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    CreativeNotHandy Posts: 35, Reputation: 1
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    #1

    Jul 21, 2008, 05:46 AM
    Bad Odor First Few Seconds of Running Sink
    This only happens with our kitchen faucet; none of our other faucets do this.

    We turn it on after not running it for a while and a nasty odor comes out;:eek:

    It seems to go away after 20 seconds or so.

    Can someone tell me what might cause this and how to remedy it?

    Thanks!
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    speedball1 Posts: 29,301, Reputation: 1939
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    #2

    Jul 21, 2008, 06:10 AM
    Try this. Tonight pour a half gallon of bleach down each drain and let it set over night. Next morning flush it out with hot water. Smell better now? Good luck, Tom
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    CreativeNotHandy Posts: 35, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 29, 2008, 05:50 PM
    Thanks, Tom.

    We tried this. It didn't fix it. I also thought it was from the drain, but I tested it last night by simply waiting for a while and then running the water into a bowl not letting any get to the drain. The water smelled bad, so it must be in the faucet somehow.

    Any ideas how to fix it?

    Thanks.
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    Jul 29, 2008, 07:02 PM
    Do you have any filters of water puerfiers on that line. If it were the water itself you should notice odor at other faucets. Must be something on the pipe.
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    Jul 30, 2008, 05:17 AM
    Nope, no filters.

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