Drain Smells, Problems With Drainage In Your Home

Martin Smith an experienced 24-hour emergency plumber explains everything you need to know about drain smells including common questions below that we will answer. What a stink!

In the picture to the right we have a real life experience where there were drain smells coming up into the cloakroom toilet where the United Utilities came out to find out if the drain smells was a result with either a blocked drain of a fault on there side.

Problem With Drain Smells Questions

• I have a sewer smell coming from my toilet in the cloakroom on the ground floor, what could this be?
• I have foul drainage smells coming from my bathroom, need help?
• Poo smells in my home, have I got a blocked drain?
• Who’s responsible for the drain smell in my house?
• I have a drainage smell in my kitchen, how do I get rid of it?
• What is the drain smell in my bathroom?
• Can the foul drainage smell be dangerous to my health?
• How does foul drain smell get into my home?
• How can I fix the foul drainage smell coming into the house?
• How much would it cost me to fix the drainage smell in my home?
• Who do I call if I have a smelly foul drainage smell in my house?
• What is the drainage smell called that leaks into my home?
• Are there any tools that can detect nasty foul hydrogen sulphide smells know as H2S?

Drainage Smell Includes Smelly Answers

I have a sewer smells coming from my toilet in the cloakroom on the ground floor, what could this be

If you have sewer smells coming from you toilet then there are a few possibilities. Either it is coming from a joint in the waste system, the drainage has not been correctly fitted or the drain smell is coming from below the ground floor upwards.

I have foul drainage smells coming from my bathroom, need help

If your looking for help and don’t know who to call, then we can recommend an engineer to come out to you anywhere in the UK. To find where the drain smells are coming from, firstly it is a good idea to air the room out first by opening the window. There are then a few tests that can be taken out. One is the air test and the second is the water test where you completely seal any open ends. The tests can be quite timely, so it is important to try and find it using the him in nose. The are other test equipment such as the H2O test but these type of equipment tools can be very expensive and due to the amount of use a plumbing engineer would get to use them, they don’t really become cost effective.

Poo smells in my home, have I got a blocked drain

Having a drainage smell of Poo in the home does not mean the drain is blocked, however there is a possibility that the toilet may be blocked, causing air to come out of the toilet. To diagnose this you will either open up the inspection chamber or check for the toilet is flushing correctly. If you hear or see air bubbles coming out of the toilet, then it is most likely going to be a blocked toilet. This type of job will need to be fixed by a drainage engineer.

Who’s responsible for the drain smell in my house

If you have drain smells within the house, then the best option is to determine where ever it is the responsibly of the water board (United Utilities) or the responsibility of who ever owns the property. If the problem of the smelly drains is on your property and you have the sole use of the drains, then the fault is of the ownership of the house. If the drains are on the property that have the problem, but are shared with next door, then the point of where it is share is the responsibility of the water board (United Utilities). This does not include every home as to complication to the ownership of the drains where all advice should be checked up either with the council or the water board to find out if you qualify.

I have a drainage smell in my kitchen, how do I get rid of it

Sometimes a drain smelling from within the kitchen, will most likely come from the waste pipes due to a build up of grease and other products and in some cases maybe H2O smells coming from the drain. The best way to get rid of these is to use chemicals such a One Shot, but you must be very careful and follow instructions and is best left to the professionals.

What is the drain smell in my bathroom

The drain smells that comes up from the drains is known as Hydrogen Sulphide, but is also known as short for H2O.

Can the foul drainage smell be dangerous to my health

The drain smells within the drainage system that also smell like rotten eggs, if in contact with humans it is not healthy at all and in some cases can be dangerous if the gases are at a high percentage in the air and may ignite. However we are not trying to worry you as these cases are extremely rare due to the low H2O mixer to air.

How does foul drain smell get into my home

The drain smells within the drainage system can enter the house either through the toilet water as seen as in a bubbling state. It can enter through fault waste pipe or fittings. A drain smell can also enter through a dry trap that has not been used in so long but the worse type of fault which stinks can come through a fitting underneath the concrete or floor.

How can I fix the foul drainage smell coming into the house

Depending where the smell is coming from, you can use a silicone sealant to cover up small open ends or some plumbers mate. If any of the traps or waste is at fault then these can also be replaced. The worse scenario is to replace replace soil pipe underneath the floor or concrete as appliance have to come up including the floor.

How much would it cost me to fix the drainage smell in my home

If you lucky, maybe a few pounds but in the most unlucky scenario it could cost thousands of pounds which is the reason it is a very good idea to have insurance before there is a smell.

Who do I call if I have a smelly foul drainage smell in my house

If you have a smell of sewer drains, then it is a good idea to just call the emergency plumber firstly  so that they can determine if there is a fault with the waste system or whether you require a drainage expert.

What is the drainage smell called that leaks into my home

The name of the drain smells that come up in the home are known as H20 or Hydrogen Sulphide. Other names commonly used are raw eggs, sewer smells, drainage smell or rotten smells.

Are there any tools that can detect nasty foul hydrogen sulphide smells know as H2S

You could buy the H2S tester, however these type of tools do come in very expensive to buy and only detect the level of H2O in the room unless the pump is also added to the tester of which you would place by possible open ends.

If you would like to use an expert and would like us to recommend you an engineer to come out and solve you smelly drainage situation then please give us a call on the number above. If you are a plumber that has experience in sewer drain smells and would like to be on our recommend plumbers list then send us an email to emergencyplumber@me.com