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    Sep 19, 2007, 08:58 PM
    How to check vent for plugging
    Hi there:

    How can I easily chek if my drainage vent is plugged? I just bought a new home and the downstrairs bathroom smells but not everyday. I am going to try the bleach trick tonight but the house is brand new I wonder how I could have hair in the sink.
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    Sep 20, 2007, 07:06 AM
    Where's the smell thr worst? Drain? Toilet? When a vent's blocked you will hear gurgling in one or more bathroom traps. Good luck, Tom
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    Sep 20, 2007, 07:54 AM
    It may be as simple as a poorly installed wax ring on the toilet. Tom is 100% correct about plugged vents causing gurgling.
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