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I think it's worthwhile to ask what you are putting into your kitchen drains, OP. If you have a disposer and are using it a lot, IMHO you are asking for smells and for plumbing problems. Food waste is best composted, if not that, at least throw it in solid trash, don't be washing it down the drain.
How old is the house... ?
Assuming it has old galvanized pipes there is NO REAL FIX (short of replacing the lines).
The only Q then is how far out to the street you'll need to go.
Nothing that won't risk deeper damage (roto-rooter)
Only need to replace p-trap at the sink its self. Odor, just like sewer gas won't pass through the water that remains in the bend.
Proven remedies for smelly Kitchen drains? Remove garbage disposal. Proven to work 100%
Exactly I was just having this conversation with a friend of mine on the phone this morning . why does everyone in the free world think that they have to have a garbage disposal ? I told her I don't even use the darn thing and my husband put over 200.00 into it and I told him no I did not want one in there to begin with and so he( as most men do ) just went right on in and did what he wanted to do which was to put one in . I hate it . I don't even use it . I use the trash can thank you much cheaper ...
Exactly I was just having this conversation with a friend of mine on the phone this morning . why does everyone in the free world think that they have to have a garbage disposal ? I told her I don't even use the darn thing and my husband put over 200.00 into it and I told him no I did not want one in there to begin with and so he( as most men do ) just went right on in and did what he wanted to do which was to put one in . I hate it . I don't even use it . I use the trash can thank you much cheaper ...
Oh please. Nobody puts a gun too anyone's head to install a garbage disposal.
I use hydrogen peroxide in the bathtub drain because it smells bad in the summer. I think it's because the pipes get really hot when the sun hits the back of the house, and that makes the bacteria in the drain multiply. I just pour a bit of peroxide in the drain whenever I notice an odor, and it takes care of it for a few weeks.
Exactly I was just having this conversation with a friend of mine on the phone this morning . why does everyone in the free world think that they have to have a garbage disposal ? I told her I don't even use the darn thing and my husband put over 200.00 into it and I told him no I did not want one in there to begin with and so he( as most men do ) just went right on in and did what he wanted to do which was to put one in . I hate it . I don't even use it . I use the trash can thank you much cheaper ...
I'm with you. Next house won't have one. Cost to replumb without one was way more than replacing the old one.
My drain is also smelly. I use baking soda about once a week and might try adding the vinegar. I find myself using the trash can more and the disposal less.
Buy the cheapest white vinegar you can find, turn the water to a trickle, pour in baking soda, followed by vinegar. Let the water trickle until the baking soda disappears from view, and then try the same at the other side of the sink.
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