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Can't get rid of shower drain smell!!

I apologize if this has been asked a million times - I looked back a few pages & didn't see it.  We bought a foreclosure about 4 months ago and had an inspection.  About a month after moving in we started to notice a really bad rotten egg smell from the master bath shower.  We have a 2 year home warranty, so I called a plumber to look in to this & other small plumbing issues.  Of course, while he was there, the smell did not appear & he suggested thorough cleaning with bleach. 

I cleaned it REALLY WELL with bleach & hot water.  No smell for about 2 days.  I did some searching & found a trick to clean the drain.  Did that, had nice results for about a week.  At this point, I'm thinking there is something going on with the trap (house is on a slab).  The water drains just fine, but the smell is horrible.

Anyone have experience with this?  What was causing the smell?  What did you do to fix it?  Should I just break down & call the plumber again?

TIA!!!

BFP #1 4/6/12 CP 4/10/12 @5 wks

BFP #2 5/6/12 EDD 1/16/13

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Re: Can&#039;t get rid of shower drain smell!!

  • We have a smelly basement because of the drain that goes straight out to the street. Unfortunately, we can't do anything about it... It's a city sewer problem. So, looks lime it's NRVER getting fixed. Try calling you city council & see if anyone else has this problem..
  • imageCrash Into Me:
    Sounds like sewer gas. Your sewer line either needs to be vented through the roof or you need a backflow valve installed in the line that runs out to the street.

    I agree with this. Also, I used to live in a basement apartment and we had issues with the sewer backing up. It would stink occasionally a few weeks before it did.

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