Hi,
We just bought a home that was built in 1992 with several showers in it. The one on the main floor was connected to a guest bedroom and rarely used. This is my 15-year old son's room now and he showers every day. There is a smell coming from the shower drain. It's not a sewer smell, more like a musty locker room type of smell. I tried pouring bleach down the drain several times. I had a plumber out and he looked at the pipes and said everything visible was working properly. No leaks unless they were in the walls. My husband took an outlet cover for a phone jack close to the shower off the wall to look inside and saw no moisture or moldiness. We are baffled and the smell continues to get worse. There is a water softner and sump pump in the basement (directly under his room). Could the smell have anything to do with either of these? Please help!
We just bought a home that was built in 1992 with several showers in it. The one on the main floor was connected to a guest bedroom and rarely used. This is my 15-year old son's room now and he showers every day. There is a smell coming from the shower drain. It's not a sewer smell, more like a musty locker room type of smell. I tried pouring bleach down the drain several times. I had a plumber out and he looked at the pipes and said everything visible was working properly. No leaks unless they were in the walls. My husband took an outlet cover for a phone jack close to the shower off the wall to look inside and saw no moisture or moldiness. We are baffled and the smell continues to get worse. There is a water softner and sump pump in the basement (directly under his room). Could the smell have anything to do with either of these? Please help!