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odnna
Apr 2, 2008, 12:13 PM
Hi,
There are similar questions but not quite the same.
I live in a modular home.
When my washer drains the water bubbles in the left sink in the kitchen (it is a double sink),
It also smells like sewage. It doesn't occur in any other drains.
I was told it was because the water lays in the pipe and since I do laundry once a week the water gets stagnant and that why it smells.
Tried pouring bleach down the kitchen drains, no help.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Thanks

hkstroud
Apr 2, 2008, 12:19 PM
You have a partial blockage in the drain line after the kitchen sink. The washer is pumping water into the drain line just a little faster than the partial blockage will let pass and the soap bubbles are backing up to the sink. Snake the sink drain.