OK well I've found the cause. Fortunately no need for major repair work as far as I can tell. Amazing how such a horrible smell can come from such a small area.
OK well after some further investigation it seems the traps aren't pulling. The sink in the bathroom where the smell appears has an anti-syphon trap anyway. What I have discovered, by removing a section of the ceiling below the soil pipe (which is partly internal to the house) is that a floor...
The vent pipe going through the roof is open at the top as it should be. There is a boxed in section of pipe in the downstairs loo which could well contain a durgo valve at a lower level than the cistern. Flushing this loo doesn't cause any smell, however this waste pipe connects to the main...
Hi everyone. I'm looking for inspiration to try to track down a disgusting eggy smell which appears in my house from time to time.
Our house was built around 1965-1970. We moved in about 5 months ago. Straight away we noticed occasional foul eggy whiffs which came out of nowhere and...