marcbytelle
2014-09-04 12:39:58
- #1
Hello, about 2 years ago our house was handed over and shortly afterwards the bathroom started to smell unpleasant from time to time.
At first I didn’t think much of it, since it smelled damp in the rooms occasionally during the drying phase anyway.
But now this smell has honestly been driving me crazy for months.
It can be detected at the washbasin and recently also in the shower and the bathtub directly at the drain.
A slightly rotten, musty or moldy smell fills the entire bathroom after a while and spreads through the whole house (bungalow) when the door is open.
The plumbers have already been here and couldn’t find anything.
The trap at the sink works, also in the shower – nothing is being sucked dry. The drain piping at the washbasin has also already been replaced.
Over the weekend I thoroughly cleaned the flat shower tray with cleaning agents ….. but again there was a musty smell yesterday.
I really don’t know what else I can do. I have also browsed various forums, etc.
An extensive cleaning, with or without chemicals, has unfortunately not brought any success so far.
Do you have any ideas?
Could it possibly be related to the roof ventilation?
Can sewer gases rise back up through the trap water due to over- or underpressure?
Regards
At first I didn’t think much of it, since it smelled damp in the rooms occasionally during the drying phase anyway.
But now this smell has honestly been driving me crazy for months.
It can be detected at the washbasin and recently also in the shower and the bathtub directly at the drain.
A slightly rotten, musty or moldy smell fills the entire bathroom after a while and spreads through the whole house (bungalow) when the door is open.
The plumbers have already been here and couldn’t find anything.
The trap at the sink works, also in the shower – nothing is being sucked dry. The drain piping at the washbasin has also already been replaced.
Over the weekend I thoroughly cleaned the flat shower tray with cleaning agents ….. but again there was a musty smell yesterday.
I really don’t know what else I can do. I have also browsed various forums, etc.
An extensive cleaning, with or without chemicals, has unfortunately not brought any success so far.
Do you have any ideas?
Could it possibly be related to the roof ventilation?
Can sewer gases rise back up through the trap water due to over- or underpressure?
Regards