[heather698]

The water that comes out of our two sinks in our master bathroom smells like sewage! Our house was just built this past year so I'm not sure what is causing this problem.

[EPMiller]

Need more information. Hot water? Cold water? Any problem anywhere else in the house? Do these faucets get used regularly? Where is the water heater in relation to these faucets?

[ballengerb1]

I am going to take a guess that it's the hot water that stink, right? Do all other hot faucets smell fine?

[heather698]

Actually, it is both the hot and cold water. If you run the water the smell dissipates. The hot water heater is upstairs in the space above our garage. Our master bathroom, the one with the smell, is on the main floor. No other sink, bathroom or area of the house has this problem.

[ballengerb1]

"run the water the smell dissipates" is pretty much the opposite of what I thought from your first post. If it was the water that smelled it would get worse not better as you ran the water. The smell is most likely rotting hair and body oils in the drain. Mix 1/2 cup of table salt with 1/2 cup of baking soda and dump into the drain followed with a cup of vinegar. Allow to soak overnight and then flush with a bucket of really hot water. This should freshen up your drain.

[cxain1]

I have a similar problem going to try what you said as it sounds good and won't do any harm

[speedball1]

Remove the stopper from your lavatory. Look down in the drain and you will see a rod about 6" down. Hair hangs up and fermemts on that rod. Fish it out,(ugh!) The reason you smell it at the overflow is that when you drain some of the smell is forced back out the overflow. Now pour a quart of bleach down the drain and let it set overnight. Next morning,(and this is important)flush it out with a pan of boiling water If you can't pull the stopper out then your stopper has a opening at the base that the rod goes through so that it can't be pulled out. To defeat this and pull the stopper look under the sink and follow the pop up lever down to the rod. You will see a knurled nut. Now push the pop up knob so the stopper is in the up position. While holding the stopper in one hand, slowly back the nut out until it's clear,(You may need to free it with a pair of pliers) Careful! You don't want to pull it all the way out. Now, GENTLY pull back on the rod while pulling upwards on the stopper. As soon as the stopper clears turn the nut back in hand tight or tight enough to hold the plunger rod up. From here on in you will let the stopper ride on top of the rod instead of tying it down. Now take a bent coathanger and fish out any hair that may have hung up on the rod or the trap. After you have cleared out any hair or trash, just drop the stopper back in the drain. When I install a lavatory I never tie down the stopper so that the owner can check the drain without the expense of a service call That should take care of that smelly lavatory. More questions? I'm as close as a click. Good luck TOM