Help! My wall toilet smells!
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11 months ago
I am an American living in Switzerland in a rental unit (top floor - building roof is above).
The master bathroom is on the fifth floor and has a wall-mounted toilet.
I just moved in, and the toilet has a sulfur/sewage smell. I've owned a home before and experienced this in the U.S. when the o-ring on the toilet goes bad and needs to be replaced, and sewage gas comes up.
Unfortunately, this is obviously a different sewage set up, and with the wall mounting, not something I could address even if I wanted to.
I had a handyman come to take a look, and of course, the smell wasn't there that day. He also said there could be no way I'd be experiencing those smells with the way the toilets work here.
I tried to pour in the Swiss equivalent of drain-o thinking maybe it was bacterial, but it didn't work. Maybe need to try again?
Hoping someone can help me pinpoint what the potential issue/solution could be here. I can engage another handyman, but if they're not smelling the issue, I want to be able to explain the problem and the solution I need given the last guy.
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