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Planning to get a BIG ladder and stick a hose down the stack - just for the sheer hell, and see what comes out!

I happened to be right by the drain, replacing the outlet from the dish washer when my wife ran a couple of taps in the bathroom. I got a lungful of stench - not nice :shock: but at least I am fairly certain where the problem lies now.... So it's out with the caustic soda!

I appreciate the concern expressed in your last post Softus. While I intend to carry out both tasks to see if this solves the problem (although, as is the difficulty with intermittant problems, you can never be sure if you've solved them unless it returns); could I please ask you, in the...

I'm getting a little tired of being belittled; therefore I shall endeavour to find a tall enough ladder to check the vent stack, and, while I'm about it, block up the outlets to the bathroom, treat with caustic soda. If the problem still persists then I shall decide whether embark on using this...

As I questioned - should I be looking at the vent or the waste pipes coming from the bathroom? I really don't see how the smell can be coming from a problem outside of my property, surely, otherwise other houses in the street would have the same problem.

I am sorry, I posted my comments without refreshing the page so did not see your more helpful post of 11:28. Previous posts, I had felt, were, in the main, simply questioning statements made by others without explaining why! However, moving on.... Your last post suggests I have a blockage...

Perhaps you could clarify what you say to perhaps help me solve the problem, rather than just berating someone who is?

I have now cleaned the gully, which just has clear water in and I have flushed the toilet. There was no drop in level or bubbles coming through. Do I still need to check the stack is clear (a job that will require a very tall ladder to access the top)? Or does this mean the problem lies...

I will need to assess this when I get home - although I do know that, being a 1920's house, the stack is on the outside above the level of the gutter.

I wouldn't mind betting that the stack could be blocked. Can this be rodded from the bottom?

The water in the gully is fine. I will check the level after flushing the toilet to see if this is generating a vacuum and sucking the water out of the gulley; but this will be when I get home from work.

(sorry - I didn't get any response to my first one - although there has been now - but I won't do it again!) I have cleaned the single pipe (not 'split') ceramic gully thoroughly - so clean you could almost drink out of it! I will check the level after flushing and report back. I didn't...

That's is all fine and clear.

I have two inspection chambers before it reaches the main sewer, and both are clear.

Thanks for responding powell30. The smell is coming from the drain. There is a good level of water in there to prevent smells coming from the sewer. Does this help you answer my problem?