Comments on: Why Yes That Is Sewage Water You Smell

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 01:37:54 +0000

In reply to Beth. It wasn't an emergency fix so they didn't charge more for that. They said that only happens at night and on weekends. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to watch them install. They were unbelievably quick and I was feeding my son at the time. I did watch some youtube videos after the fact though and it does seem relatively easy to do.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 01:35:51 +0000

In reply to April. Good for you. I am very impressed. I thought about doing it myself, but with a little one running underfoot these days I decided to let the experts finish the job for me. The stench was pretty horrific. I was wondering how those guys deal with that stink day after day. I suppose their noses adjust to it. The perfume trick seems like it would definitely be required for the rest of us :)

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:08:09 +0000

Ouch, and ew to the smell!
I’m sure you paid all that money for labor because it was an emergency type job since you called today and had it replaced…if it was planned that you wanted to replace the toilet, I’m sure it would have been cheaper.
But I’m sure it also takes time for the smell and all to dissipate….keep us posted! And hopefully you watched them so you can write a blog teaching us how to fix and install a new toilet 🙂

By: April

April — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 04:03:41 +0000

Ouch.
Really, that is a fix you could maybe do yourself–I have a rental house and have now replaced in it, and where we live 3 toilets by myself, without a man. Bought the toilet at Lowes for $300, paid the guy next door $10 to help me get it into the house (Lowe’s loaded it for me into my truck). Once you do the first one, its easy–just some muscle and a few tabs of perfume under your nose to block any nasty smells.