ᐅ Odors in the bathroom – possibly due to improperly installed wastewater pipes?
Created on: 11 Feb 2013 20:22
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arpeeHello experts,
We moved into our newly built house about 2 years ago, and we are increasingly experiencing unpleasant odors in our bathroom.
The question is whether the wastewater pipes might have been installed incorrectly, possibly with insufficient slope?
I have attached a file named: BILD - BadWCKasten + Text Dec12.jpg, which shows all the pipes clearly labeled.
Can anyone provide some insight on this?
Thank you!

We moved into our newly built house about 2 years ago, and we are increasingly experiencing unpleasant odors in our bathroom.
The question is whether the wastewater pipes might have been installed incorrectly, possibly with insufficient slope?
I have attached a file named: BILD - BadWCKasten + Text Dec12.jpg, which shows all the pipes clearly labeled.
Can anyone provide some insight on this?
Thank you!
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karliseppel12 Feb 2013 11:42I don’t mean to be intrusive, but how often is the shower used?
Which drain fitting was installed?
Which drain fitting was installed?
...the shower is used every three days (we have a second shower on the ground floor), I can’t say much about the drain element...apart from the fact that we have a channel with the drain / trap etc. in the middle. What should I check to determine if the shower drain might be a potential problem?
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karliseppel12 Feb 2013 13:29I would have initially guessed a dry trap in the shower, but if there is water flow there every three days, I find that hard to believe. How is the bathtub drained?
hm – I found a picture... it shows that underneath the bathtub, before it was installed, there is a large connection in the floor, presumably for wastewater drainage when the water is emptied from the tub. I can't see much more than that...
Assuming the traps dry out, are there 'deeper' traps that hold more water and therefore don’t dry out as quickly? I have noticed that if I leave, for example, a fairly wet kitchen cloth spread out overnight, it is dry the next day; meaning in our house, wet items dry quickly, maybe the water in the traps evaporates quickly as well, and perhaps three days is really enough?
Assuming the traps dry out, are there 'deeper' traps that hold more water and therefore don’t dry out as quickly? I have noticed that if I leave, for example, a fairly wet kitchen cloth spread out overnight, it is dry the next day; meaning in our house, wet items dry quickly, maybe the water in the traps evaporates quickly as well, and perhaps three days is really enough?
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