Drain guys

[Lefty]

Sewer smell in upstairs shower drain. My google research has led me towards checking the drain trap, but i have no idea what the hell a drain trap is. Do upstairs showers have drain traps? Help if you can.

The smell actually hurts my lungs like amonia gas

[SleepFighter]

 

[Lefty]

eff my minds all over football today.

[Katpappy]

Sewer smell in upstairs shower drain. My google research has led me towards checking the drain trap, but i have no idea what the hell a drain trap is. Do upstairs showers have drain traps? Help if you can.

The smell actually hurts my lungs like amonia gas

JFC! MODS, please remove, cause this isn't GPC. 

[puniraptor]

you need to get a section of plastic tubing 1/2" to 3/4" inside diameter. put one end of the tubing down the pipe until it stops, which should be at the trap.

Put the other end of tube into your mouth and suck as hard as possible until the drain is clear.

[Lefty]

you need to get a section of plastic tubing 1/2" to 3/4" inside diameter. put one end of the tubing down the pipe until it stops, which should be at the trap.

Put the other end of tube into your mouth and suck as hard as possible until the drain is clear.

you had the choice to be a smart ass or to help. You took the time to type that out and be a smart ass. That says a lot about you this morning.

[puniraptor]

you need to get a section of plastic tubing 1/2" to 3/4" inside diameter. put one end of the tubing down the pipe until it stops, which should be at the trap.

Put the other end of tube into your mouth and suck as hard as possible until the drain is clear.

you had the choice to be a smart ass or to help. You took the time to type that out and be a smart ass. That says a lot about you this morning.

I really didn't feel like I had any choice. Its friday, friend 

[steve dave]

toilet plunger the mother eff out of it

[Lefty]

you need to get a section of plastic tubing 1/2" to 3/4" inside diameter. put one end of the tubing down the pipe until it stops, which should be at the trap.

Put the other end of tube into your mouth and suck as hard as possible until the drain is clear.

you had the choice to be a smart ass or to help. You took the time to type that out and be a smart ass. That says a lot about you this morning.

I really didn't feel like I had any choice. Its friday, friend 

Yeah it's hard to pass up a good pipe suck joke. I don't blame you one bit.

[Lefty]

toilet plunger the mother eff out of it

Really? There's no drainage problem. Just a smell. I don't think it's clogged in the slightest. The internets said it has to do with the sink trap. I'm trying to figure out where the hell an upstairs sink trap is located.

[CNS]

All drains have traps.  However, if you are smelling something that smells like Ammonia, someone dumped something like ammonia in your drain.  If it was sewer gas, it would smell like something dead. 

  Call a plumber.

[puniraptor]

this is a trap


every drain in your house will have one.

if its something you rarely use, the water in the trap could dry up and let sewer gas into your house.

if you puked a bunch of pringles/doritos in there without running the water it could still just be sitting there stinking up your house.

if its a shower you use alot there is probably a three foot long stinking wookie of womans hair which you should pull out

[yoga-like_abana]

lets get to the bottom of this

[steve dave]

toilet plunger the mother eff out of it

Really? There's no drainage problem. Just a smell. I don't think it's clogged in the slightest. The internets said it has to do with the sink trap. I'm trying to figure out where the hell an upstairs sink trap is located.

what do you have to lose, son

[Emo EMAW]

Gopro and post to youtube plz

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

lets get to the bottom of this

DAMNIT i was totally gonna post something like this

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

flush a couple condoms down there. usually does the trick.

[Johnny Wichita]

Sewer smell in upstairs shower drain. My google research has led me towards checking the drain trap, but i have no idea what the hell a drain trap is. Do upstairs showers have drain traps? Help if you can.

The smell actually hurts my lungs like amonia gas

baking soda

[puniraptor]

if it smells like ammonia, dont pour bleach in there

[star seed 7]

this is a trap


every drain in your house will have one.

if its something you rarely use, the water in the trap could dry up and let sewer gas into your house.

if you puked a bunch of pringles/doritos in there without running the water it could still just be sitting there stinking up your house.

if its a shower you use alot there is probably a three foot long stinking wookie of womans hair which you should pull out

yup

[ednksu]

this is a trap


every drain in your house will have one.

if its something you rarely use, the water in the trap could dry up and let sewer gas into your house.

if you puked a bunch of pringles/doritos in there without running the water it could still just be sitting there stinking up your house.

if its a shower you use alot there is probably a three foot long stinking wookie of womans hair which you should pull out

This is the correct answer.  The water acts as a barrier for sewer gasses coming back up the line.  As noted, if the drain isn't used, you can have a horrid smell develop.  Add some water to the trap and you'll probably be fine. 

[slobber]

Do you have a drain (bathroom sink, shower, or toilet) that never gets used? The water in the trap can evaporate and allow the sewer smell to come through. Make certain you flush every toilet and run water through every drain in your house.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

is this shower rarely used?   A shower used regularly should never dry out.


Does any of the other water or drains in the home smell like ammonia, or just the shower drain?

[Mikeyis4dcats]

also, if you have any floor drains or showers and sinks that get used rarely, put a couple of ounces of mineral oil in the drain.   It will sit on top opf the water and reduce the evaporation.   Don't use cooking oil, it goes rancid.

[Dugout DickStone]

quit pissing the shower you nasty rough rider