We moved into a 1970s rental home in San Diego a month ago and I am baffled by this issue:
The first floor toilet and the upstairs master bath toilet both have musty smelling water in the bowl. The upstairs hall bath toilet water does not smell (I believe it is directly above the first floor bathroom).
A plumber came out and re-set all 3 toilets, new wax rings. He checked all the drains/traps inside the house and found no issues. The toilets are fairly new, maybe 5 years old. I have sniffed all over and the musty odor is only inside the toilet bowls. I do not smell it in the tanks. It does not smell like sewer or urine but like a strong unclean musty smell.
I drained the tanks, filled with vinegar overnight, cleaned with disinfectant the following day, bleached, etc and nothing is helping at all. I poured bleach into the bowls itself, left overnight, cleaned, no difference.
I've lived in 15 different houses in my life and never had this issue! Any suggestions?
The first floor toilet and the upstairs master bath toilet both have musty smelling water in the bowl. The upstairs hall bath toilet water does not smell (I believe it is directly above the first floor bathroom).
A plumber came out and re-set all 3 toilets, new wax rings. He checked all the drains/traps inside the house and found no issues. The toilets are fairly new, maybe 5 years old. I have sniffed all over and the musty odor is only inside the toilet bowls. I do not smell it in the tanks. It does not smell like sewer or urine but like a strong unclean musty smell.
I drained the tanks, filled with vinegar overnight, cleaned with disinfectant the following day, bleached, etc and nothing is helping at all. I poured bleach into the bowls itself, left overnight, cleaned, no difference.
I've lived in 15 different houses in my life and never had this issue! Any suggestions?