Why does the Water from my Bathroom Faucet smell like sewage?
Most bathroom sinks are sort of like one sink inside another. The space in between serves as the overflow. It can get a little grungy after a few years, and may be the cause of the odor. Take a glass of water out of the bathroom and see if it still smells. If it doesn't, you can try cleaning the overflow with bleach and a turkey baster. The other thing to check is the p-trap ('u' looking thing under the sink). That's there to hold water and prevent sewer gas from entering the room. If it's losing it's trap seal (the water) sewer gas could come back up. The water itself is probably not the problem. If it were, the smell would be at every fixture, not just the bathroom.
Why does Barcelona smell like sulfur and sewage in some areas?
What you call sulfure here is hydrogen sulfide - a by-product of bacterial anaerobic metabolism. Most probably, it comes from sewage pipes. This should not happen, but yet, it happens and not only in BCN.If water flows, everything’s OK. (THE rule of water engineers)If water stops flowing due to lack of water in pipes (typically during the dry days) bacteria have time to grow and start metabolising organic pollution (our sh*t etc.) and that causes a smell of sulfur, rotten eggs, protein farts.This problem also can happen when pipes have leaks, basically the same process will happen as described above. And pipes have leaks. Pipes have a LOT of leaks.image source: Pittsburgh Plumber | Bathroom Remodeling | Terry's PlumbingTerry's Plumbing
Why does my urine smell like sewer?
Some foods can give urine a weird smell. Asparagus is probably the most notorious for this. A compound in asparagus, asparagusic acid, forms stinky sulfur-containing volatile compounds when metabolized in the human body. Some people say this smells like sewage, others have other terms, and others don’t smell it at all. It gets into a lot of fascinating issues about metabolism, genetics, and sense of smell.But my bigger concern here is that you might have some kind of infection in your urinary tract. Usually if you have this, you will be sick, meaning you will have a fever and really not feel well at all.There is also a somewhat uncommon condition where, for various reasons, a connection called a fistula can form between the rectum and the bladder, and fecal matter can get into the urine.If your urine is anything other than colorless or yellow, and is cloudy at all, or has a weird smell that you can’t confidently link to a food you just ate, you should see a doctor immediately.
Why does my kitchen sink smell like sewer?
A plumbing lesson:This image shows a very basic household plumbing system. All of the large black pipes in this image are ‘waste’ pipes, which lead to the sewer or septic system. Notice that they are all connected to one another - even the sink and toilet are connected to each other.Now, it stands to reason that if water can flow down these pipes, air can flow up them, right? So what’s to keep the smells of the sewer from working their merry way up and into your house?This, the humble P-Trap:Notice the shape; water flows down the left side, through the bend at the bottom, then down the pipe to the right and out to the sewer. Since water won’t flow uphill, when the water is finished draining, some is left in the bend, like this:Now, even though more water can easily flow down this drain, air cannot flow up it: if it tried to it would be blocked by the water in the bend.If your sink smells of a sewer, and cleaning it hasn’t solved the problem, my guess - and remember, I’m just some random guy on the internet - would be that something is causing the bend in your P-trap to be dry - either there is a leak, there is a clogged vent somewhere, or the sink isn’t being used often enough to keep water in the bend - if a fixture isn’t used often enough, the water in the bend can actually evaporate, allowing sewer gas to slip by unhindered.
Can you put vegetable oil down a drain to stop sewage odors?
So, almost everyday, raw sewage odors were emanating from my laundry room. I was smelling the odors badly inside of the washer compartment. I lived somewhere else that had this same problem, however, I was able to delute water and bleach and pour it into the drain. Right now, I m unable to do so because my washer and dryer sits right on top of the drain. Told this to my landlord, and oddly enough, she has informed the maintenance guys to put vegetable oil in the drain. Is this the proper thing to do? I have never heard of this method before. Vegetable oil sounds like it would cause additional problems. Am I right?
My dogs breath smells like an open sewer? Why?
Because you havent taken care of his teeth or have let him eat from the sewer. You and the poster who posted the same question a hour ago should meet and become buddies. :sighs: