plumbing advice

[(MT)Montanafowler]

ok, so i recently moved in with my girlfriend into her apartment, after her previous room mate graduated and moved back home. the previous girl liked her makeup and had hair down to her ass, so i had to clean all the drains of 50 feet of hair and decomposing soap and makeup shit. now that i've gotten all the stuff out of the drains, i have a bathroom sink that is producing a sewer smell. we've tried baking soda and vinegar, running water and shit like that, but apparently those haven't helped. I'm pretty damn sure the P-trap isn't leaking, since there is no water build up under the pipes, but i'm left wondering how we'd be getting sewer gas past a functioning trap. anyone have any ideas? i'm wondering if the water can't be sucked out of the trap somehow.

[aunt betty]

First make sure the trap has water in it. No water, no stopping the gas. In a home that sits un-used the water in the traps evaporates. Check and make sure this aint the problem.

Yeah, it can sucked or pushed out of the trap but that would be a venting issue.
I'd suggest going up on your roof and looking for a bird nest or something in a vent.
If the trap isn't leaking and holds water, you have a vent problem.

Here is everything I know about plumbing.

Hot on left
Cold on right
Chit don't run uphill
The boss is an A-hole
Payday is Friday

[aunt betty]

Hold on. Re-read your OP. Why are you playing maintenance man on a building you don't own?
I know, you love your GF. Call the SUPER.

[rebelp74]

Is the p trap holding water? If so, you may have knocked a hole in the pipe while snaking it out.

[aunt betty]

There is a drop-down that keeps popping in my pc. This thread makes it go "plumber???" you need a plumber???
Give us your phone number....do it. Zip Code?
How does this crap work. If I type YACHT here an ad will pop up asking if I need a crew.
Want to speak to a plumber?
Hahaha

Ten to one says he knocked the vent lose.

[(MT)Montanafowler]

Hold on. Re-read your OP. Why are you playing maintenance man on a building you don't own?
I know, you love your GF. Call the SUPER.

because they take 5 years to show up.

i pulled the trap apart, functions perfectly, no leaks or cracks in the piping. i think i figured out what the smell is. i pulled the drain cap out and in the sink overflow i can see more makeup shit. i think the overflow is full of rotting makeup. fucking women.

[aunt betty]

True dat. I've worked in a few sororities and fraternities. Hard to accurately rate which sex is filthier in college dorms but from my experience...women's bathrooms are filthy nasty places.

[flight control]

Your problem is that you have water in the pee trap. Drain is and piss in the sink toprime it properly.

[(MT)Montanafowler]

True dat. I've worked in a few sororities and fraternities. Hard to accurately rate which sex is filthier in college dorms but from my experience...women's bathrooms are filthy nasty places.

well, as i know this girl that my girlfriend lived with, i can tell you that she is fucking nasty. she had a routine in the morning that took two hours, which basically sums it up. she thought she needed a makeup mask, used a roll of toilet paper every single morning and left residue in the sinks, on the walls and in the shower. we've spent the last week trying to clean 5mms of makeup off everything in the bathroom. i'm pretty fucking pissed at this point.

now i'm left wondering how to flush out the sink overflow.

oh, and i wake up when i have to piss, every morning i contemplated pissing in her room while she took two hours.

[(MT)Montanafowler]

Your problem is that you have water in the pee trap. Drain is and piss in the sink toprime it properly.

[(MT)Montanafowler]

True dat. I've worked in a few sororities and fraternities. Hard to accurately rate which sex is filthier in college dorms but from my experience...women's bathrooms are filthy nasty places.

i think it's because women generally have no fucking idea how much of a bitch it is to undo the shit they fuck up.

[aunt betty]

Your problem is that you have water in the pee trap. Drain is and piss in the sink toprime it properly.

That's what I ALWAYS DO!!!
Job security. The next day the tenant is calling about a different smell. I come in, sniff around, go get my tools, take a nap, pour some bleach down the drain, splash water all over myself and declare, "I'm done, fixed it".

Not, that's Ray's M.O. I don't do things that way but am starting to learn. It's the corporate way. Bonjour.

[assateague]

Your problem is that you have water in the pee trap. Drain is and piss in the sink toprime it properly.

Thank you. Glad to see someone helped him out, since I wasn't available.

[Tomkat]

Hold on. Re-read your OP. Why are you playing maintenance man on a building you don't own?
I know, you love your GF. Call the SUPER.

because I will do anything for pussy
.

FIFY


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[Ducky192]

Stop crappin in the sink, it's not a european toilet. That should clear it all up for ya

[Ducky192]

All kidding aside though change the p trap out. They are cheap! probably sat with sludge in it and will just keep stinking

[(MT)Montanafowler]

Stop crappin in the sink, it's not a european toilet. That should clear it all up for ya

oh man, i hope i didn't sleep clyde in the sink again, the tub was bad enough!





smell seems to have dissipated, looks like it was the rotting makeup.

[Ducky192]

[(MT)Montanafowler]

the smell wouldn't bother me that much but since i shit in that room, i don't want the ever-present smell of decomp interrupting my deuce dropping.

[3legged_lab]

Look for some stuff called "Clobber", its kind of like what draino wishes it could be if it were on steroids and bath salts at the same time. Don't get it on your skin, or the sink, or any metal you don't want a hole burned through. It makes a chemical reaction that burns the junk out so don't breath the fumes. It gets hot when it works so when the p trap feels like its going to melt that's when you flush it with water.

[Mornin Beef]

Make sure there isn't a turd on the floor out of plain view.

[(MT)Montanafowler]

Look for some stuff called "Clobber", its kind of like what draino wishes it could be if it were on steroids and bath salts at the same time. Don't get it on your skin, or the sink, or any metal you don't want a hole burned through. It makes a chemical reaction that burns the junk out so don't breath the fumes. It gets hot when it works so when the p trap feels like its going to melt that's when you flush it with water.

sounds like sodium hydroxide.

dammit tripod, learn to read the responses!

[3legged_lab]

I did, did someone else suggest Clobber?

[(MT)Montanafowler]

I did, did someone else suggest Clobber?

no, but i solved the problem!

[aunt betty]

The make-up in the sink over-flow. Break the sink and install another. If it was YOUR sink anyway.

Until then you're stuck complaining to the man in charge.
First you gotta complain 3 times. Then you have to say in writing that you aren't paying rent until the problem is repaired but will put the money into an account so they can be paid in full at the time of repairs. You should go into detail about how the sink is/was clogged with hair and make-up that's rotting.
If they take 5 years to fix it then...you'll be sitting on some cash a while. If they take so long you are late on rent, the paperwork kind of gets you out of late fees. It's on them.

Once you got all your t's crossed and I's dotted the landlord will be banging on your door himself to fix the sink and get his money. It's always the money.

[3legged_lab]

I did, did someone else suggest Clobber?

no, but i solved the problem!

The junk don't stink because its dried up, but its still there. You need to burn it out.

[Mornin Beef]

I did, did someone else suggest Clobber?

no, but i solved the problem!

Turd was under dirty towels huh Your welcome