Comments on: How do I get rid of a musty smell in my kitchen sink drains? http://www.drains-services.co.uk/drains/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-musty-smell-in-my-kitchen-sink-drains/ Solving your Plumbing and Drains Problems Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:19:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pedro Crutchley http://www.drains-services.co.uk/drains/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-musty-smell-in-my-kitchen-sink-drains/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Pedro Crutchley Sat, 25 Nov 2006 11:18:43 +0000 http://www.plumbing-care.co.uk/drains/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-musty-smell-in-my-kitchen-sink-drains/#comment-88 Try vinegar or bleach. May have to repeat. Let it sit for awhile. Don't run water down drain for half an hour or so. Try vinegar or bleach. May have to repeat. Let it sit for awhile.
Don’t run water down drain for half an hour or so.

]]> By: Stephanie Emery http://www.drains-services.co.uk/drains/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-musty-smell-in-my-kitchen-sink-drains/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Stephanie Emery Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:37:18 +0000 http://www.plumbing-care.co.uk/drains/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-musty-smell-in-my-kitchen-sink-drains/#comment-87 First load up the ice and grind it up in the disposal, this will remove, scrape the surfaces of particles that grow and smell. Then use any of the bleach/ the backing soda etc....... of your choosing. If you are expecting guests and are preparing food etc. ,there will be odors, load it up with ice and it will keep the bacteria from growing and smelling. Ensure there is an 'S' trap in place. The S trap holds water and that is the seal between the sewer and your sink drains. After drain work there is always residual smells, this is normal. First load up the ice and grind it up in the disposal, this will remove, scrape the surfaces of particles that grow and smell. Then use any of the bleach/ the backing soda etc……. of your choosing. If you are expecting guests and are preparing food etc. ,there will be odors, load it up with ice and it will keep the bacteria from growing and smelling. Ensure there is an ‘S’ trap in place. The S trap holds water and that is the seal between the sewer and your sink drains. After drain work there is always residual smells, this is normal.

]]> By: Zayne Georgiou http://www.drains-services.co.uk/drains/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-musty-smell-in-my-kitchen-sink-drains/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Zayne Georgiou Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:38:03 +0000 http://www.plumbing-care.co.uk/drains/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-musty-smell-in-my-kitchen-sink-drains/#comment-86 I would be curious to know why he "blew the pipes out". if there was a clog, there still my be some debris of sorts in the trap of the sink drain pipe. Removing that, cleaning it out and re-installing it so it is clear and free-flowing might help. If there were guck from other areas of the pipe, you might need to put in some baking soda on a regualr basis for a few days. Try three times a day for three days. If you can get a bottle brush down the drain hole, try cleaning that as thoroughly as you can. if you remove the trap to check it for cleanliness, you can scrub the sink/drain pipe at that time. Those three things should eliminate any strange smells. -Oh, and one other thing. Make sure with a visual check under the sink that nothing got "blown out" of the pipes into the cabinet. Mike I would be curious to know why he “blew the pipes out”. if there was a clog, there still my be some debris of sorts in the trap of the sink drain pipe. Removing that, cleaning it out and re-installing it so it is clear and free-flowing might help.

If there were guck from other areas of the pipe, you might need to put in some baking soda on a regualr basis for a few days. Try three times a day for three days.

If you can get a bottle brush down the drain hole, try cleaning that as thoroughly as you can.

if you remove the trap to check it for cleanliness, you can scrub the sink/drain pipe at that time.

Those three things should eliminate any strange smells.

-Oh, and one other thing. Make sure with a visual check under the sink that nothing got “blown out” of the pipes into the cabinet.

Mike

]]> By: Juliette Herbert http://www.drains-services.co.uk/drains/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-musty-smell-in-my-kitchen-sink-drains/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Juliette Herbert Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:50:15 +0000 http://www.plumbing-care.co.uk/drains/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-musty-smell-in-my-kitchen-sink-drains/#comment-77 If you have a disposable, eat an orange, but save the peals and put them down the sink. It gives a nice smell. And it won't ruin your disposable. Use a lot of peals for a more intense smell. If you have a disposable, eat an orange, but save the peals and put them down the sink. It gives a nice smell. And it won’t ruin your disposable. Use a lot of peals for a more intense smell.

]]> By: Ximena Sewell http://www.drains-services.co.uk/drains/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-musty-smell-in-my-kitchen-sink-drains/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Ximena Sewell Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:35:12 +0000 http://www.plumbing-care.co.uk/drains/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-musty-smell-in-my-kitchen-sink-drains/#comment-75 Vinegar and baking soda helps to kill any mildew smells coming from your sink. Although vinegar doesn't smell very good, it does go away after a few minutes. I clean my floors with vinegar. It works great! Vinegar and baking soda helps to kill any mildew smells coming from your sink. Although vinegar doesn’t smell very good, it does go away after a few minutes.
I clean my floors with vinegar. It works great!

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