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Suffering from blocked drains

Suffering from blocked drains

Amongst the worst kinds of household emergencies are the ones related to blocked drains. Similar to other household emergencies, they just occur unexpectedly. Neverthe

Fixed seal on toilet now it’s not draining?

The seal in the toilet had a large gap which was letting odour in so a friend sealed the gab with silicon but now the toilet isn’t draining properly. It fills to the rim and then is very slow and doesn’t fully drain solids. It was flushing fine before this – though i have had [...]

I had a conservatory built by a local builder?

While doing the job he covered over the drain from the kitchen sink and told me that the drain had been sealed.
Overall I found his work to be of a poor standard, now 18 months later we are getting foul odours coming from the covered over drain.
Is he liable?

Air conditioning smell 2000 Ford Windstar?

The air conditioning in our van has a very bad odour when it is turned on. I have been told to see if the evaporator drain is clogged. Does anyone know where to find this drain in the engine? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Thanks everyone for your great answers. [...]

odour from drain?

thre is a stron sewage odour from my drain particularly in the morning, how do i eliminate.

We recently moved into our house about two months ago?

and we noticed a sewage smelling odour coming from the drain in the kitchen and upstairs bathroom last week. I poured a cup of bleach in both sinks but the smell is still coming up the pipes. Any advice? The smell makes me nauseous….is it dangerous?

new waterlines put outside into house–odour in kitchen sink has not gone away–any ideas?

the work was done by the town for the water into house–odour was there before and still here–not really stinky but unpleasant to say the least–it usually smells bad when water in run into the sink–the drains are draining as they should but the smell is too much at times—only when water is run into [...]

Is there a natural way to unclog my drains?

I have used a plunger, and bleach, and I would rather not go out and get a chemical draining fluid because thats even more chemicals and exspensive. Is there another way i can unclog my drains? They are all making noises when one is clogged or being used, which means they must all connect in [...]

Did you know that if you rub your hands over anything stainless steel after peeling an onion?

You get rid of the smell off your hands!Try it it works,go and peel an onion wipe your hands over the draining board(if its stainless steel)and the odour should disappear…Brill!!
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Washer smells and drains spit and gurgle with laundry loads the same rotten egg smell?

When I do laundry, when the washer drains my bathroom sink spits and bathtub drain gurgles and there is a horrible rotten egg smell. I cut back on laundry soap and fab softener and the stinch is still lingering. Have also tried the septic treatments and nothing has worked. Have tried to [...]