Sewer odors in the bathroom

Laz773832
by Laz773832
Anyone know what causes sewer odors in the bathroom. Could it be faulty toilet seal?
  6 answers
  • Jan T Jan T on Dec 28, 2014
    I'd be concerned about my sewer vent as well and toilet seal. If you live in an area where it snows, or your vent cap came off....it may need attention. Best of luck.
  • Duane Duane on Dec 28, 2014
    Many times a p-trap under the bathroom sink does not have enough water in it to keep the sewer gases from coming up through it.
  • Carol McCloskey Carol McCloskey on Dec 28, 2014
    The vent on the roof is not high enough. We had the same problem
  • Linda Hunt Linda Hunt on Dec 28, 2014
    P trap, vent are the culprits 90% of the time. Quickly look around base of bowl. do you see any squished yellow wax there or pressed out black rubber like material... that is your seal between floor hole and toilet. Hopefully these answers we have contributed solve or solved your problem
  • Joyce Joyce on Dec 28, 2014
    My husband the maintenance man for a living had me run bleach down our tub and that cured my bathroom odor. It was in the bathroom that the tub was hardly used anymore after the kids moved out of the house.
  • Carole Carole on Dec 29, 2014
    If your bathroom has a 'wet floor' ie. a tiled floor with a drain in the middle of it, you could try pouring a few litres of water (about 5) into the drain with some bleach in it. Mostly it would be the water that fixes the problem. We had this problem in a rental apartment - both the bathroom and the en-suite ponged something awful. Both had wet floor with drains. The drains was where the smell was coming from. If the water has turned stagnant in the drain it will stink. You could also put some bleach down the drain holes in the sink, shower and into the toilet bowl to see if this fixes the problem. Pipes sometimes become gluggy with hair and all sorts of muck and this causes a smell over time.