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  1. Dvid

    Sink Flange Smell

    So far about two weeks and no new smells from the p-trap since cleaning with bleach water, rinsing then vinegar/ water. Only time will tell if it was long term bacteria / mold in the overflow area that I killed off or if after 6-12 months the ptrap starts stinking again. I will say that when I...
  2. Dvid

    Sink Flange Smell

    I had replied that might be beyond my homeowner DIY abilities. I'm not sure I'd have the tool for filing the metal. I could envision damaging the sinks if I filed too aggressively. The porcelain "channel" where the flange holes are is recessed below the metal so filing wouldn't eliminate all the...
  3. Dvid

    Sink Flange Smell

    Fancy. I'll just remove the p-trap and put a 5 gallon bucket (or smaller bucket on a tote or something) right under the drain flange and tail piece to catch all the cleaner / water and splash. What's causing all this? Who knows? Maybe the initial 2-3 years the putty was in the flange holes...
  4. Dvid

    Sink Flange Smell

    Interesting. I think this is basically what others are recommending but with vinegar and / or bleach. @wwhitney made and important point to NEVER combine vinegar and bleach together. Glad to know I'm not the only one with this issue so I appreciate you making me feel less alone in this. I hate...
  5. Dvid

    Sink Flange Smell

    I like the idea of blocking the flange holes and filling up some of the overflow reservoir with the p-trap removed and a bucket to catch the liquid instead of it going in the septic. If I do I'll heed @wwhitney advice to not combine vinegar and chlorine. I might do vinegar first. Then thoroughly...
  6. Dvid

    Sink Flange Smell

    True. Or I would think that squeeze bottle with vinegar would be about as 80-90% effective. For the one sink I already cleaned the p-trap (nasty, smelly job) I might leave well alone. For the other side) my wife's maybe I will do that when I clean the p-trap there. I should have added that...
  7. Dvid

    Sink Flange Smell

    We are on well water with a septic system and are always told to avoid adding bleach because it hurts the septic bacteria breaking down material. I just mentioned in another reply I bought a cheap $1 plastic squeeze bottle I fill with cleaner or vinegar and can squirt aggressively into the sink...
  8. Dvid

    Sink Flange Smell

    I like this idea of temporarily blocking the flange hole(s) to sanitize the overflow reservoir. I'm not sure that is the issue though. I bought a cheap $1 squeeze bottle like for ketchup and fill it up with vinegar or cleaner and squeeze into the overflow hole in the back of the sink. I can see...
  9. Dvid

    Trouble with P-Trap Backdraft

    Forgot I had this thread. Update here: https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/sink-flange-smell.106841/
  10. Dvid

    Sink Flange Smell

    Our master bathroom sinks smelling bad for a while. Almost like sulfur, but just found when you cut the water on. -Not the water which sampled smells fine hot and cold by itself, so not hot water heater. -P-trap always has water in it, never dry. -Ran a boroscope through the p-trap up the back...
  11. Dvid

    Woodford 17 Anti-Siphon Thread Damage?

    Called Woodford and to their credit they are loaning me a "tap" to improve the threads on the spigot, even sending me a replacement anti-siphon floating kit. Will report back if it works. I had been looking for something metal or brass to screw in there. She said she thought the tap was 7/8 -...
  12. Dvid

    Woodford 17 Anti-Siphon Thread Damage?

    Still wondering... 2. Is there anything metal I can screw into the thread (same thread as the anti-siphone piece) temporarily to fix the thread?
  13. Dvid

    Leaking black flexible irrigation pipe - weird circles

    Ah, excellent. This makes sense. Too deep the wholes.
  14. Dvid

    Leaking black flexible irrigation pipe - weird circles

    Got a leak between my sprinkler head and valve box. Carefully slit the earth open about 1 inch away from it and above it and peeled the turf back and found the leak. What's odd is looking at the black pipe it has all these circle indents or perforations all over that section. (See 4-5 visible...
  15. Dvid

    Woodford 17 Anti-Siphon Thread Damage?

    One of my Woodford 17 outside spigots was leaking from the top. Ordered a replacement anti-siphon kit. When I went to remove the old one it was totally gunked with mineral deposits. Used vinegar and backing soda and a toothbrush and it loosened up enough to use channel locks to get it started...
  16. Dvid

    How to remove brine tube?

    Ah, excellent. It was C, a combo. Will try and report back. Thanks so much!
  17. Dvid

    How to remove brine tube?

    Struggling to figure out how to remove this black brine tube from the rear so I can clean the brine well. Do I A. Push it in towards the well then pull it out or B. Just pull it out? C. Do something else? Some versions have a screw nut that hols the tube in place, mine does not. Thanks! I...
  18. Dvid

    Trouble with P-Trap Backdraft

    Oh, I missed the part about you suggesting I reverse the U shape at the bottom. Hmmm. Would that cause any pressure or vacuum issues? Thanks.
  19. Dvid

    Trouble with P-Trap Backdraft

    Flashlight. Why didn't I think of that. I can't see through the bottom curve p-trap, but I can see through the top curve piece that goes into the wall. It has gunk in it, but not like a total blockage. I can observe the water level going all the way up to that curved piece, so there seems to be...
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