My Bathroom Sink Smells Like Sewer
Like most appliances near water it can.
My bathroom sink smells like sewer. Later you catch another whiff as you walk past the bathroom door. Pouring 5 teaspoons of mineral or vegetable oil down the sink drain can. A smelly bathroom sink drain is a common problem as odor residue and bacteria accumulate regularly in the drain.
If the sink trap dries the sewer smell fills the room. Reason 3 for sewer gas smell in bathroom. Shower drain odors should be gone for good.
Clogged venting pipes are why bathroom sink smells like sewer. You lean closer to the sink the shower drain and the toilet as you try to identify the source of the offensive odor. This customer had a literal toxic smell in their home.
And heres reason number three that could be causing that annoying sewer smell. You thought it was the sink drain but after working on it the problem is not resolved and still bathroom sink smells like rotten eggs. The sink trap is usually shaped like a u s or j.
Luckily keeping the drain clean and odor free is a fairly easy task and requires only a couple of inexpensive household ingredients. You can find it below the sink. A rancid odor coming from your sink drain may just be coming from debris in the p trap but if it smells like a sewer it probably means venting problems in your drain system.
Checking p traps and all we are going to break down this job. With that the fragrance of the cleaner temporarily masks the smell and you leave the room. You can try to mix just these two ingredients and pour them down the drain.