Price Doctor - Extension quote and price checking software

Save up to 50 percent off subcriptions to some of the best DIY and Home Improvement magazines


DIYDoctor
DIYDoctor
Home   Contact   DIY How-to Projects
  • Forum Index
  • FAQ
  • Search
  • Login
  • Register
  • Board index ‹ DIY and Home Improvement Forums ‹ Bathrooms, drainage and waste plumbing
  • FOLLOW US
    Twitter Logo Facebook Logo YouTube Logo
    • HOME
    • DIY PROJECTS
    • DIY TIPS AND TRICKS
    • REVIEWS
    • GARDENING
    • DIY VIDEOS
    • GREEN LIVING
    • HIPS
    • FIND TRADESMEN
    • PRICE DOCTOR
    • FORUM
    • BLOG
    • NEWS LETTER SIGNUP
    • SHOP
    • SUPPLIERS
    • ADVERTISE HERE
    • PRESS



     
    Recommend This Page
    Tweet



    #
    Trustmark and the NHIC
    DIY Doctor are
    members of:

    National Home Improvement Council
    Trustmark - Government Endorsed Standards
    #



    Smell from sink in internal cloakroom








    Post a reply




    2 posts • Page 1 of 1

    Smell from sink in internal cloakroom

    Postby anpfocus » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:19 am

    I have read the various topics on smells from sinks and have as far as possible eliminated the various causes that have been suggested.

    On further investigation the smell appears to be coming from the (concrete) floor around the pipe connection from the sink. The pipe (32mm) feeds through a black rubber pipe collar (?) with a hole bigger than the 32mm pipe The gap between the pipe and the collar was 'sealed' with some sort of rubbery gunge but this seal had a small hole in it. I removed this gunge (on the basis that I assumed it would be easy enough to replace!). I was then able to disconnect the downpipe and looking down through the hole in the collar could see a larger white pipe which connects to a corner brown pipe that takes the water away in the direction of the cistern.

    I have sort of convinced myself that I have found the source of the smell and by carefully resealing the gap between the downpipe from the sink and the collar my problem will be resolved. Is this likely to be the answer to my problem and if so is there a better way to go about it apart from applying more gunge?


    Thanks

    Adrian
    anpfocus
     
    Posts: 1
    Joined: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:51 am
    Top

    Postby stoneyboy » Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:13 pm

    anpfocus,
    Measure the ID and OD of the pipe you are trying to fit into and visit a local buiders merchant to see if they have the correct connector.
    end
    stoneyboy
     
    Posts: 2704
    Joined: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:44 pm
    Top


    Post a reply

    2 posts • Page 1 of 1

    Return to Bathrooms, drainage and waste plumbing





     


    • { RELATED_TOPICS }
      Replies
      Views
      Last post
    • Moldy smell comming from sink.
      by jburchell » Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:31 pm
      0 Replies
      1499 Views
      Last post by jburchell View the latest post
      Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:31 pm
    • Drain smell coming from bathroom sink
      by julie1 » Sat Feb 05, 2011 2:53 pm
      1 Replies
      1336 Views
      Last post by stoneyboy View the latest post
      Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:13 pm
    • Adding a shower to downstairs cloakroom
      by greendog » Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:34 pm
      2 Replies
      2980 Views
      Last post by greendog View the latest post
      Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:58 pm
    • stinky smell
      by halfped » Thu May 10, 2007 10:28 pm
      4 Replies
      3030 Views
      Last post by BplBabe View the latest post
      Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:54 pm
    • Smell in kitchen
      by BplBabe » Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:30 pm
      1 Replies
      1751 Views
      Last post by BplBabe View the latest post
      Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:35 pm

    • Board index
    • The team • Delete all board cookies • All times are UTC
    • SitemapIndex SitemapIndex
    • RSS Feed RSS Feed
    • Channel list Channel list
    Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group





    Diy Doctor Ltd  (Company No. 5863375)

    DIY  |  DIY How To  |  DIY Forum  |  Terms & Conditions  |  Privacy Policy  |  Cookie Info  

    © Copyright DIY Doctor Ltd 2011  Developed by Boson Media  Hosted by Rackspace