My Laundry Room Stinks
I have had a sewer smell in my laundry room for months.
My laundry room stinks. Most of the time when you can smell a sewer or sulfur smell coming from the floor drain in your laundry room it is because the trap underground has. I had two plumbers come and they don t know why it smells either. You probably know to dust the obvious places like tables and shelves but don t forget the blinds ceiling fans and light fixtures. Sewage odors not only offend your nose making being in your laundry room difficult but they can also threaten your health.
This is going to be a big issue and it could wind up becoming a huge mess. There is nothing worse than going into your laundry room and smelling a nasty sewer type odor coming up from the floor drain. The house was about 30 years old and seemed to be in good shape. As a bonus here are some extra tricks to make your laundry smell good and go smoothly.
Handy dandy laundry tricks. It also helps you avoid getting lint all over your clothes. On a normal day even without working out the average adult produces 1 liter of sweat 40 grams of sebum the same body oil that in large quantities is responsible for acne 10 grams of skin. Don t overfill the washer with a super huge load.
I have a breeze coming up through the hole wear you put the washer hole and i can smell that this is where the smell is coming from but my hose is only in a few inches. Launder your towels separately from clothing to prevent musty smells. As soon as you detect a sewage smell coming into a room you need to either determine the source and take action to remedy the problem or contact a plumber for professional help. The tops of doors and windows and.
Because this is such a common problem many quick fixes will take care of the nasty sewer smell lingering in your laundry room. Some fixes are faster than others and they aren t all guaranteed to fix your specific issue. Get rid of that rotten eggs smell in your washing machine. The most serious problem that could be causing the sewage smell in your laundry room is a broken or cracked sewer line.
This isn t the most common reason for sewage smells in the laundry room but it s something to consider if the above causes weren t to blame. My family and i moved into a new home back in 2012. It s better to do 2 loads so things can rinse. Welcome to basement issues.
Not only will keeping your room free of dust help you breathe a little easier but it will also help keep the particles found in dust from making your room smell musty. As a homeowner i began to learn quickly that things fall apart.