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    romeelda Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 13, 2009, 07:25 AM
    Horrible, rotten smell comes and goes in my toilets
    Hi everybody,
    I have a problem and hope that you may help me.Some months ago I built a big house ( 500 metres squares).There are 5 toilets in this house.A very unpleasent, rotten smell sometimes arise from 2 of these toilets.These 2 toilets are found on the ground floor, near the septic tank.After the rotten smell comes, it just disappear after about 1 or 2 days . But unfortunately it's just a respite and after a while it returns back.Two plumbers have tried to fix the problem, but the bad , rotten smell still comes.I am starting to get desperate.Can anyone help me ? I would also like to say that this house is being used as an office and that the people working there never use the tubs and showers.
    Thanks a lot

    P.S- Sorry if my English is not perfect, but please understand that it's not my native language.
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    Jul 13, 2009, 05:31 PM

    First make sure that the tubs and showers traps have water in them. Second pull the offending toilets and make sure that a wax ring was installed.
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