There is nothing more upsetting than entering a beautiful bathroom and scrunching up your nose at the foul smell coming from somewhere inside the space. You will eventually come across a variety of odors in bathrooms in Vaughan. Moreover, that unpleasant smells could be a sign that sewage is backing up into your house and creating structural harm. When the bathroom has a smell, many homeowners may feel ashamed, but it’s vital to realize toilets can produce a variety of odors and in most cases, they are easy to fix. Here are a few typical causes of bad smell bathroom, along with advice on how to get rid of them.

Dry Floor-Waste Drain
In certain houses, the bathroom’s floor waste will be a round, chrome grate that is flush with the tiled floor. In more modern bathrooms, the shower waste may serve as the room’s primary grating, similar to a wet room design.

To prevent sewage gases from escaping through the grate, this floor waste (and/or shower waste) needs to have a water seal at the bottom. It is highly unlikely that the floor waste will be dry if the bathroom is often used. By shining a torch down the grate, you can determine the amount of water present. It’s possible that the bad smell coming from your bathroom is being caused by the lack of water.

If the floor waste does have a water seal, bacteria and silt at the trap’s bottom occasionally cause it to smell. Shampoos, soaps, hair, and human fluids can coagulate at the bottom, where they will release a smell as they build up. This sludge can be removed from the bottom of the trap using drain-cleaning solutions.

Tip: Consider installing a tiled floor waste in your bathroom if you’re remodelling or building it. This will add another layer of protection against sewer smells from floor waste.

Damaged Toilet Waste Collar in Vaughan
Your Vaughan toilet wouldn’t be the source of smells in the bathroom, but if the rubber seal connecting the toilet pan to the waste pipe starts to fail, the toilet may be the source of a strong odor. Due to aging and normal wear and tear from the toilet being used continuously, it is very usual for the rubber seal on the toilet pan collar fitting to go dry or become loose. To fix, a certified plumber from your neighborhood will need to come out, remove the toilet pan, and replace the rubber seal on the pan collar. The plumber will apply a sealant to reseal the toilet if they are unable to remove the toilet pan.
Tip: Installing a toilet pan with a wall-facing collar—the toilet pan—would be a good idea. This won’t necessarily stop the toilet pan collar from deteriorating, but it will hide any potential sewer gases that the collar may release when it does.

Inadequate Ventilation
Although it might not be a plumbing issue, it is something to think about. Bathrooms have moisture, and the humid climate they might cause the growth of mold. For the room to have enough airflow and to get rid of the moisture that encourages the growth of smelly mold, there must be enough ventilation.
Tip: A window that is left open or other natural ventilation might help ensure that steam can escape from the bathroom. Install an exhaust fan in any inside bathrooms without windows.

Basin Overflow
An overflow is the spherical hole that can be seen at the front or back of your basin. Should someone leave the tap on and fill the basin to the top, this basin feature assures that the basin won’t overflow. The water will fill the basin up, spill out through the hole, and then return through the waste. This overflow hole may develop an odd smell over time as a result of dust, cleaning supplies, and various waste materials.

Tip: Pour some bicarb soda and vinegar down the hole to get rid of a basin’s overflow smell as effectively as possible. Get some pipe cleaners, twist them together, then pass them through the overflow and give it a nice scrub if it needs a more thorough cleaning. A toothbrush is a fantastic cleaning tool. To avoid getting the pipe cleaners or toothbrush stuck in the overflow hole, make sure not to let go of them.

Plush Plugs and Basin Wastes
Push plugs are renowned for trapping hair, soap, and toothpaste over time. This build-up eventually congeals and solidifies under the plug, resulting in your push plug becoming stuck. Anything that gathers beneath the push plug may also do so in the basin waste trap. The waste from the basin may eventually smell sulphurous.

Tip: Drain-cleaning chemicals help get rid of the smell because they dissolve the organic material that’s to blame. Alternately, you can get rid of the smell right away by changing the push plug and basin waste.

The information provided is for general information purposes only and not intended to replace professional service. Please consult a licensed plumber for advice and diagnosis so you can receive the correct service for your specific situation.