Sick from gas?? - Plumbing Zone

**Bill** · 04-23-2010, 08:58 PM

I had someone tell me they went to the hospital and blamed it on a leaking sewer line. They said the sewer gas made them sick.

I never heard of anyone getting sick from it. They live in a trailer park ( A real dump) and yeh, not the best place to stay, but I have been there myself and I never even smelled sewer gas there.

Anyone ever hear of anyone getting sick from sewer gas?

Me thinks its an attempt at a law suit!

ChrisConnor · 04-23-2010, 09:14 PM

How do they know it was sewer gas?

SlickRick · 04-23-2010, 09:29 PM

Was she huffin on a C/O? That makes me sick thinking about it.

**ILPlumber** · 04-23-2010, 09:38 PM

Anytime we do work in a medical facility. Whether it's PVC primer and cement or solder flux or SLIGHT sewer smell employees start having headaches and nausea. They just want the day off.

It get's very tiring dealing with these morons. It happpens EVERY time...

Plasticman · 04-23-2010, 11:54 PM

Ever heard of a sick building? It happens.

ROCKSTARPLUMBER · 04-24-2010, 12:20 AM

I lit a fart on fire once. i should do that the next time I am in a hospital. Maybe the whole staff would want the day off?

rocksteady · 04-24-2010, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt

Anytime we do work in a medical facility. Whether it's PVC primer and cement or solder flux or SLIGHT sewer smell employees start having headaches and nausea. They just want the day off.

It get's very tiring dealing with these morons. It happpens EVERY time...

A co-worker of mine about 10 years ago was cleaning up after clearing a drain in a hospital with Simple Green. It was like a haz-mat alarm went off the way everyone reacted to the "fumes".

Paul

ToUtahNow · 04-24-2010, 03:13 AM

Sewer gas can be deadly in the right concentrations.

Mark

Master Mark · 04-24-2010, 08:41 AM

I think most people are a bunch of wussies and would pass out from a fart in an elevator....

being around it every day like most plumbers are, we have
grown a strong tolerance to it....

depending on where they are on the city sewer system
it can get very nasty....

but I bet that they are still probably just trying to sue someone..

thank god President Obama is going to have free health care
for cases like this one...
..

user2090 · 04-24-2010, 08:42 AM

It is all in someones head. We all know how powerful the mind is, and when someone gets the idea they are getting sick, there is nothing to stop it but them. That is not to say that certain individuals react different to smells. I am sure that we all know how sensitive woman are to smells.
Now, did that person get that sick off of a sewer smell, doubtful. As Glenn Beck has said "Lawsuits are the real American Lottery."

04-23-2010, 08:58 PM	#1
Bill Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: I have no idea! Posts: 6,222 My Photos	Sick from gas?? I had someone tell me they went to the hospital and blamed it on a leaking sewer line. They said the sewer gas made them sick. I never heard of anyone getting sick from it. They live in a trailer park ( A real dump) and yeh, not the best place to stay, but I have been there myself and I never even smelled sewer gas there. Anyone ever hear of anyone getting sick from sewer gas? Me thinks its an attempt at a law suit! __________________ Virginia Plumbing Codes Virginia Department of Licensing Ones intellect can often be summed up by his own words

04-24-2010, 12:20 AM	#6
ROCKSTARPLUMBER I aint CPV see in it? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tallahassee Fl Posts: 4,775 My Photos	I lit a fart on fire once. i should do that the next time I am in a hospital. Maybe the whole staff would want the day off? __________________ My Name Is Rockstarplumber, and I Am Second. Tallahassee Plumber Tallahassee Water line repair Tallahassee Tankless Water Heater Plumber Killearn Lakes Service Repair

04-24-2010, 08:41 AM	#9
Master Mark philosopher and statesmen Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Indianapolis indiana ... Posts: 3,077 My Photos	You Have Grown A Tolerance To It... I think most people are a bunch of wussies and would pass out from a fart in an elevator.... being around it every day like most plumbers are, we have grown a strong tolerance to it.... depending on where they are on the city sewer system it can get very nasty.... but I bet that they are still probably just trying to sue someone.. thank god President Obama is going to have free health care for cases like this one... .. __________________ God created man, Sam Colt made them equal." http://weilhammerplumbing.com/ *http://plumberindianapolis.com/* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQMO1eyMRuM Last edited by Bill; 04-24-2010 at 09:35 AM..

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04-23-2010, 09:14 PM	#2
ChrisConnor Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,254 My Photos	How do they know it was sewer gas?

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SlickRick Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gilmer, Texas Posts: 8,027 My Photos	Was she huffin on a C/O? That makes me sick thinking about it.

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ILPlumber Marauderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: IL Posts: 6,030 My Photos	Anytime we do work in a medical facility. Whether it's PVC primer and cement or solder flux or SLIGHT sewer smell employees start having headaches and nausea. They just want the day off. It get's very tiring dealing with these morons. It happpens EVERY time...

04-23-2010, 11:54 PM	#5
Plasticman new nickname:Quaker State Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 1,204 My Photos	Ever heard of a sick building? It happens.

04-24-2010, 03:13 AM	#8
ToUtahNow No Longer at This Address Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,700 My Photos	Sewer gas can be deadly in the right concentrations. Mark

04-24-2010, 08:42 AM	#10
user2090 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 6,333 My Photos	It is all in someones head. We all know how powerful the mind is, and when someone gets the idea they are getting sick, there is nothing to stop it but them. That is not to say that certain individuals react different to smells. I am sure that we all know how sensitive woman are to smells. Now, did that person get that sick off of a sewer smell, doubtful. As Glenn Beck has said "Lawsuits are the real American Lottery."