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Recently bought a house and sewer smell is coming out of floor drain. Any cheap fix you guys can recommend? (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 year ago by yoz@aussie.zone to c/ausrenovation@aussie.zone

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

try dumping water down it. If the house has been empty for a while, the water in the trap may have just evaporated (thus allowing stinky stinky to rise)

[–] Mastema 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the right answer. The P-trap (named for the shape, not the substance) dries out and let's gasses pass. If you are feeling extra about it, you can add a capful of bleach the first time to sterilize the inside.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is literally why The U-trap was invented.

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