Dvid
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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 assembly. Not too bad in terms of build up, but...
-Removed, cleaned the p-trap, as well as the popup, and the tube for the flange and the tailpiece.
-Have cleaned the overflow hole and reservoir area in the back of the sink with a spray bottle and brush. Nose up to that hole I don't smell sulfur.
-We've tested the water. Only issue is hardness for which we have a softener. Testing the water shows it is soft. We do have higher Manganese.
Noticed the original plumber filled these four holes in the sink flange (picture) with putty which was starting to deteriorate. A handyman friend told me that was extra putty when the sink was installed and it cold be removed especially since one of them connects to the overflow. So I took out as much putty as I could with tweezers, but there are still some small chunks in there time to time swimming around
These four flange holes hold water and if I dip a Q-tip in those hole it smells like the rotten sulfur smell. Little chunks of putty I get out smell like it. Guessing every time I activate the sink water swishes in there and kicks up odor?
So, should these holes be filled with putty to prevent standing water from being in there?
Any other reason this flange would smell so bad? We do get an orangish build up that we clean every few months beyond regular sink cleaning.
Anything I can try? Thanks!
-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 assembly. Not too bad in terms of build up, but...
-Removed, cleaned the p-trap, as well as the popup, and the tube for the flange and the tailpiece.
-Have cleaned the overflow hole and reservoir area in the back of the sink with a spray bottle and brush. Nose up to that hole I don't smell sulfur.
-We've tested the water. Only issue is hardness for which we have a softener. Testing the water shows it is soft. We do have higher Manganese.
Noticed the original plumber filled these four holes in the sink flange (picture) with putty which was starting to deteriorate. A handyman friend told me that was extra putty when the sink was installed and it cold be removed especially since one of them connects to the overflow. So I took out as much putty as I could with tweezers, but there are still some small chunks in there time to time swimming around
These four flange holes hold water and if I dip a Q-tip in those hole it smells like the rotten sulfur smell. Little chunks of putty I get out smell like it. Guessing every time I activate the sink water swishes in there and kicks up odor?
So, should these holes be filled with putty to prevent standing water from being in there?
Any other reason this flange would smell so bad? We do get an orangish build up that we clean every few months beyond regular sink cleaning.
Anything I can try? Thanks!