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    Apr 2, 2008, 12:13 PM
    Sewage Smell from kitchen sink
    Hi,
    There are similar questions but not quite the same.
    I live in a modular home.
    When my washer drains the water bubbles in the left sink in the kitchen (it is a double sink),
    It also smells like sewage. It doesn't occur in any other drains.
    I was told it was because the water lays in the pipe and since I do laundry once a week the water gets stagnant and that why it smells.
    Tried pouring bleach down the kitchen drains, no help.
    Has anyone else had this problem?
    Thanks
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    Apr 2, 2008, 12:19 PM
    You have a partial blockage in the drain line after the kitchen sink. The washer is pumping water into the drain line just a little faster than the partial blockage will let pass and the soap bubbles are backing up to the sink. Snake the sink drain.

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