Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    bigjtitan's Avatar
    bigjtitan Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Sep 9, 2007, 06:29 AM
    Bad toilet smell at night
    In our main bathroom toilet we have a bad sewer type smell that comes out of the toilet area. The smell only happens around 8 or 9 at night at lasts for a couple of hours. The smell happens on various nights as it does not happen every night. I have tried putting Ridx down the drain even though we do not have a septic tank which did not work. Also there is a tub in the room that is not used and I have tried pouring water down the drain to make sure the p-trap is full of water. Are there any suggestions as to what I can do? Please help... the smell is awful.
    speedball1's Avatar
    speedball1 Posts: 29,301, Reputation: 1939
    Eternal Plumber
    		  
    #2

    Sep 9, 2007, 06:57 AM
    If the tub isn't used then fill the trap with motor oil so you don't have the worry of the seal evaporating. If the lavatory drain's OK then the wax seal may be faulty and allowing sewer gas to escape. I can't explain why it only happens at night. Regards, Tom
    stew_1962's Avatar
    stew_1962 Posts: 255, Reputation: 10
    Full Member
    		  
    #3

    Sep 9, 2007, 10:38 AM
    Agrees w/ Tom - might use vegetable oil instead of motor oil. No inherent odor, etc...
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

One Bad Night [ 9 Answers ]

:-[ Hello: I am in a dillemma. A few of my friends went out to celebrate a Birthday. We all went bar hopping & such. Everyone was quite intoxicated. However my dillemma is that I ended up taking a ride home (he was working at the bar & sober) from this cute guy I have been flirting with on & off...

Milk went sour today - cooked with it last night - bad? [ 3 Answers ]

My DH called from work to tell me he felt like he had the flu, and that he had been up several time in the night with bowel trouble. He asked if I used milk in last nights dinner, which I did use about 3/4 cup. He said that the milk was sour this morning when he went to put it in coffee, but it...

Very Bad smell [ 1 Answers ]

There is a very bad smell in my office, like a dead amimal have you any ideas how to find were it is coming from please

BAD SMELL I have a very bad smell coming from my toilet [ 3 Answers ]

I live on a slab, older house & have a horrible smell coming from one of my bathrooms, also there are nats flying out of my shower drain. Do you have any idea on what this could be... I really don't have the money for a plumber... please let me know any suggestions... Thank You :confused: ...

Problem With Toilet And Bad Smell In Living Room [ 2 Answers ]

Hi, I am hoping for some general advice before I start shelling out. We got our bathroom upgraded recently - (new shower toilet and bath) and all was fine for a few weeks - so I don't know if subsequent problems were caused by this or it's just coincidence. We live in one of the ground...

View more questions Search