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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 23, 2007, 5:44 pm
I've been through 3 cat 3's. But have yet to have any 'intrusion' into
my house. I'm hoping it'll blow the WHOLE house away (is what I meant).

But the only effect those 3 had was we had no power to the grinder pumps
that are in the 'mini' septic systems the city maintains. So, (at a hugh
cost) they came around and sucked them all out with a pumper truck.

A nice juicy cat 5 would be great. I'd sell what was left after
insurance. 4 would be enough for me.. And I bet I'd have alot of
company..


Posted by Oren on May 23, 2007, 6:17 pm
On Wed, 23 May 2007 17:44:03 -0400, pisanochas@webtv.net (Charles
Pisano) wrote:

>I've been through 3 cat 3's. But have yet to have any 'intrusion' into
>my house. I'm hoping it'll blow the WHOLE house away (is what I meant).
>
>But the only effect those 3 had was we had no power to the grinder pumps
>that are in the 'mini' septic systems the city maintains. So, (at a hugh
>cost) they came around and sucked them all out with a pumper truck.
>
>A nice juicy cat 5 would be great. I'd sell what was left after
>insurance. 4 would be enough for me.. And I bet I'd have alot of
>company..

Selfish are YOU?

One home in Florida in Hurricane Donna saved about 20(?) people with a
direct hit. My now deceased brother ventured into the storm; waste
deep in water, and carried an invalid man from his home as his wife
ran from the house. The roof flew off. One house 20? folks safe -
mostly family. So, you do not know the value of a home.

I guess, if you owned a nice boat you wish it would sink.

Call your insurance company and tell them how selfish you are.
--
Oren

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

Posted by Pop` on May 23, 2007, 9:56 am
Oren wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 22 May 2007 09:29:09 -0700, Oren wrote:
>>
>>> Also, using vegetable oil (in lieu of 'anti-freeze") in the sink
>>> traps will slow evaporation.
>>>
>>
>> Wont that rot and stink?
>
> Mixed with water in the trap? If the water dries out I know the smell.
> Suppose one cup or less of oil per trap added to the water. I can't
> imagine a real terrible smell.
>
> I never heard of anti-freeze in a toilet, until I read it here. :-)

It's common practice in most of the northern climes when one is leaving for
an extended time or closing up a summer camp. Water off, pipes drained, RV
antifreeze in all the drain traps including toilets. RV antifreeze is non
toxic & works great; can even be washed into the septic as long as it's only
that one time a year.

Pop`



Posted by Pop` on May 22, 2007, 1:36 pm
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

Nah, not really; just a possibly unpleasant odor when you do return. Put
antifreeze in there and it should work OK and wont' evap too quickly.



Posted by dnoyeB on May 22, 2007, 1:51 pm
On Mon, 21 May 2007 21:58:09 -0400, 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..
>

Just have to remember to remove the cellophane before you use it. And
dont let it drop into the toilet. Other than that, it should be fine.

> Thanks
> CP

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