ᐅ Odor from the Sink or P-Trap – Causes and Solutions

Created on: 3 Feb 2016 14:28
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Typ87
Hello,
There is a strong odor coming from my kitchen sink and the trap.
I have already tried leaving vinegar and salt to sit overnight, which eliminated the smell for two days.

I also completely disassembled and cleaned the trap.
This did not help either.

What could be causing this?
What can I do to fix it?

Attached are two pictures



Double kitchen sink with dish soap and sponge on the sink



White PVC pipes and trap visible under the kitchen sink
wrobel6 Feb 2016 23:20
Hello

Did you only clean the trap?
Please also clean the connection between the strainer valves, the lower parts of the strainer valves, and the overflow.
The trap shown by Siggi is identical to the installed one, and everything beyond the trap is usually irrelevant.

Olli
T
Typ87
7 Feb 2016 18:00
wrobel schrieb:
Hello,

Did you only clean the trap?
Please also clean the connections between the strainers, the lower parts of the strainers,
and the overflow as well.
The trap shown by Siggi is identical to the one installed, and everything beyond the trap is usually irrelevant.

Olli

I cleaned the entire white part, so all the white pipes,
as well as the gray part as far as possible, including the strainers.