Re: Sewage odor leaking from bathtub\'s overflow opening

Posted by Sylvan Tieger on May 03, 2004 at 16:08:11:
In response to Re: Sewage odor leaking from bathtub's overflow opening
: Hello, : I have a bathtub in a 2nd-floor bathroom. Recently, there is a strong sewage odor leaking from the overflow opening. Can anyone help me to pinpoint what's wrong with this? How is a typical overflow connected? Does it have its own P trap or does it share with the P trap of the bathtub drain. Note that there is NO odor leaking from the bathtub drain itself and that I have tried to put water into this overflow opening but it does not seem to stop this. Any insights into this weird problem is greatly appreciated. : Best, Truc Phan The overflow sometimes has debris build up that causes the bacteria to smell. The Over flow fits into a tee either on the run or on the BULL if it is a laydown tee. Either way the over flow is attached to the tub shoe (discharge pipe) and they enter a common P trap. If you have Lysol or bleach you can pour some down the over flow to kill the bacteria that maybe incubating there.

Posted by Sylvan Tieger on May 03, 2004 at 16:08:11:

In response to Re: Sewage odor leaking from bathtub's overflow opening

: Hello,
: I have a bathtub in a 2nd-floor bathroom. Recently, there is a strong sewage odor leaking from the overflow opening. Can anyone help me to pinpoint what's wrong with this? How is a typical overflow connected? Does it have its own P trap or does it share with the P trap of the bathtub drain. Note that there is NO odor leaking from the bathtub drain itself and that I have tried to put water into this overflow opening but it does not seem to stop this. Any insights into this weird problem is greatly appreciated.

: Best, Truc Phan

The overflow sometimes has debris build up that causes the bacteria to smell.

The Over flow fits into a tee either on the run or on the BULL if it is a laydown tee.

Either way the over flow is attached to the tub shoe (discharge pipe) and they enter a common P trap.

If you have Lysol or bleach you can pour some down the over flow to kill the bacteria that maybe incubating there.

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