Does anyone else have this problem? My bathroom sink smells pretty bad...what can I do to make the smell go away? I clean it regularly but I think the smell is in the piping or something. Please help
the first thing to do is pour a good deal of boiling water down the drain say 5 kettles full . see if that fixes it . if that does not work you will see a u shaped pipe under the sink once the sink is empty remove this large nut from the bottom of the u shaped pipe . have a buckey read to catch water as there will be some in there and wear either nothing when you do it or really old clothes . in your own home i suggest wearing notthing its easier once you have the nut off then stick your finger in there and pull out any hair or gunk that is in there. then put the bolt back in . you may want to go to the hardware store and get some tape for the bolt before hand its plastic tape or wrap used just for plumbing ask them at the store they will know what you need. you wrap that around the threads of the bolt or nut like thing before you put it back in . the threads are the ridges on the bolt. one time around is enough. this is all easy to do if there is space to work under the sink . it is do able by any able bodied person. if this does not fix the problem then you may have a gas trap problem that requires a plumber. but do all this first unless you find the smell comes out of more then one drain . then go for the trap solution sooner. good luck have fun. oh dont pour chemicals in there as at some point someone may need to open the pipe as i told you how to do and the chemicals can get on the person bad thing to have happen . oh the tool you need to open the plug is called a pipe wrench . they cost different amounts but you should just buy the cheapest one that will work . they adjust to the size of the bolt. the hardware store carries them and ask them how to work it as it is abit different then other wrenches. but its simple to once you know how to work it . so just ask for a 1 minute demo from the hardware store man.
It could be bacteria growing in the pipes, try dumping some bleach down the drain. I have to do that with our sinks every now and that seems to work for me. It could also be your plumbing backing up but I kinda doubt that if you're hooked to city sewer. Might also be something caught in the drain that was dumped down it.
Call a plumber to came over and clean your pipes. You might be smelling the back up from the pipes. Good luck
Outside of the house or apartment there is a drain which is covered. It needs to be opened and flushed out. Also, try putting baking soda into the drain and let it sit for a while and then wash it down.
It may be a problem with the plumbing backing up. Unfortunately you may have to hire someone to clear out your pipe if things like using Drain-o don't work.
