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gullo46
Sep 20, 2006, 08:38 AM
A sewer smell started coming from the bathroom sink drain. I put bleach down it and its OK for a few hours and then its back. Could my vent pipe on the roof be clogged? Help!

speedball1
Sep 20, 2006, 12:14 PM
A sewer smell started coming from the bathroom sink drain. I put bleach down it and its ok for a few hours and then its back. Could my vent pipe on the roof be clogged? Help!!

Pull the stopper and shine a light down the drain. There is a small rod that hair hangs up on and rots. Fish it out with a bent coathanger and flush it down with some more bleach. If you can't get the stopper out click on back and I'll give you instructions. Good luck, tom

MamaSam
Sep 17, 2008, 02:58 PM
There is a great long plastic barbed tool made just for fishing caught hair out of drains. I now use mine to prevent that from happening. I got mine in the plumbing aisle at Rite Aid, it is a "one time use" tool but I use mine over and over and don't replace it until the barbs wear down. It is just amazing how much hair can be caught in a drain without stopping the water.

ballengerb1
Sep 17, 2008, 03:45 PM
Now that actually is a tool in my bag. I paid like a buck and it saves me lots of time.