![]() ![]() Drain still stinky? Try tossing some citrus peels into and running the garbage disposal to freshen up the funk.If still clogged, use a kitchen plunger, and repeat above steps.Follow with dish soap to dissolve greasy buildups in the drain. ![]() Run or pour extremely hot water-use a tea kettle to get it almost boiling-down the drain slowly to soften the clog.Be sure to unplug the garbage disposal first so you don’t risk sacrificing a finger to the smelly sink gods. Check for any food particles or debris stuck in the drain or garbage disposal, and remove them.It’s tempting to use nuclear drain cleaners to solve your problem quickly, but most plumbers caution against harsh chemical cleaners, which can actually damage pipes and create greater problems in the long run.If the smells still persist, move on to the drain.If you’re feeling extra, you can even use an old toothbrush on the small nooks and crannies! After soaking, give it a good scrub-not just the sink, but the faucet and surrounding area, as well.Use a sink stopper, and soak the sink with very hot water and dish soap.How to fix a smelly drain Fix a smelly kitchen sink Your favorite sponge/scrubber (Because who doesn’t have a favorite sponge?!).Kitchen and/or bathroom plungers (yes, kitchen plungers are a thing).A gentle but powerful dish soap, like Dawn.WTF is a P trap? Surprise! It’s actually the U-shaped pipe beneath most sinks that contains a small amount of water, which stops yucky sewer gases from seeping into your home.Grease and debris-like hair and soap scum-get down into your drain, hook up with one another and solidify into a gnarly substance that not only clogs your drain, but likely smells weird, too. In the bathroom, the culprit is typically clogs, but it could also be a P-trap issue. Sure, it hungrily macerates your garbage leftovers but definitely needs a metaphorical toothbrushing once in a while. Hey, maybe it’s the garbage disposal! Yep, could definitely be that.Grease and oil (didn’t your mother ever tell you not to dump the bacon grease down the sink?!) can congeal in sink pipes and begin to very slowly decompose in there, causing uber-rotten smells.An unused drain can also develop a bad smell when the water in the trap (which is intentionally there in order to prevent sewer smells from backtracking into your home) evaporates over time.Food buildup in the kitchen sink can cause bacteria and mold to grow, further enhancing the sink stench.In your kitchen sink, weird drain smells can usually be traced back to food particles and other debris stuck where they shouldn’t be. (We see you jamming those coffee grounds down there!) What causes a smelly drain?ĭrain smells can be caused by all sorts of things. It’s the least we can do to show it a bit of love and routine maintenance so that it can continue to function properly (and we can go back to not even thinking about it or how it works. Okay, so it may get a little stinky sometimes. ![]()
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