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Odor in a closet
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DanHolohan
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I have a strange odor in our library closet. There is both a heating vent and a plumbing vent pipe located within the back wall of the closet. A plumbing contractor assured me that the odor was not escaping sewer gas.Could the odor possibly be coming from the heating duct? The odor is only in the closet and I can not see or smell anything peculiar around the furnace or the hot water heater.Thanks Lee
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closet odor
What is the vent pipe made of? If plastic, mostlikely not the problem. IF cast iron, it could have a crack in it.
If it was in the heating duct, you would most likely smell it throughout the house.
I've found problems like this and sometimes it has been a dead squirrel or other rodent in the wall.....just a thought!
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yup had that one...
was a mouse had crawaled up the chase and died what a smell once the wall was opened..0
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