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Originally Posted by donnamatrix
House is less than 2 years old. Propane heat, septic system that does not require a pump. In the last month (yup, during the coldest weather) we have noticed an odor in the unfinished and perfectly dry basement. At first, I thought the cats, when they invariably escape to investigate twhat's in the basement, had maybe pooped in a corner or in a box. But, that's unlike them. I am now of opinion that we have a frozen trap or something going to septic system and what we are smelling is odor from that. This is 3BR 2.5BA house, with only 2 adults and 2 cats, so I don't think the septic is overly full. The odor doesn't seem to be worsening, but it does linger. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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Is it kind of a fishy/musty smell? Unpleasant but not over powering, like a septic might be?
I'm asking because we found where the drains in out basement (root cellar, really) were growing some sort of weird science project. We sprayed down the rocks in the crawl space with a Lysol and water mixture. Then, we bought some baking soda and placed it near the drain. I put a little bleach and water at the opening of the drain, just to kill the bacteria, but didn't want to kill the septic system.