Laundry room smells - should the washer drain have a trap?

We just moved into a house with a septic system. Just had it pumped as well. The laundry room smells like the inside the tank. I have a feeling it's because there is no trap on the washer drain. Should there be one?Laundry room smells - should the washer drain have a trap?
Everything tied directly into a sewage line needs a trap to prevent sewage gases from coming up through the drain. A washing Machine is no exceptionLaundry room smells - should the washer drain have a trap?
Dear Salami,


Get the trap on that drain YESTERDAY!


Methane gas from the septic system is not only deadly, but, in higher concentrations, explosive!


My wife and I moved into our new apartment after it had just been renovated (badly). Even though we were feeling a little ';under the whether';,we had our entire family over for Thanksgiving to celebrate soon afterward. That day, the overwhelming majority felt strangely ill , and it was BEFORE they ate our cooking! When I found out that they started feeling better soon after leaving our new place, I was then sure it was our environment.


After playing detective in our cellar, I discovered, like you did, that there was no trap on the laundry drain. I ran down to the hardware store and bought an ';S-trap';. I was able to install it in less than 15 minutes.


We began feeling better in a matter of hours. We learned a BIG lesson that day.





Install That Trap!,





-Jim-
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Every fixture must be trapped.


Every trap must be vented.
Yes, every fixture should have a trap.

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