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    Nov 1, 2012, 06:27 PM
    I have been having the sewer smell from my shower drain.
    I have been having sewer smell from myshower drain for months now. Not long ago I had all my cast iron drain lines replaced hoping this would eliminate the problem but no luck. I've had ever line, vent and what ever I could snake snaked butstill no luck. HELP!!
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    Nov 1, 2012, 09:24 PM
    Take flash light and look inside the drain. There should be water standing there. Please, confirm...

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    Nov 2, 2012, 06:05 PM
    There is water standing in the trap but there is a ton of white gritty build up.
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    Nov 3, 2012, 07:16 AM
    Most bad smells from showers come from rotting hair and grease. The solution would be to snake the drain line and then pour a quart of bleach and let it set foe a few hours. Flush the mess out whit a big pan of boiling water. Smell better now? Good luck. Tom
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