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Casey
Lv 6

Toilet smell won't go away!?

Out toilet just will not stop smelling bad! We clean and clean...I've tried bleach, baking soda/vinegar, masking the smell - but no matter what, the toilet bowl smells bad!

It smells musty and a bit like pee. I don't know what else to do. It's so gross! Any suggestions?

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    use harpic to wash your toilet after 2-3 days.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    Toilet smell won't go away!?

    Out toilet just will not stop smelling bad! We clean and clean...I've tried bleach, baking soda/vinegar, masking the smell - but no matter what, the toilet bowl smells bad!

    It smells musty and a bit like pee. I don't know what else to do. It's so gross! Any suggestions?

    You have some good suggestions here already, so I won't say wax seal leakage. Instead I will ask if you have well water or municipal water? If well water, do you have hard water? Smells like sulfur? If so, maybe it is time to install a water softener.

  • 7 years ago

    I'd replace the wax seal under the toilet. They do sometimes rot out. They are not hard to replace. Usually!

  • ?
    Lv 4
    7 years ago

    It,s possible the smell is under the toilet. You need to replace the wax ring that seals the toilet to the sewer pipe. The floor under the toilet may have trapped bad smells if the seal is damaged, and the floor under the toilet is a common place to find urine odors.

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  • Adam
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    IF you have cleaned it completely I would check the tank and make sure there is no mold growing in it.

    If that doesn't work I would remove the toilet make sure the flooring isnt rotting and clean it in and out completely again with a hose and water outside.

    If that doesn't work I would replace the toilet.

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