- May 2, 2024
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Palm Coast workers will pump smoke into the city’s sewer lines in the W-section Feb. 3-7 to check where it comes out and find leaks, according to a city news release,
The procedure is called “smoke testing,” a method of checking for breaks in the line, and it will be used on Palm Coast streets that begin with the letters “woo.”
The smoke itself has no smell, is not flammable and has no effect on plants or pets.
It shouldn’t enter your home or business unless you have defective plumbing or dried-up sink traps or floor drains, and if it does, it won’t linger more than 15 minutes or so.
If your home is affected by the testing, workers will leave a tag hanging on your front door.
Before the testing starts, city officials said, residents should pour two gallons of water into seldom-used sinks or floor drains to keep sewer gases and odors from seeping into the house.
If actual smoke enters a home or business during the test, it’s a sign of a plumbing problem. Residents who see that should leave the house, call the city or notify the crews doing to the testing, and contact a plumber.
Smoke coming from holes in the ground is also a sign of a problem, and workers conducting the test will photograph those cases and contact property owners if the defect is on private property.
If anyone in your building has a heart condition, asthma, emphysema or any other respiratory condition and will be inside the building during the smoke testing, call the city, at 986-2371.
