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        Help! We have lived in this house for 2+ years (we built it in 1998) and have had septic odors since the beginning. We can sometimes smell it in the house, but can always smell it outside when we even wash 1 load of clothes or take 1 shower. We have tried using chemicals made for septic systems, and we’ve tried leaving it alone. Nothing seems to help. We’ve had a plumber check our vents and they seem okay. What else can we do or not do?
        Barbara

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          Dear Bbray,

          This is a common problem that can be easily and cost effectively solved by the use of Bacteria Concepts’ SEPTI-MATE and SEPTI-SHOCK.

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        • #298545
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            We have a similar odor, inside our house and we do not have a septic tank system. We are on a municipal system. House is 10 yrs old and for past year we’ve had random bursts of terrible sewage smells throughout the house. We’ve put water in all drains but the smells return — in the middle of last night I awoke to the smell. I opened windows, ran fans, poured bleach in all drains, ran water in all drains, did laundry, ran dishwasher; all in an attempt to make sure the water was flowing so gas did not back up. In another hour, the stench started again. The stench lasts about 5 minutes and dissipates but will return. Any suggestions?

          • #298546
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              If you still have this problem, A&M Bio-Filters manufactures a charcoal activated vent filtration system, ODORHOG, that will eliminate this problem.


              In reply to message posted by [email protected]:
              Help! We have lived in this house for 2+ years (we built it in 1998) and have had septic odors since the beginning. We can sometimes smell it in the house, but can always smell it outside when we even wash 1 load of clothes or take 1 shower. We have tried using chemicals made for septic systems, and we’ve tried leaving it alone. Nothing seems to help. We’ve had a plumber check our vents and they seem okay. What else can we do or not do?
              Barbara


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              The Staff @ A&M Bio-Filters
              1-800-9-ODORHOG

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