Venting into sewer line...

[ibmag]

I've been searching the forums for some info on whether anybody has ever Tee'd directly into a main sewer line before. I live in a rural area and have my own septic system. I know gas's rise but after they've travelled through those shit lines and up through the holding tanks, would that not change the smell considerably? Or would it JUST be changing where the odor come's out, as by the septic field?
I read one thread whereby the fellow was going to vent up through his bathroom vent on the roof, but I'm not near that particular vent, at my place.
Also when somebody flushes the toilet, would the smell not back up, eventhough you have an inline fan pushing smell through to the sewer line?
This is starting to sound confusing to me, so I'm probably not wording it right, but perhaps somebody out there can relate. Thanks in advance for any input.

ibmag Reviewed by ibmag on 07-24-2006. Venting into sewer line... I've been searching the forums for some info on whether anybody has ever Tee'd directly into a main sewer line before. I live in a rural area and have my own septic system. I know gas's rise but after they've travelled through those shit lines and up through the holding tanks, would that not change the smell considerably? Or would it JUST be changing where the odor come's out, as by the septic field? I read one thread whereby the fellow was going to vent up through his bathroom vent on the Rating: 5

[ShroomDr]

i think you can totally vent into the sewers, but you should be sure that your vented air cannot be tracked back to your house.

For instance, you would need to be far enough away from a 'service tunnel' so that your sewer line meets your neighbors before it can be accessed. If they could walk though the tunnel and look at individual house lines, they would probably smell your sewage & your buds. If it is the entire neighborhood, they could not check every house.

[ibmag]

Thanx for the response. I'm in a rural area so each house has it's own septic system. I guess I'm worried that when someone flushes the toilet that the line would be now full of sewage and I wouldn't think the odor would be able
to enter, therefore, where could it go, other then back to the room?

[UnitedParcelSecrets]

Well that would really only effect it for the three seconds you're flushing ... don't fret so much.

[ibmag]

Could be right. Might be "fretting" too much, however, if a person doesn't "fret" he/she become's too comfortable and maybe doesn't pay attention. Last I heard, it could cause complications...
Thanks Shroomdr. for your "educated" opinion.

[UnitedParcelSecrets]

I just figure that you're not going to be able to vent ALL of the smell anyway ... and a few seconds of smell getting out won't hurt that much. No more than smoking it anyway.

[ibmag]

Your probably right.
I was just hoping that someone else had actually DONE it before and could advise me. It's been about 100 degrees out (make's one kinda grumpy), and the skunk strain is coming down in about 2 days, so it's WAY stinky and I've got to make some decisions before the next batch...

[babystarbud]

i think it would work, however i'd be more worried about the smell of sewage backing up through your vent system!!! you would have to have a good fan on 24/7

[slowthestone]

I'm picturing anyone else that is tied into that sewage line....sitting on their throne...wondering why theres something different in the air when the flush.

[SpaceNeedle]

all sewer lines have traps, look under your sink, see the "S" in the drain? That's so no AIR can come back into your house. Once your exhause has hit the sewer line, you should not have to worry about smell coming back with the exception of the place you are tapped into. ....and if that's in your grow room, you have it confined!

SN