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    Offset pan connector or other options

    Hi guys, I had a thread here on sewer gas but as the topic has changed, I'll start a new thread for clarity. I suspect the rubber seal on the pan side of a connector has perished a little and is not forming a good seal. Allowing a smell. The waste pipe is at an upward angle which I suspect...
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    Bathroom smell

    No boxing no, unless they put a durgo in the wall or ceiling. Which I pray to feck they didn't. Do you know would durgos be used in a new build 2005 ish? Cause I am curious how the plumbing is vented. It's a 3 story, Ireland, tho a lot of the builders and materials were UK. So spec should be...
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    Bathroom smell

    Thanks for the replies and suggestions. As I mentioned above. I decided to try amalgamating tape. I pushed the rubber in to waste pipe a little at the top, put a wide cable tie on the rubber bung. And wrapped every connection and joint in amalgamating tape. Using Teflon tape under it in a few...
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    Bathroom smell

    I'm after trying there now and can't notice it any more there than anywhere else. I also took the side off the bath just in case of a dead mouse, or leak. And I can't say it's any worse there either. Though the plumbing is anything but tidy. Including a half concreted 4" waste from the service...
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    Bathroom smell

    Hey ya guys, So long story short. I'm in a very high risk group for covid. Which means I've been in isolation since the start. Which also means I can't if at all possible get a guy in. And a few days ago my main bathroom started stinking with that old familiar smell... Seems to be sewer gas...
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