[janetave]

Dear Sir;
When I fill up the washer in my basement I always notice a rotten egg smell, like sulfur. Any suggestions?

[smoothy]

Do you have well water? Do you get this odor if you fill up a sink or bathtub?

[janetave]

I have city water and you can also smell this in the bathroom sink only, which is upstairs. You can't smell it anywhere else.

[smoothy]

Sounds like a trap isn't either correctly installed or a drain might be leaking. And yes you can have a leak on the top of a drain that lets sewer gas in yet never leaks water. I've actually had that happen,

[massplumber2008]

HI Janetave...

The washer and the sink, right?

I'm going to go with the idea that this might be an issue with the ANODE ROD in the water heater... maybe/maybe not?

Do you find the smell associated with hot water, warm water or cold water? If hot or warm water result in the smell then there is a good chance the anode rod in your water heater is reacting with your water and is causing a sulpherish odor/issue.

Let us know about the temp. of the water. Let us know about how old the water heater is (if present) and if you have a water softener in the home (and if the cold water entering the water heater is softened, too).

Back to you...

Mark