Good evening everyone,
I have been living in my current apartment for about 2 years, and for roughly the past year, I have been experiencing quite severe digestive issues. About a year ago, a plumbing company tore up part of the bathroom floor to work on the pipes. I’m not exactly sure why this was done, but it was definitely ordered by my landlord.
I believe my health problems started after this work (although I might be mistaken). Additionally, the water in bathroom 1 and in the kitchen sometimes has a terrible smell. It doesn’t happen all the time but quite regularly, and it definitely is not coming from the drain! The smell is definitely coming from the faucet, meaning from the pipes. I have even replaced the faucet, so the faucet itself can’t be the cause.
For these reasons, I would like to ask you first, what could be causing this horrible smell? And second, could something have gone wrong with the pipe installation that allows bacteria or other contaminants to enter the water? I have no expertise in this area, so I’m not trying to draw any conclusions, but the fact that the pipes were never properly sealed again and have been left open until today (as you can see in the pictures) doesn’t seem very professional.
I took a few photos to share with you, and I hope you might be able to deduce something from them. Unfortunately, the pictures are uploaded rotated incorrectly, but I hope that’s still okay.
Here are the pictures:
I would really appreciate your help and thank you in advance!
Best regards
I have been living in my current apartment for about 2 years, and for roughly the past year, I have been experiencing quite severe digestive issues. About a year ago, a plumbing company tore up part of the bathroom floor to work on the pipes. I’m not exactly sure why this was done, but it was definitely ordered by my landlord.
I believe my health problems started after this work (although I might be mistaken). Additionally, the water in bathroom 1 and in the kitchen sometimes has a terrible smell. It doesn’t happen all the time but quite regularly, and it definitely is not coming from the drain! The smell is definitely coming from the faucet, meaning from the pipes. I have even replaced the faucet, so the faucet itself can’t be the cause.
For these reasons, I would like to ask you first, what could be causing this horrible smell? And second, could something have gone wrong with the pipe installation that allows bacteria or other contaminants to enter the water? I have no expertise in this area, so I’m not trying to draw any conclusions, but the fact that the pipes were never properly sealed again and have been left open until today (as you can see in the pictures) doesn’t seem very professional.
I took a few photos to share with you, and I hope you might be able to deduce something from them. Unfortunately, the pictures are uploaded rotated incorrectly, but I hope that’s still okay.
Here are the pictures:
I would really appreciate your help and thank you in advance!
Best regards
H
HilfeHilfe30 Jul 2018 18:58Moving out and not risking your health!
steveo schrieb:
A section of the floor in my bathroom was broken up by a plumbing company to work on the pipe. Unfortunately, I can’t say exactly why now, but it was definitely ordered by my landlord. That doesn’t sound like a landlord, it sounds more like a dislandlord—especially judging by the pictures.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
11ant schrieb:
That doesn't sound like a landlord, it sounds like a tenant leaving – especially judging by the pictures.How should I interpret your response? What do you mean by that?
Well, I would say they want to get rid of you, renovate expensively, and rent out at an even higher price 😉
Have you been living with these exposed pipes for a year? And never did anything about it?
Tenants' association? Legal protection insurance?
If you don’t want to move out, take a water sample and have it tested in a laboratory.
Have you been living with these exposed pipes for a year? And never did anything about it?
Tenants' association? Legal protection insurance?
If you don’t want to move out, take a water sample and have it tested in a laboratory.
Tina mit K30 Jul 2018 22:35I would also suggest contacting the tenants’ association. Aren’t these pipes considered a reduction in quality of living, which could justify a rent reduction? Then the landlord might finally arrange to have the pipes installed properly. What is the landlord’s explanation for why it still looks like this?
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