesting device but I'll pass. That works by creating a positive pressure to force a blockage through the drain. My concern would be that the added pressure has the potential to cause leaks at any weak spot in the line. I'll stick with using a shop vac to suck any blockage out.

I agree about using a shop vac or chemicals to clear a blockage. But, flushing an unblocked line with water produces a lot of dirty water and white chalky stuff coming out the other end. Also, if there are insects, animals, or nests, it will flush those out. I still add vinegar to the line.

[terramuggus]

We had the same problem the day after having the washer/dryer installed in our new house. Did some YouTube sleuthing and got lucky..when I checked it the washer hose was stuffed far into the drain line and likely was at or very near the P trap. The pumps in the new machines are much more powerful than ever and shoot out quite a bit of water during the draining cycles. I assume the trap was empty of water during the drain cycle which caused a horrible sewer smell in the house and especially just outside one of the sliders. I pulled out the hose and cut 3' off of it and re-inserted and secured it into the drain pipe - problem solved. I have a feeling this might be a fairly common issue.

Good luck

[Jfowl1234]

In Publix they stuff to clean your dishwasher .

[Rodneysblue]

Originally Posted by NobodyCares

Has anyone experienced a stinky smell suddenly coming out of your
vents. At first I thought it was sewer gas so I ran water in the master bath with a little soap down the drains.
That seemed to mask it a litlle but then it seemed like it was coming out of the air conditioning vents.
No trees near my roof so could an animal get in the attic?
Any suggestions?

Did you check your spouse, just saying. My wife asks me when was the last time I took a shower after working in the yard all day. 😜😟🤣

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by Ski Bum

Is this a newer home? I had a sewer vent pipe come apart inside my wall. Workers didn't glue and fit it together properly. Stunk for months before I figured it out.

oh NO! how did you ever get that resolved?

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by cbmerl

And I was told by Munn's to pour a gallon of HOT water (no vinegar.. no bleach) down the drain once a month.

Munn's told me the same thing also...

[su2009]

We had that odor issue some years ago, not long after we moved in. The SunKool HVAC service guy finally found the source: a large lizard had crawled up into the air conditioner drainpipe and died in the horizontal run of the pipe. Although the water still drained around the lizard, the Sunkool guy suspected a partial obstruction and attached a high-suction commercial vacuum to the pipe. After a few minutes the vacuum pulled out the dead lizard. ‘Smell never came back after that.