We (my wife and I) have shifted into this new flat in an apartment that has 10 floors. The flat is our own.
We are on the 5th floor.
Much to our dreaded surprise, we found that one side of the entire apartment has no U-Bend on the sewer pipes that run outside the building.
This causes the gas from the pipes to fill our homes up with an awful smell during which I cannot use the bathroom. (The smell is so bad)
I don't know if the smell emenates from the top floors or the floors below.
Kindly note that the outside sewer pipes are completely sealed off (from repairs of any kind with a huge cement casing that runs up the entire 10 floors) thus making repairs or fixation of the U-bends kind of impossible for the time being.
I know it's a huge health hazard but it's a lot of concern since we can't invite anyone into our house for these embarrassing reasons
Being a responsible flat owner I have notified the other people in the apartment who also face the same problem.
The only remedy they have found is:
1) Increase the length of the pipe on the terrace so that the gas escapes higher up into the air.
2) A caretaker (janitor if you will,) pours phenoyle down the pipe once the smell starts bothering the neighbours.
I have read some home remedies that state the usage of bleaching powder and vinegar by pouring it down the pipes. But I am looking for a somewhat permanent solution if possible.
If anyone here can help me out, I would be extremely grateful.
We are on the 5th floor.
Much to our dreaded surprise, we found that one side of the entire apartment has no U-Bend on the sewer pipes that run outside the building.
This causes the gas from the pipes to fill our homes up with an awful smell during which I cannot use the bathroom. (The smell is so bad)
I don't know if the smell emenates from the top floors or the floors below.
Kindly note that the outside sewer pipes are completely sealed off (from repairs of any kind with a huge cement casing that runs up the entire 10 floors) thus making repairs or fixation of the U-bends kind of impossible for the time being.
I know it's a huge health hazard but it's a lot of concern since we can't invite anyone into our house for these embarrassing reasons
Being a responsible flat owner I have notified the other people in the apartment who also face the same problem.
The only remedy they have found is:
1) Increase the length of the pipe on the terrace so that the gas escapes higher up into the air.
2) A caretaker (janitor if you will,) pours phenoyle down the pipe once the smell starts bothering the neighbours.
I have read some home remedies that state the usage of bleaching powder and vinegar by pouring it down the pipes. But I am looking for a somewhat permanent solution if possible.
If anyone here can help me out, I would be extremely grateful.