We are up in Royal Oak and have sewer gas coming into our house. I checked all the traps and poured water down them to make sure they aren't dry. I have been up on the roof and the vent is clear and I even poured a bunch of hot water down it to make sure. The smell from the vent is the same as the smell coming into our house so I'm positive it's sewer gas and not a gas leak. Further complicating things, the smell is coming out of the gap around a pocket door in the master ensuite, not from any of the drains - they all smell fine.
Yesterday a fire truck was called to a nearby house, then again today another fire truck visited a different house about 20 houses away from ours. Thinking this might be related to our problem we knocked on their door and spoke with them, they have exactly the same smell and thought it might be a gas leak or something. They said the fire department decided it is sewer gas and not their problem, but did mention that they had been out to 40 houses in our neighbourhood this week for the same issue. We asked a couple of our immediate neighbours and they are not having this problem.
We called 311 and they said before they will do anything we have to call a plumber to decide whether it is our problem or the city's and only then will they get involved.
So I have 2 questions:
1) Is anybody else on here in the area having this problem?
2) Why is the smell coming out of a pocket door hole in the bathroom and not from the drain? I must have a break in the vent pipe somewhere, right? Can anybody recommend a reasonably priced plumber to help find the leak? I tried to do it with my fog machine but I couldn't get smoke to come out anywhere - I don't think I had enough pressure or airflow.