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Water in traps Charles Pisano 05-21-2007
---> Re: Water in traps Sacramento Dave05-22-2007
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Posted by Charles Pisano on May 21, 2007, 9:58 pm

I noticed (lurking in here) that someone advised to put cellophane over
the toilet to keep the water in the trap from evaporating and allowing
sewer gasses in the house (when away for an extented period).

I realized after reading that, that I let that happen last year and when
I got home I just turned the water back on and nothing happened. Is
there a particular danger in this. I left it the same way this year..

Thanks
CP


Posted by Sacramento Dave on May 22, 2007, 12:09 am

>
> I noticed (lurking in here) that someone advised to put cellophane over
> the toilet to keep the water in the trap from evaporating and allowing
> sewer gasses in the house (when away for an extented period).
>
> I realized after reading that, that I let that happen last year and when
> I got home I just turned the water back on and nothing happened. Is
> there a particular danger in this. I left it the same way this year..
>
> Thanks
> CP
>

That sounds pretty extreme to me. Might be a good idea if your going to be
a guest of the state fore a couple years. Put a glass of water in the
bathroom see how long it takes to evaporate.



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on May 22, 2007, 7:53 am
e:
>
>
>
>
> > I noticed (lurking in here) that someone advised to put cellophane over
> > the toilet to keep the water in the trap from evaporating and allowing
> > sewer gasses in the house (when away for an extented period).
>
> > I realized after reading that, that I let that happen last year and when
> > I got home I just turned the water back on and nothing happened. Is
> > there a particular danger in this. I left it the same way this year..
>
> > Thanks
> > CP
>
> =A0That sounds pretty extreme to me. Might be a good idea if your going t=
o be
> a guest of the state fore a couple years. Put a glass of water in the
> bathroom see how long it takes to evaporate.

if some bozo dumped say gasoline down the sewer in your neighborhood
the gasoline vapors might get iinto your home and BAM...

or put some anti freeze in traps it evaporates much slower than water


Posted by Joseph Meehan on May 22, 2007, 8:05 am
hallerb@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> I noticed (lurking in here) that someone advised to put cellophane
>>> over the toilet to keep the water in the trap from evaporating and
>>> allowing sewer gasses in the house (when away for an extented
>>> period).
>>
>>> I realized after reading that, that I let that happen last year and
>>> when I got home I just turned the water back on and nothing
>>> happened. Is there a particular danger in this. I left it the same
>>> way this year..
>>
>>> Thanks
>>> CP
>>
>> That sounds pretty extreme to me. Might be a good idea if your going
>> to be a guest of the state fore a couple years. Put a glass of water
>> in the bathroom see how long it takes to evaporate.
>
> if some bozo dumped say gasoline down the sewer in your neighborhood
> the gasoline vapors might get iinto your home and BAM...
>
> or put some anti freeze in traps it evaporates much slower than water

Make that the special anti-freeze made for that, you can find it at RV
centers. The regular stuff is hazardous.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit




Posted by Oren on May 22, 2007, 12:29 pm
On Mon, 21 May 2007 21:58:09 -0400, pisanochas@webtv.net (Charles
Pisano) wrote:

>
>I noticed (lurking in here) that someone advised to put cellophane over
>the toilet to keep the water in the trap from evaporating and allowing
>sewer gasses in the house (when away for an extented period).
>
>I realized after reading that, that I let that happen last year and when
>I got home I just turned the water back on and nothing happened. Is
>there a particular danger in this. I left it the same way this year..
>
>Thanks
>CP

The cellophane over the bowl will help reduce evaporation of the
water. It is suggested by some folks that live in a home seasonally
(six months of the year). I've heard some Realtors talk about it; when
a home is on the market for an extended period.

Also, using vegetable oil (in lieu of 'anti-freeze") in the sink
traps will slow evaporation.

--
Oren

"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens
constantly."

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