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    Oct 26, 2011, 02:50 PM
    What can I do about sewer smells in my upstairs bathroom?
    My upstairs bathroom has started to smell like a sewer. There are no leaks and I shut the lid and even stop up the sink, but it still smells.
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    Oct 26, 2011, 05:32 PM
    Change the wax ring under the toilet. Good place to start. One step at a time with sewer smells.
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    Oct 27, 2011, 08:01 AM
    Can you tell us exactly where the smell's the strongest? One of the drains? The toilet base? Where? > Back to you, Tom
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