terrible odor in bathroom

felicia75 · #1 Sep 12, 2006, 04:41 PM

I have a nasty odor in my master bathroom that comes and goes but when it is here it overcomes you!!!! I have smelt the shower and sink drains and aira nd heating vents to see if the smell was coming from any of those and I do not smell it in any of those places. I have no idea where ekse to look but the bathroom smells horrible and it is starting to drift elswhere in the house. PLEASE HELP!!!!

BabyAbagail06 · Nov 4, 2006, 08:52 AM

what kind of odor is this???

BabyAbagail06 · Nov 4, 2006, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by felicia75

I have a nasty odor in my master bathroom that comes and goes but when it is here it overcomes you!!!! I have smelt the shower and sink drains and aira nd heating vents to see if the smell was coming from any of those and I do not smell it in any of those places. I have no idea where ekse to look but the bathroom smells horrible and it is starting to drift elswhere in the house. PLEASE HELP!!!!

do you know where it is coming from, I am having the sam problem.... i am tryin to help you

BabyAbagail06 · Nov 4, 2006, 09:12 AM

hey i dont know if this could help but if you pour some bleach down the drains and let it sit over night then in the morning pour a couple of pots of boling water down the drain in the morning it should break up the blockage in the drain....

andrewcocke · Nov 4, 2006, 09:19 AM

Have you checked around the base of the toilet?

Both houses I have lived in had this problem, and both times it turned out to be an improperly seated toilet wax ring. Those old toilets they had bolted down the the floor as oppsed to the standing closet bolts that you attach a nut to.

I pulled the toilet and replaced the wax ring and added a new flange so I could use the standing closet bolts.

Of course, dont pull the toilet unless you suspect the odor is indeed coming from the base of the toilet.

budget · Nov 4, 2006, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by felicia75

I have a nasty odor in my master bathroom that comes and goes but when it is here it overcomes you!!!! I have smelt the shower and sink drains and aira nd heating vents to see if the smell was coming from any of those and I do not smell it in any of those places. I have no idea where ekse to look but the bathroom smells horrible and it is starting to drift elswhere in the house. PLEASE HELP!!!!

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budget · Nov 4, 2006, 08:12 PM

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marcoawg · Nov 4, 2006, 11:06 PM

its probably a dead mouse, look for their poop. do you see many flies? have you left out poison for mice? sometimes mice or rats can eat poison then die in someone elses home. just a thought.

daco · Jul 14, 2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by felicia75

I have a nasty odor in my master bathroom that comes and goes but when it is here it overcomes you!!!! I have smelt the shower and sink drains and aira nd heating vents to see if the smell was coming from any of those and I do not smell it in any of those places. I have no idea where ekse to look but the bathroom smells horrible and it is starting to drift elswhere in the house. PLEASE HELP!!!!

I am having this same problem. Did you ever get that problem fixed. Please let me know. I have replaced my toilet and I am still having that problem.



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