Smoker identifies sewer gas leaks
Problem
Sewer gases inside a commercial property halted remodeling efforts and needed to be identified.
Solution
Bryck Guibor, chief executive officer of Brick by Bryck Home Inspectors in Tucson, Ariz., connected the Power Smoker 2 from Hurco to the plumbing system clean-out. Smoke pumped into the pipes quickly identified leaks behind some drywall. Guibor located five problem areas using a laser light pen to penetrate the smoke above the ceiling tiles. He removed the drywall and discovered the sewer vents were not connected to the roof vent. Since the sewer vents were no
