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Posted by failedaircare-man on July 29, 2006, 8:48 pm
Hi,
I recently bought my first place, and the downstairs bathroom smells,
well, sh***y, you get the point?. :(
I cleaned it well with bleach, thorugh out.. but still. I get that
smell I cant get rid of. Both the upstairs and downstairs bathroom
shares the same plumming. Upstairs bathroom smells clean, no issues
there, it is just the downstairs bathroom.
any tips?
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Posted by Stubby on July 29, 2006, 8:53 pm
Maybe the trap has dried out, letting sewer gas up.
failedaircare-man wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently bought my first place, and the downstairs bathroom smells,
> well, sh***y, you get the point?. :(
>
>
> I cleaned it well with bleach, thorugh out.. but still. I get that
> smell I cant get rid of. Both the upstairs and downstairs bathroom
> shares the same plumming. Upstairs bathroom smells clean, no issues
> there, it is just the downstairs bathroom.
>
> any tips?
>
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Posted by on July 29, 2006, 8:54 pm
Is there a floor drain? Or, is there a space between the bottom of the
toilet and the floor? If so sewer gas might be coming up from those
places. If no to both, check under the toilet rim for years worth of
uncleaned filth. Another possibility is stinky grout in front of the
toilet.
Ed
failedaircare-man wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently bought my first place, and the downstairs bathroom smells,
> well, sh***y, you get the point?. :(
>
>
> I cleaned it well with bleach, thorugh out.. but still. I get that
> smell I cant get rid of. Both the upstairs and downstairs bathroom
> shares the same plumming. Upstairs bathroom smells clean, no issues
> there, it is just the downstairs bathroom.
>
> any tips?
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Posted by m Ransley on July 29, 2006, 9:26 pm
I had a toilet wax ring go bad letting in sewer gas, If all your traps
have water in them look into a new wax ring.
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Posted by Speedy Jim on July 29, 2006, 8:58 pm
failedaircare-man wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently bought my first place, and the downstairs bathroom smells,
> well, sh***y, you get the point?. :(
>
>
> I cleaned it well with bleach, thorugh out.. but still. I get that
> smell I cant get rid of. Both the upstairs and downstairs bathroom
> shares the same plumming. Upstairs bathroom smells clean, no issues
> there, it is just the downstairs bathroom.
>
> any tips?
>
The toilet bowl may not be sealed thoroughly to the drain
(closet flange).
That can allow sewer gas to escape even when there is no
sign of water leakage.
http://www.toiletology.com/index.shtml
very thorough tutorial
Jim
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