How to find the source of bathroom odor?

In real life, the bathroom is prone to have a foul smell, which is very distressing, especially in rainy weather, the smell in the bathroom will be more serious. Generally, if the bathroom is clean, there will still be a bad smell, which may be caused by a problem somewhere and needs to be checked. Generally, blockage in the sewer will easily cause bad smell in the bathroom. You can check some sewers or corners.

How to find the source of bathroom odor?

Reasons why the bathroom smells bad:

1. Health blind spots:

Certain corners of the bathroom, such as the gaps between the bathroom cabinet, the bottom and the ground, the toilet, and the gaps on the back. These sanitary dead corners are not easy to clean and are easily overlooked in daily cleaning. In addition, due to moisture and humidity, dandruff, hair and other debris accumulated in the dead corners can easily breed bacteria and produce odor.

2. Off-flavor water:

The drainage system of the bathroom includes washbasin, drain, floor drain, toilet, washing machine drain, etc. For the above two situations, of course, the solutions are different:

The first situation: You need to clean frequently, ventilate often, and keep the bathroom clean, tidy and hygienic.

The second situation is more troublesome. First, we need to find the root cause and then deal with it. Today, we will focus on discussing the treatment of the second situation.

①First check whether the sewer is unobstructed

, check whether there are any foreign objects affecting drainage. If there is a blockage, clear the sewer first; if there is no blockage, but there is a strange smell.

You can use the water sealing principle, fill a thin plastic bag with clean water, seal the bag tightly, and place it on the sewer mouth to cover it tightly to block out odors.

In addition, it is best to keep clean water in the bowl-shaped water storage structure at the sewer outlet, which can more effectively prevent odor from emitting.

②The bathroom floor drain smells bad:

In the past, when building houses, in addition to the flush toilet drainage design with a water trap, the bathroom and kitchen

Floor Drain

There is also a water trap in the sewer, which usually relies on water sealing to prevent odor.

In order to increase floor height and reduce costs, many newly built communities have now eliminated the water trap under the floor drain and instead adopted a new type of odor-proof floor drain to ensure that sewer fluid does not escape.

These odor-proof floor drains are often made of PVC materials, which are far less beautiful than the stainless steel and copper floor drains sold on the market. Many owners replace the floor drains that look beautiful but are of substandard quality during renovation. The water seal of the floor drain is very shallow and cannot isolate the