Hi,
Would appreciate any advice regarding an issue I am experiencing:
So, the issue....
When showering (especially after a few minutes) there is a strong drain smell in the bathroom.
I assume that this is coming up through the shower trap.
I have read a few previous posts and it sounds like there should be a durgo valve on the soil stack? It could well be that there is a faulty one in the cavity where the soil stack enters the house - but it is impossbile to get to this without removing tiles and stud wall.
My question is... is there anything obvious that I could do externally to resolve this? i was thinking that maybe the stack needs to be vented or have an air admittance valve installed - but I have no idea if this is correct or where this would be attached.
For example, could I tee the shower drain (1 of the 3 horizontal pipes) and install a durgo valve above it (sorry - this idea may be stuipid!)
Any advice would be really appreciated!
Thanks
Richard
Would appreciate any advice regarding an issue I am experiencing:
- The soil stack in the picture serves a bathroom in my house.
- It goes into the drain below ground (which is clear and runs OK).
- It feeds a single bathroom (toilet, shower, bath and sink) - each pipe can be seen in the pic
- All pipework inside is hidden behind stud (and tiled) walls and tiled floor - the only exposed pipework is on the outside.
- There is another bathroom on the other side of the house, fed by another soil stack (but ultimately going into the same drain) - this isnt having any issues.
So, the issue....
When showering (especially after a few minutes) there is a strong drain smell in the bathroom.
I assume that this is coming up through the shower trap.
I have read a few previous posts and it sounds like there should be a durgo valve on the soil stack? It could well be that there is a faulty one in the cavity where the soil stack enters the house - but it is impossbile to get to this without removing tiles and stud wall.
My question is... is there anything obvious that I could do externally to resolve this? i was thinking that maybe the stack needs to be vented or have an air admittance valve installed - but I have no idea if this is correct or where this would be attached.
For example, could I tee the shower drain (1 of the 3 horizontal pipes) and install a durgo valve above it (sorry - this idea may be stuipid!)
Any advice would be really appreciated!
Thanks
Richard