Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    marisopita's Avatar
    marisopita Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Jun 7, 2009, 03:54 PM
    Unable to remove bad smell from toilet
    Hi - I have a new home (2yrs old) and no matter how much I clean the master toilet it always has a bad smell. My spare bath doesn't have the same problem and it gets cleaned less. I've even tried an 'industrial' type cleaner from Lowe's, but after a few days the smell returned. I also notice yellowish stains on the calking around the base. My husband swears he is aiming correctly :) and I don't see streaks coming down from the bowl so I have to assume they are seeping in from inside. Is this possible? Any ideas what could be causing the smell and how do I get rid of it? Thanks!!
    speedball1's Avatar
    speedball1 Posts: 29,301, Reputation: 1939
    Eternal Plumber
    		  
    #2

    Jun 7, 2009, 04:15 PM
    Sounds like you have a ruptured wax seal and it's not only leaking water but sewer gas as well. The solution would be to pull and reinstall the toilet after first cleaning off the old seal. Good luck, Tom
    mygirlsdad77's Avatar
    mygirlsdad77 Posts: 5,713, Reputation: 339
    Plumbing Expert
    		  
    #3

    Jun 7, 2009, 06:03 PM

    Tom has given you the most probable answer to your problem. Pull toilet, clean old wax off closet flange and toilet, reinstall toilet with new wax ring and you should be set.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

How to remove the smell of Lacquer [ 1 Answers ]

Hi, I just bought some reproduction oriental furniture and am wondering how do I rid them off the smell of lacquer besides 'airing them out'. Thanks

Unable to uninstall norton antivirus from add and remove [ 2 Answers ]

Dell XP pro virus infected PC, While installing Norton System Works PC went Blank and asked for a restart but installation didn't take place. Asking for a Fresh installation after uninstalling previous. Unable to uninstall after repeated Try i.e restart etc.

BAD SMELL I have a very bad smell coming from my toilet [ 3 Answers ]

I live on a slab, older house & have a horrible smell coming from one of my bathrooms, also there are nats flying out of my shower drain. Do you have any idea on what this could be... I really don't have the money for a plumber... please let me know any suggestions... Thank You :confused: ...

Basement Toilet Backup, how to remove the smell? [ 3 Answers ]

Recently a friend of mine had their basement toilet backup sewage into the basement. The plumber figured out there were tree roots in the sewer which lead to the problem and ended up fixing it. They removed all of the carpet and other materials affected by the backup, but the smell remains. I...

Shower drain rusted unable to remove, help. [ 3 Answers ]

I've looked at the WingTite shower drain instructions and they seem pretty much clear. Before I proceed I would like to know if these steps will work on my drain because before I found their website I tried to remove the drain by gaining access from the bottom of the shower and could not. I found...

View more questions Search