sarmcl
Aug 22, 2011, 12:30 PM
Backstory
Last night, noticed a chemical smell in my kitchen. Very faint but still noticed it. Went to basement and it got stronger. When I opened up a storage closet I had the smell was very evident. Similar to turpentine or nail polish remover. Walls are cinder blocks in there. Only thing in there is my kitchen plumbing(kitchen sink is directly above) and the A/C tubing.
At first I thought maybe the AC was leaking. But have not had AC on for about 2 1/2 weeks. I checked all corners of closet and the smell was concentrated by the kitchen sink plumbing.
To be safe I called Fire Department to do a check for natural gas. They came out and there is nothing detected.
We are completely stumped. Any suggestions. I have been told to pour about 5 gallons of water down drain to see if there is blockage(I am single and I do not use sink repeatedly)
Any other help is GREATLY appreciated!
Last night, noticed a chemical smell in my kitchen. Very faint but still noticed it. Went to basement and it got stronger. When I opened up a storage closet I had the smell was very evident. Similar to turpentine or nail polish remover. Walls are cinder blocks in there. Only thing in there is my kitchen plumbing(kitchen sink is directly above) and the A/C tubing.
At first I thought maybe the AC was leaking. But have not had AC on for about 2 1/2 weeks. I checked all corners of closet and the smell was concentrated by the kitchen sink plumbing.
To be safe I called Fire Department to do a check for natural gas. They came out and there is nothing detected.
We are completely stumped. Any suggestions. I have been told to pour about 5 gallons of water down drain to see if there is blockage(I am single and I do not use sink repeatedly)
Any other help is GREATLY appreciated!