Plumbers: Why might my bathroom smell like sewer gas?

There is a seal, made of wax, underneath the stool, to seal it to the sewer pipe at the floor, These need to be changed maybe every ten years or so. It isn't a complicated job, but it is tedious. You have to drain the toilet tank and bowl and lift the whole toilet off the floor to access the seal.

Sewage Gas Smell In Bathroom

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Plumbers: Why might my bathroom smell like sewer gas?

At least, I think that's the odor. Even first thing in the morning, when I know the aroma hasn't caused by me yet.

Everything drains and flushes fine. No sign of leaks. In the basement directly below, all the plumbing is exposed. No sign of leaks there; no smell there either. And no...

I'm not a plumber but I had this happen to me.

Check the exhausts for your waste line.

You have them for the sink, toilet, tub, drain(alot of times they're all hooked up to the same waste line)

You're not getting the proper draw on and instead of the sewer smell going out the vent, its backing up the lines and into your house

Yes it can make you sick, yes you need to get it fixed right away.

Most times it's birds making a nest or something like that.

Check your floor drain to make sure it has a little bit of water in it. Next, look on the roof at the vent pipe, is it frozen shut? Sometimes in these midwest winters, they get some condensation and freeze.

If neither one of those is the culprit, call a plumber, that smell can be toxic.

If you have floor drains , pour a quart of water in them or if you have any showers ,bathtubs ,sinks that are not used regularly ( like not being used months a time ) pour water in them also. If that does'nt work replace the wax ring on your toilet .

Pour water down your sewer in the basement, the "s" bends in your pipes are there to hold water and keep gases from coming up the pipes, try that before you call in a proffesional.

the vent that goes to the roof is probably clogged at the point it meets the sewer pipe or somewhere else go on the roof and run your snake down the pipe if you dont have a snake you can rent one from a rental store or a hardware store

the wax seal for the toilet needs to be replaced . it maybe something else but i try this first