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Smelly Plughole - Ideas needed!

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Hi everyone, I think you lot will be the font of all knowledge on this little cleaning problem I have.

I have a smelly plughole in my bathroom sink. When I run water down it the air that comes back up is really smelly and stinks the room out. I have tried boiling water and soda crystals which has helped a little but the smell comes back after a short while. The water is draining freely so the pipe isn't blocked, just smelly. What is the best way to get rid of it?

I would be very grateful for your help on this one!
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  • henhog
    henhog Posts: 2,786 Forumite
    I presume you've tried a good thick bleach... I would shove it down the plug hole and leave over night. HTH.
  • grunnie
    grunnie Posts: 1,795 Forumite
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    Try half a cup of bicarb of soda followed by 1 cup of vinegar- they will fizzzzz and the smell will be gone.
  • GIRLPOWER_2
    GIRLPOWER_2 Posts: 1,382 Forumite
    grunnie wrote:
    Try half a cup of bicarb of soda followed by 1 cup of vinegar- they will fizzzzz and the smell will be gone.

    Had this tip off this site when I had this problem.. it really works.
  • henhog
    henhog Posts: 2,786 Forumite
    And it's a lot more environmentally friendly than my bleach idea! :D
  • Glad
    Glad Posts: 18,927 Senior Ambassador
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    or boil some vinegar and pour down sink and leave overnight
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  • i've just noticed a slight pong coming from my bathroom sink :eek:

    How can I nip this whiff in the bud? I have a feeling Bicarb wil figure in there somewhere, but wanted to be sure of the amounts ans what not to mix it with etc!

    Ta very much
  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    a cup full of soda crystals,followed by slug white vinegar,i use this and it clears and dewiffs blocked plugholes
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  • Give it a good plunge to move the sludge, you should see muck coming back into the sink, then give a squirt of bleach or anything you have to hand and rinse the sink. Usually sorts it with minimal chemicals and a bit of elbow grease!
    Dont forget to block the plug hole really well and fill the sink partly with water when plunging!
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    Direct from the cleaning section of the MEGA Index we have...

    - Smelly plug hole

    HTH :)
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  • pavlovs_dog
    pavlovs_dog Posts: 10,215 Forumite
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    will have to give these ideas a go... thick citrus bleach has done little for my smelly kitchen sink :(
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