We recently purchased a house out in the country so my wife could have chickens. Seriously, we moved so she could have chickens.
The house we purchased at one point had the washer and dryer in the kitchen, but a previous owner moved it upstairs in a hall closet outside the bedrooms. The house came with a washer and dryer and I noticed the washer drain hose had a dryer sheet forced around it. When I removed it, I could smell gas from the grinder pump (on a septic system), leading me to believe they tapped directly into the septic and didn't install a p-trap.
My questions. Is this common? Is there an easy way to check to see if one is installed other than cutting into the drywall? If it is a straight run down to tie into the main line which goes to the grinder pump, any suggestions on what to do next?
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The house we purchased at one point had the washer and dryer in the kitchen, but a previous owner moved it upstairs in a hall closet outside the bedrooms. The house came with a washer and dryer and I noticed the washer drain hose had a dryer sheet forced around it. When I removed it, I could smell gas from the grinder pump (on a septic system), leading me to believe they tapped directly into the septic and didn't install a p-trap.
My questions. Is this common? Is there an easy way to check to see if one is installed other than cutting into the drywall? If it is a straight run down to tie into the main line which goes to the grinder pump, any suggestions on what to do next?
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