Sewer Odor Inside Home | Los Angeles

When any room in your home (bathroom, kitchen or utility room) smells like sewage you should be concerned. Sewage systems that smell suggest the presence of deadly Sewage gases within your home. Rather than dismissing the odor you need to call Blue Drop right away. 

They can assess your Home Plumbing to determine if you are in danger or if it is as simple as biological slime that has grown over time within your Sink Pipes, Bath Tub Pipes and Bath Drains. This biological slime can also induce an odor that can be much like Sewer Gases. The slime with in your Pipes are caused by soap, hair shampoo, skin oils and hair that gets stuck to the sides of the Drain Pipe and builds up over time. Solutions to Sewage Odor within Drains are: Drain Cleaning, Hydro-Jetting and Replace old Pipes with New ones.

What causes the Sewage Smell and how can you prevent it?

Not using your Plumbing Fixtures often.

If you have a bathtub, shower, sink or toilet nobody uses on a regular basis, try to run water down the drain every two or three weeks. 

Broken Sewer Pipes & Clogged Pipes.

Periodic maintenance and Quickly Repairing your Pipes are Key Steps you can take to insure a little problem doesn't turn into a huge disaster. 

Outdoor Broken or Clogged Vent Pipes.

Check for Blockages from your roof and spray water down your Vent Pipes to get rid of any Blockages. If your Vent Pipes are broken call Blue Drop, we have unique tools that will discover and fix broken parts without ever tearing into your home floor and walls. 

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