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Sometimes the drain system vent pipes going up through the roof can get clogged with either debris or a small animal and have to be cleaned out to allow proper ventilation.
Small animal? We had a squirrel get stuck in a pillar outside the front door. We think it got out.
If a roof vent was clogged enough to prevent the escape of gas, I think you'd be seeing additional issues outside of just that one sink, mainly slow drainage.
interestingly, I just made a mental note this morning to develop a schedule to run water (to fill the P-trap) in our less-used drains. I'm thinking monthly or bi-weekly would be enough?
interestingly, I just made a mental note this morning to develop a schedule to run water (to fill the P-trap) in our less-used drains. I'm thinking monthly or bi-weekly would be enough?
Monthly would do it.
Heck, quarterly would probably do it.
You might put the stopper down to keep snakes out, too.
interestingly, I just made a mental note this morning to develop a schedule to run water (to fill the P-trap) in our less-used drains. I'm thinking monthly or bi-weekly would be enough?
As Mike said, it doesn’t have to be all that regular. My parents had it happen in a shower in their place in MA…like a year after we moved in (we had one bathroom in the house in Cincy….upgrading to two took some getting used to (in terms of utilization)
We have a sink in one of the bathrooms that’s never used because my wife keeps a jigsaw puzzle going over it all the time. She does roughly a puzzle a week, so when she’s done she runs a little hot and cold water down the drain just to keep things going. I also keep a plastic wash pan under under all pea traps throughout the house just in case one starts to leak. I check them periodically….and BTW, no clutter underneath sinks. P.W. Rule
FWIW, there are some decent water leak detectors you can buy in a 2, 6, and sometimes 8 pack on Amazon that will alarm if anything drops on or under them. There's even a system that allows them to be linked to a central status display unit. I bought a 6 pack after a quiet water leak and keep them behind the washer, sinks, toilets, water heater, etc. They're not too expensive considering what it cost me to repair a ceiling recently.
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