I’ve got a couple of questions that I know are just ripe (no pun intended) for jokes. I’ve made many myself. But I’m not sure where to start with these and getting a little desperate. I’ve gotten great advice before from this forum, so here it goes:
Problem #1: There’s a strong smell of urine coming from one of our toilets. We’ve clean it and the area around it many times with bleach and the smell persists. It’s definitely coming from the toilet itself and not anywhere around it. What is up with this?
Problem #2: This may or may not be related, but the same toilet doesn’t flush hmmmm…er…ahhh…solids very well. It often (but not always) plugs up to vary degrees and often takes a couple of flushes and sometimes even a plunger to get it all down.
Issues that may or may not be related: About a month ago, our main line backed up. A plumber cleared it, but it had no affect on either problem.
A couple of years ago, we had to have the p-trap replaced in the shower drain in the same bathroom. Since then we get a sewer gas smell every couple of months or so that a dose of hot water and vinegar takes care of.
I’m a fairly decent do-it-yourselfer, but a complete novice when it comes to plumbing. Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
Problem #1: There’s a strong smell of urine coming from one of our toilets. We’ve clean it and the area around it many times with bleach and the smell persists. It’s definitely coming from the toilet itself and not anywhere around it. What is up with this?
Problem #2: This may or may not be related, but the same toilet doesn’t flush hmmmm…er…ahhh…solids very well. It often (but not always) plugs up to vary degrees and often takes a couple of flushes and sometimes even a plunger to get it all down.
Issues that may or may not be related: About a month ago, our main line backed up. A plumber cleared it, but it had no affect on either problem.
A couple of years ago, we had to have the p-trap replaced in the shower drain in the same bathroom. Since then we get a sewer gas smell every couple of months or so that a dose of hot water and vinegar takes care of.
I’m a fairly decent do-it-yourselfer, but a complete novice when it comes to plumbing. Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Thank you.