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    bhartley242 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 17, 2010, 07:40 AM
    I have a vinegar smell coming from the bottom of a sink.
    It is a two sink cabinet with the second sink in bathroom having a very limited smell. Nothing coming from the plumbing drains. Nothing from the bottom wax ring of the toilet. Nothing coming from the vent. HEAVY in the morning, smells like a vinagrone (insect in southern new mexico). Strongest odor comes from under the far left sink under cabinet. Have poored water through top ceiling vent with no issues. I've event cut a 6 x 6 inch hole in back of cabinet to see if an insect or animal was dead, nothing.

    Need your help folks. What else could it be?
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    Oct 17, 2010, 09:45 AM

    Smells are the hardest to locate when you're not there. Have you tried taking a rag soaked in bleach and washing down the insides of your cabinet? Let me know if that helps. Good luck, Tom
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