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    Sep 12, 2006, 04:41 PM
    Terrible odor in bathroom
    I have a nasty odor in my master bathroom that comes and goes but when it is here it overcomes you!! I have smelt the shower and sink drains and aira and heating vents to see if the smell was coming from any of those and I do not smell it in any of those places. I have no idea where ekse to look but the bathroom smells horrible and it is starting to drift elswhere in the house. PLEASE HELP!!
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    Sep 13, 2006, 02:05 PM
    I wish I could help but you almost have to be on site to trackdown a bad smell or a weird noise. Regards, Tom
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    Nov 4, 2006, 09:52 AM
    What kind of odor is this??

    Quote Originally Posted by felicia75
    I have a nasty odor in my master bathroom that comes and goes but when it is here it overcomes you!!!! I have smelt the shower and sink drains and aira nd heating vents to see if the smell was coming from any of those and I do not smell it in any of those places. I have no idea where ekse to look but the bathroom smells horrible and it is starting to drift elswhere in the house. PLEASE HELP!!!!
    Do you know where it is coming from, I am having the sam problem... I am trying to help you

    Hey I don't know if this could help but if you pour some bleach down the drains and let it sit over night then in the morning pour a couple of pots of boling water down the drain in the morning it should break up the blockage in the drain...
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    Nov 4, 2006, 10:19 AM
    Have you checked around the base of the toilet?

    Both houses I have lived in had this problem, and both times it turned out to be an improperly seated toilet wax ring. Those old toilets they had bolted down the floor as oppsed to the standing closet bolts that you attach a nut to.

    I pulled the toilet and replaced the wax ring and added a new flange so I could use the standing closet bolts.

    Of course, don't pull the toilet unless you suspect the odor is indeed coming from the base of the toilet.
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    Nov 4, 2006, 09:10 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by felicia75
    I have a nasty odor in my master bathroom that comes and goes but when it is here it overcomes you!!!! I have smelt the shower and sink drains and aira nd heating vents to see if the smell was coming from any of those and I do not smell it in any of those places. I have no idea where ekse to look but the bathroom smells horrible and it is starting to drift elswhere in the house. PLEASE HELP!!!!
    Camera sewer for back up
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    Nov 4, 2006, 09:12 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by budget
    camera sewer for back up
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    Nov 5, 2006, 12:06 AM
    Its probably a dead mouse, look for their poop. Do you see many flies? Have you left out poison for mice? Sometimes mice or rats can eat poison then die in someone else's home. Just a thought.
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    Jul 14, 2008, 09:06 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by felicia75
    I have a nasty odor in my master bathroom that comes and goes but when it is here it overcomes you!!!! I have smelt the shower and sink drains and aira nd heating vents to see if the smell was coming from any of those and I do not smell it in any of those places. I have no idea where ekse to look but the bathroom smells horrible and it is starting to drift elswhere in the house. PLEASE HELP!!!!
    I am having this same problem. Did you ever get that problem fixed. Please let me know. I have replaced my toilet and I am still having that problem.
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    Jul 14, 2008, 06:58 PM
    Maybe the traps are empty?
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    Jul 14, 2008, 09:27 PM
    Do you have a floor drain ?
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    Jul 27, 2010, 08:45 AM
    I would like to say that I had this same problem and schreime had a great solution. Thus far its working wonders for me.
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    Jan 5, 2012, 04:43 PM
    My favorite product to date is Room Shocker. This stuff really works on everything such as: carpet, furniture, and clothing. It is so interesting because it works like a fumigation bomb, but for bad odors. This stuff kills the odor right at the source and the smell never comes back. You have to get Room Shocker to help you out with your odor problem. Check it out at http://www.biocidesystems.com/roomshocker1.html
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    Jan 5, 2012, 05:19 PM
    Hi JJ and welcome to the Plumbing pageat at AskMeHelpDesk.com. You piggybacked on an a 6 year old dead thread. In the future, before you post, look in the upper left hand corner for the date.
    We thank you for the information. Let's see more of you around here. NTom
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