Sewage smell from shower drain, even with p-trap installed

We are on a septic tank and our newly installed shower smells when uncovered, even though the general contractor said there was a p-trap installed. The shower tile is installed and so we can’t physically see the p-trap anymore though. We’ve poured several cups of water down the drain to make sure the p-trap would be filled (assuming it’s there and properly installed).

Is there anything else that could be the cause? Is there any way to see whether the p-trap was properly installed without exposing it? It is for an upstairs bathroom, so we could open up the ceiling underneath it as opposed to busting out the shower tile, but we’d prefer not to cut into anything if possible.



Submitted July 19, 2022 at 11:39PM by nolegggz https://ift.tt/GHSpMtf

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