ᐅ Pungent odor in the bathroom

Created on: 22 Feb 2015 20:14

Hello,

My wife has noticed a strong, unpleasant smell in the bathroom for about a week. We ventilate almost every day.

Today I noticed it too. Suddenly, there was a very bad odor. I was able to trace it, and it was coming very strongly from the shower drain. Our bathroom is tiled at floor level. No one has showered for a week, but someone has taken a bath once this week.

The bathtub is on the same side as the shower. I poured drain cleaner into the drain just now. The smell seems to have gone away.

Have we done something wrong in general? Can such a smell occur?

After the bath, foam and so on were rinsed off again. The building was completed in mid-2014.

Thank you

ypg23 Feb 2015 15:45

dried-out pipes actually smell like rotten eggs (if I remember correctly how the unused drains in the floor of my old workplace smelled).

What exactly is meant by "a pungent odor" in this case? I interpret beissend as chemical...

asks Yvonne

f-pNo23 Feb 2015 16:48

One00 schrieb:
Maybe this is the reason for the strong odor

The words actually describe the cause. We also have two tiled showers. Especially in the guest bathroom, which is used less often, we frequently notice an unpleasant smell.

Our site manager said (after the plumbers had checked everything) that it might be due to a dried-out trap. In a walk-in shower, the trap is smaller/shorter – so it can dry out more quickly, especially with underfloor heating.

I will also try the tip from @Computersylvia – although, in terms of “saving water,” this can’t be the final solution.

f-pNo24 Feb 2015 11:05

@Computersylvia
I tried it this morning and should be able to tell by this evening if there is still any smell.

Tubifex25 Feb 2015 10:35

#10

Hello.
The possible solutions from a specialist are very well explained!

Best regards, Leo

HilfeHilfe27 Feb 2015 09:17

#11

upDate:

Showered again yesterday. The person / shower and bathroom no longer smell.

ᐅ Pungent odor in the bathroom

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