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    Feb 28, 2009, 06:15 AM
    Sewage smell from bathroom from wax toilet seal?
    I get a sewage smell in my bathroom. Can this come from a deformed wax seal under the toilet. What are other likely couses?
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    Feb 28, 2009, 06:22 AM
    Hello AAKAAK

    Any leaking seal could cause this. Always replace or repair a leaking seal.
    Did you check the various water traps being all filled?
    Sometimes water is sucked out of the trap by dirt. Open up and clean in that case.

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