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Someone please help me with this bathroom smell!

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Homewoes22 · 06/09/2022 09:00

Hi, as above I am at my wits end with this smell from my bathroom sink. It started as a rotten eggs smell a month ago and now smells like rotten vomit, smell is worse if you flush the loo!!!! I have tried everything to shift this smell, bicarb, vinegar, caustic soda, sink unblocker and odour ones and it still persists.

Do I have to move? It's been a month now.

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etchysketchy88 · 06/09/2022 09:01

Blocked drain?

ChimChimeny · 06/09/2022 09:03

If our outside drain (the bit where the kitchen sink goes outside) gets blocked/grim the smell travels up to the sinks/bath. It's usually leaves getting stick on the grate thing even with a cover

Catmummyof2 · 06/09/2022 09:28

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Homewoes22 · 06/09/2022 09:37

Had a look down the manhole, drains are clear and running fine. Yes, I will try the sink unblocked stuff down the sinks downstairs just in case. I will have to check the traps it might be that, I have put the same drain cleaner down the shower drain too. It has only happened since we had some pipes diverted when we had the house remodelled.

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Mysteryuser · 06/09/2022 09:52

The only thing that I have found to work (although haven't ever tried sink unblocker) is washing powder poured down the plug hole then washed away with boiling water from the kettle. Repeat a few times and it works wonders here.

bluefootedboobie · 07/09/2022 06:47

Pouring more and more chemicals and cleaning products into the system won't do anything if the problem (most likely) is a missing valve letting the sewer smell into your bathroom. We have it too. Try the water suggestion made by above poster.

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