[joannepatricia]

I have the same problem I wonder if our you bends are causing the problem !

[ballengerb1]

Joann, we can't see the post you were looking at so we must start from scratch. What is your issue. A U bend is actually called a P trap, it must hold water to keep out sewer gas from getting inside your home.

[joannepatricia]

I get a foul smell from my sinks when I run water ,only the downstairs which is the toilet sink and kitchen sink thanks for taking the time to read this

[speedball1]

i get a foul smell from my sinks when i run water ,only the downstairs which is the toilet sink and kitchen sink thanks for taking the time to read this

Kitchens have sinks, and with the exception of vessel sinks bathrooms have lavatories and vanities. That's how we can tell what room you guys are asking about.
Because they both stink doesn't mean that you're smelling the same crud.
Sinks have rotting garbage and grease while lavatories have grease and rotting hair.
Let's take them one at a time. Bathroom first.
Remove the stopper from your lavatory. Look down in the drain and you will see a rod about 6" down. Hair hangs up and fermemts on that rod. Fish it out,(ugh!) The reason you smell it at the overflow is that when you drain some of the smell is forced back out the overflow. Now pour a quart of bleach down the drain and let it set overnight. Next morning,(and this is important)flush it out with a pan of boiling water If you can't pull the stopper out then your stopper has a opening at the base that the rod goes through so that it can't be pulled out. To defeat this and pull the stopper look under the sink and follow the pop up lever down to the rod. You will see a knurled nut. Now push the pop up knob so the stopper is in the up position. While holding the stopper in one hand, slowly back the nut out until it's clear,(You may need to free it with a pair of pliers) Careful! You don't want to pull it all the way out. Now, GENTLY pull back on the rod while pulling upwards on the stopper. As soon as the stopper clears turn the nut back in hand tight or tight enough to hold the plunger rod up. From here on in you will let the stopper ride on top of the rod instead of tying it down. Now take a bent coathanger and fish out any hair that may have hung up on the rod or the trap. After you have cleared out any hair or trash, just drop the stopper back in the drain. When I install a lavatory I never tie down the stopper so that the owner can check the drain without the expense of a service call That should take care of that smelly lavatory. More questions? I'm as close as a click. Let me know how it went and we'll move on. Good luck TOM