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I’m getting a sewage smell in the basement, near the clean-out/main street drain, and it’s beginning to get on my nerves. I made an enclosed ‘meter room’ that also has the sewer stuff when I semi-finished the basement. So it’s possible the smell always existed but diffused itself away. I don’t think so tho.

Recently I had a company come and do a camera inspection of the sewage lines, since we have a tree in front. There were some roots, which were cleaned out, but nothing major. Company said everything was in good shape.

I wonder if there is not enuf flow? It strikes me that there are only the two of us, we put in dual-flush toilets, and did everything else to save water. Never had this problem when there were 6 contractors in the house.