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Recently bought a house and sewer smell is coming out of floor drain. Any cheap fix you guys can recommend?
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this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2024
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I don't think it has P trap installed. I already tried water , bleach etc but the smell is still there.
Floors drains are required to have traps so there’s something else that drains into that would be the culprit. I knew someone else with this problem and discovered the hot water service overflow tray was actually plumbed up to drain into the laundry floor drain. The trap had dried out on the overflow tray and was causing the floor drain to smell as well.
Ah ok...towards its left is the toilet, towards the right is another floor drain (in front of wash basin) and further right ,its the shower. I am sure the smell comes from the drain (pic I posted ) others don't smell. That makes me wonder if p trap was not installed
Well without looking at it, I can’t offer much more assistance, congrats on the house. It’s a small miracle to buy anything decent these days.