Sewer Gas Coming Through Sink Trap
westes Zone 9b California SF Bay
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Comments (6)Hmmm... I just went through something similar a few weeks ago. The thing about that type of odor/gas is that it will rise and linger depending on air currents in the room. You may not be smelling it near where the source is. I will tell you that with our shower, we have been squeegee-ing the walls, and rarely use cleansers in the shower, and I have lots of thick hair that can get stuck in the drain (but not clog it) and what I found was that after I had cleared a big hair clump, the actual drain trap was stinky. I had been smelling it for a week or two- it smelled like sewer gas; I poured 1/2 cup of Clorox into the drain trap, let it sit overnight, and now is 3 weeks and haven't had it again. I think my trap simply got funky. Another time a plumber didn't put the house trap on tightly and one corner of the basement was where the gas collected... 10ft from the source. So look around, not just where the odor is, cause that kind of odor is rarely sitting right at the source! And in the event you haven't been using that shower, make sure there is water in the trap (which prevents the sewer gas from rising out of the drain)....See MoreSewer gas coming from washer p drain
Comments (7)If your not using that drain you should pour about a quart of water in it monthly to insure the trap stays full. After you pour the water in you can also pour a couple teaspoons of cooking oil in the drain. The oil will form a film over the water and retard evaporation....See Moresewer gas smell coming from drain in basement
Comments (5)Your trap is dry. The forced air causes the water to dry rapidly because of the pressure imbalance. This is a common problem in commercial building lavatories where the exhaust fan runs constantly. A solution is to add a fresh air intake vent in a basement window to balance the pressure. Another solution is to completely seal off the basement from the climate controlled zone of the house, but it sounds like your basement is part of the conditioned space of the home (most likely through the old floor boards). A third solution is to put water down the floor drain every day. The hole you see in the side of the floor drain is probably a tee that runs to your foundation drain system....See MoreIntermittent and annoying Sewer Gas smell in the flat
Comments (0)IâÂÂm experiencing an intermittent issue with the sewer gases (rotten onion smell) entering the flat through the bathroom. Very annoying as you can imagine. Bizarrely it âÂÂonlyâ happens 2-3 times a week, usually between 6pm and 8pm and it lasts for about 0.5-1h but it then goes away. It seems to happen more frequently in cold weather conditions⦠but there are exceptions to that. Some extra detail: WeâÂÂre on a top floor of a four storey refurbished office building. The neighbours directly below us are not affected by the issue but people opposite sometimes are too. It only ever starts in the bathroom and comes from behind the wall where the vent pipe is. The plumber sent by the developer came earlier this year, did the smoke tests and checked the installation in our flat. Apparently itâÂÂs all fine and the issue must be outside our flat. He mentioned that we share the soil vent pipe with the flat directly below so he went downstairs and âÂÂsealedâ something in the shaft holding the vent pipe (apologies for the lack of technical know-how and wrong terminology). Then it was fine for four months (summer) and itâÂÂs just started again! IâÂÂve done some research and due to the intermittent nature of the problem it shouldnâÂÂt be related to the toilet wax seal or t-trap or air admittance valve for that matter (donâÂÂt have any in my flat). I might be wrong though so I donâÂÂt want to exclude that just yet. ItâÂÂs definitely not cooking smells either. No smell on the corridors or in the basement. The plumbers seem to be out of options (!?) but the issue persists so we need to find the solution. Has anyone come across anything similar and managed to fix it? Could this be related to the usage of appliances/water/waste during the peak times? Please help....See Morewestes Zone 9b California SF Bay
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