Bathroom Smells Bad

The sewer odor in bathroom could be responsible for various health problems including headaches as the waste breaking down in the sewer line emits hydrogen sulfide.

Bathroom smells bad. Sewer smells in your bathroom can result from a few different issues so you ll need to spend a bit of time in the room to sniff out the source. If your toilet always smells like urine even after flushing and cleaning the tank might be retaining a urine smell. The bad news is that any number of things can cause a sewage smell in your bathroom and it can be difficult to pinpoint the source of the odor.

A build up of combustible methane gas increases the risk of an explosion. A smelly bathroom sink drain is a common problem as odor residue and bacteria accumulate regularly in the drain. Over time these deposits clog the drain and cause both bad odors and slow water leak.

You can get rid of the smells that are plaguing the vent. Unflattering smells can build up in the vent as a result of mold and mildew and fill the bathroom with a less than pleasant odor. Open a window or run the bathroom fan for ventilation.

Besides the obvious unpleasant smell the methane in sewer gas can actually be flammable in large quantities and breathing it in can be hazardous to your health. If you smell that signature musty smell like wet socks here s what to do. Avoid expensive and chemically based drain cleaners sold at supermarkets and home improvement.

This bathroom does not have a fan just a hvac vent and window. Using a brush scrub the walls of the tank with white vinegar and flush. Even worse than the bacteria these sewer gases contain is the methane gas buildup in your home.

Fill a spray bottle with white vinegar don t dilute spray the affected surfaces and wait one hour. The whole bathroom smells bad and we can pinpoint it coming from base of toilet since we are unable to smell it from sink or bathtub. The smell gets especially bad when the temperature outside gets very hot.