mshandywoman
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There is a very unpleasant smell under my kitchen sink. It smells acrid, something like pet urine or a lemon that has decayed. I've removed everything from the cabinet and cleaned the cabinet with vinegar, baking soda, etc. to no avail.
There is no smell in the dishwasher, disposal, or the sink drain hole. There are no leaks under the sink and everything - disposal, dishwasher, drain - works fine.
I went in the crawlspace and looked all around the area under and by the sink - no dead animals, no water leakage, no rodent feces.
Then I put mouse traps in the cabinet and the dishwasher, thinking something could be living in there, but neither trap was sprung.
I talked with 3 plumbers who all said it wasn't a plumbing problem and they didn't want to waste my money. One suggested I start cutting holes in the bottom of the kitchen cabinet - and maybe the back wall as well - to see if something is in there.
This is a 20-year-old Kohler sink and nothing new has been added to the plumbing in at least 10 years.
Short of tearing out my kitchen cabinet, does anyone have any ideas? I've looked online and it looks as if others have had this problem, but I don't see a post about how it was resolved!
One note, I don't have any gas appliances in my kitchen, so that's not the source of the problem. Plus, it doesn't smell like gas.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
There is no smell in the dishwasher, disposal, or the sink drain hole. There are no leaks under the sink and everything - disposal, dishwasher, drain - works fine.
I went in the crawlspace and looked all around the area under and by the sink - no dead animals, no water leakage, no rodent feces.
Then I put mouse traps in the cabinet and the dishwasher, thinking something could be living in there, but neither trap was sprung.
I talked with 3 plumbers who all said it wasn't a plumbing problem and they didn't want to waste my money. One suggested I start cutting holes in the bottom of the kitchen cabinet - and maybe the back wall as well - to see if something is in there.
This is a 20-year-old Kohler sink and nothing new has been added to the plumbing in at least 10 years.
Short of tearing out my kitchen cabinet, does anyone have any ideas? I've looked online and it looks as if others have had this problem, but I don't see a post about how it was resolved!
One note, I don't have any gas appliances in my kitchen, so that's not the source of the problem. Plus, it doesn't smell like gas.
Thanks for any help you can provide!