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Forgive me for not doing my own investigating first, but as the weather gets warmer, washrooms are getting smellier too. Now, I didn’t really have this last year, but this year, my own washroom is getting stinky, and I believe it is relating to the piping and plumbing.
Does anyone know what kind of dedrainer I should use to get rid of this “crappy smell” or if I’m even supposed to be looking for dedrainer? If not, where and what am I gonna kill the smell with?
Thank you in advanced!
You almost certainly don’t have a ubend fitted. Go to somewhere like B&Q and they sell flexible downpipes that can be bent into an S shape that will trap a small amount of water to act as a barrier to offensive smells.
Alternatively use bleach or a toilet cleaner if you cannot find a specific drain cleaning product (B&Q again) but that is only going to cure the smell in your pipe, not the smell from your neighbours.
U or S bends (P Traps) are fine if it’s an accessible sink line, but what tends to be common practice here is to use back flow preventers in wet areas, and unless you can restrict backflow from all drains you’re stuck. These preventers are most often cheap, inferior, and prone to breakdown. As a bonus you’ll usually find that the shower and floor drain lines are plumbed into the toilet stack, so this together with the broken/open flow valve allows the worst odours to flow right back into your living areas. I had a nightmare with this in my last apartment, and was eventually forced to move out because it was so bad. You can use temporary fixes like buying some rubber tiles, one for each floor/shower drain, and simply placing a tile over each when they’re not in use. Air fresheners or scented candles/oils can help hide odours too, but don’t solve the problem. This is just one of those things that if you’re renting you may just have to put up with.
I suspected… We’ve talked about terrible plumbing before. With the building finally reaching 5 years, everything is starting to break and tear.
Was just hoping to get an explanation since I didn’t have this smell last year and here it suddenly comes.
@Eric – B&Q is a very large British DIY (home improvement) company with a branch in the South and the West of the city. They have a department just for plumbing accessories.
B & Q
No. 10 Hang Kong Rd., Ke Hua area, 8522 0111
No. 10 Su Po Dong Rd., Jin Sha area, 8756 2299
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