Common reasons why your drain smells

A smelly drain is not just unpleasant but also chances harbouring germs and grime. Thus an unpleasant smelling drain has to be dealt with as soon as possible to avoid further complications with your plumbing and spreading of illness. There might be a number of reasons why your drain might be letting out an off putting odour. Some of the most common reason include-

·         Your venting pipes are blocked. These pipes are responsible for preventing sewer gasses from finding their way up your drains and into your homes. If these venting pipes are blocked, the gasses are forced up into the drain pipes and into your home.

·         The curved piping section underneath the pipe, which is known as the p-trap should always hold some water. This will prevent any unsavoury gasses from back flowing into the sink.

·         Smelly drains might also be because of unkempt sewer lines. These lines need to be cleaned at regular intervals and you will have to inform the official bodies who monitor the drains to look fix it before it gets worse.

·         Sometimes this might also be because of your water heaters. Timely maintenance and cleaning of your water heaters can easily solve this problem of bad odour.

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