Smell from en suite toilet

JenJohn · 18-06-2017 11:54PM #1

Hi folks

There is a really bad smell coming from the en suite in our bedroom. It started a while back so we stopped using that toilet altogether .

The toilet doesn't flush but we have not used it since we moved in . I was using it only for showers but don't anymore . We tried pouring drain cleaner and were using tons of candles to mask the odour but today with the nice weather the place is stinking . It's a sulphur smell and we can't even sleep in the room tonight

Any tips on what we should do ?

Plumber or drainage guys ?

Any help appreciated

Paullimerick · 19-06-2017 12:10AM

Pour a bucket of water into the toilet as your toilet has lost its trap with some water evaporating out of it. Leaving that sewer smell come into your room. also do the same to the shower and basin. Open windows in room for the day tomorrow and the smell will be gone tomorrow night I would be sure

JenJohn · 19-06-2017 07:56AM

Paullimerick wrote: »

Pour a bucket of water into the toilet as your toilet has lost its trap with some water evaporating out of it. Leaving that sewer smell come into your room. also do the same to the shower and basin. Open windows in room for the day tomorrow and the smell will be gone tomorrow night I would be sure

Thank you Paul

We will give it a bash

Phonicks · 19-06-2017 08:13AM

Paullimerick wrote: »

Pour a bucket of water into the toilet as your toilet has lost its trap with some water evaporating out of it. Leaving that sewer smell come into your room. also do the same to the shower and basin. Open windows in room for the day tomorrow and the smell will be gone tomorrow night I would be sure

Make sure to do this every week in every unused toilet, shower or sink

U bend was sucked dry once in our bath when toilet was backing up and the room filled with insects that had blown/crawled in from the sewer pipes and septic tank

19-06-2017 08:31AM

If the above suggestions don't work gets a plumber to have a look at it. The multiwick might need to be re fit or replaced.
Don't ignore it.

JenJohn · 19-06-2017 01:36PM

Thank you all for help

It's appreciated

alexonhisown · 02-07-2017 12:03PM

I had a problem with downstairs bathroom smell, couldnt figure out where it was coming from.

The sink doesnt have a u bend, it has a device that opens to let water out and closes afterwards, so i looked down plughole with torch and could see it wasnt closing 100%, it was a bit dirty, so i just put some foamer drain cleaner down, left for few hrs, then flushed out with hot water, and its been fine since, no smells.

Because valve wasnt closing it was allowing sewer fumes into room

Smell from en suite toilet

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