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  1. M

    Greenstar Camray Kitchen System 18/25 smells

    This boiler emits a oily smell during and after use but otherwise performs well. This problem has been slightly improved by renewing the primary and secondary heat exchanger gaskets and the burner O-ring seal but is still unacceptable. Maybe these boilers always smell! Any suggestions as to...
  2. B

    Bathroom smells terrible

    There is a whiff in my upstairs en-suite. The toilet was leaking between the pan and the pan connector, I swapped out the pan connector for a flexi-connector, which stopped the leak. However the smell is as bad as ever. I know the seal on the shower is :hand:, and will attend to that. I...
  3. D

    Riley smells a wind up.

    I think he could be right. http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/central-heating-forum/86904-no-hot-water-indirect-tank-help.html
  4. B

    Toilet smells after flushing

    Hi all, looking for help please with a smelly toilet. I posted before but was not registered (apologies for this as I was unaware I had to register as the site allowed me to post as a guest). Therefore sorry for duplicating same thread.... I Had bathroom fully refitted with toilet and...
  5. U

    Toilet smells after flushing

    Hi all, looking for help please with a smelly toilet. Had bathroom fully refitted with toilet and bath position swapped. Set up is now sink to left and bath to right of toilet and believe all use same drainage under the bath. The roof vent was removed to allow new full size bath and valves...
  6. phil hair

    shower smells of fish

    i have noticed recently a faint fishy smell coming from bath while i am showering. (**********ok enough of that fellers****************) its an electric shower, used everyday, so doubt it stagnant water, any ideas?
  7. A

    F+E tank, water level keeps rising and smells bad too.

    Hi guys, Last August got called out to a job where the overflow was running on the F+E, replaced the ball valve and all was well. Got called back today, the water level has risen in the tank again and overflow discharging again. Ball valve seems to be shutting off fine, no over pumping while...
  8. U

    food smells from neighbours flat

    Hi all, Not sure that this is the right forum or site even for this! But not sure where else to go. We have a problem with one particular food smell coming from a neighbours flat and we think we know which neighbour. It's a bit of an odd one as we only smell it once or twice a week and the...
  9. I

    Drainage smells in bathroom. Help please!

    Hi. I live in a bungalow and for weeks now have been having drainage smells in the bathroom. Our plumber has now disconnected all the plastic pipes and removed the toiled and has sealed off the grey waste pipe which goes down to the main sewer. His thoughts were that once this had been done, if...
    • Ian Shaw
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    • bathroom drain drainage help pipes please plumber shower smells water
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  10. S

    Advice on Smells in bathroom

    Hi We have a 3 floor house with an ensuite thats become a bit smelly! There is a drainage smell intermittently which disappears after using the shower or sink. When you flush the toilet, the sink and shower cubicle both Gurgle. Ive checked the trap on the sink and its full of clean...
  11. U

    Unknown pipe in roof space

    Hi all, I've attached a picture of a plastic pipe that appears to come up from the flat below us then runs through the height of our flat and into the roof space between ours and the flat above. It looks as if the top part is a sort of vent and if i could somehow unscrew the top i'd be able to...
  12. H

    Sewer smells

    Hi, We have a five storey block of flats built in 2006 and are experiencing sewer smells in some of the bathrooms, mainly on the first and second floors. The soil stack is vented to the atmosphere and has a mesh cover. It appears to be clear of blockages as far as can be seen with a torch...
  13. A

    Bubbles coming up from the W/C and sewage smells

    I got called out to a factory warehouse about a month ago to see about bad sewage smells - I found nothing obvious part of the job was to remove the toilet and basin & tile the floor. I fitted a new basin and waste pipe. Theres an optical company thro the wall and their basin waste drains into...
  14. S

    Smells - please please please help....

    Hi all - I am new to the forum - I have a problem in my house which has been there for about 7 months now - I have spent about a thousand pounds now trying to get the problem sorted and am at the end of my tether. We have a townhouse, and the ground floor has the kitchen, utility room, dining...
  15. W

    Afternoon. I've a question about poo bum smells.

    Please excuse my absence, I've been off dancing with devil in the pale moonlight. I trust you are all as well as can be expected given the terrible ageing effects and massive sexual temptations of the job we all do. I've not had much dealings with soil and vent fittings and whatnothaveyou...
  16. C

    shallow bath trap lets smells from drains past. no room for deep trap

    hi, ive got a bath installed bum backwards, plughole is at far end to outside wall, pipe runs under bath through wall then at shallow angle over to soil pipe. Problem is the shallow plughole trap lets smells past and there is no option to put anything bigger under bath (it cant be moved and...
  17. S

    washing machine installation

    Probably a stupid question but Ive got a job to fit a washing machine in an outside shed. There is a drain right next to it. Is the reason you fit a trap on a washing machine purely to stop smells from comming back up? If so I could just run the washing machine waste into a piece of inch and a...
  18. N

    Bathroom sink and bath causing smells in kitchen

    Hiya, as a newbie to this site please be patient; I have looked on this site and across the internet for an answer to my specific problem and can't find one so far. With regard to rotten egg/ suphur smell coming from sinks, the only responses I have see have been about the sink in question. My...
  19. S

    Drainage issues

    H, I am a surveyor with no real draiange experieicne and I would be grateful if anone had comments to make on the following. For years, a three storey building has had foul smells. The waste wash basin traps were accumulating a black sludge within three month of being cleaned out. Soaps have...
  20. W

    Soil pipe smells in house.... options?

    Hi all, first post so please go easy. Had a look through the forums but couldnt find an answer to this problem so hopefully someone will be kind enough to help me. We have a bathroom at the front of the house and ensuite at rear. On the roof at rear is a soil vent through the roof, and the soil...

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