Bad Smells"I once left the world's stinkiest guff in a lift before sending it down to a group of Germans, all bustling to be first in the doors upon its arrival," giggles Boarders. Tell us your stories involving farts, noxious gasses and unpleasant smells.
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chthonic, Fri 17 Jan 2014, 11:56)
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I'd bet overheating insulation.I've suffered a similar problem at work, due to a defective on-demand water heater installation. It was only really designed to provide hot water for a hand wash sink, but was plumbed in to provide *all* the hot water for a *whole* delicatessen counter.
It's a red herring, isn't it? The smell arises when copious water is sent down the drain, so its logical (but wrong) to assume it's water displacing the stank.
It may not be the shower itself, but the supply to it: Get an electrician to check all the junction boxes, fuses, and switches that feed it until you find the problem. Isolate current, remove covering plates, look for scorching / charring / melting; which will probably be due to the shower drawing more current than the supply can handle.
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The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 1:07,
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Yep, we had a chap come round last night and that was pretty much itNothing to do with the drains or the shower at all, it was the little pull-switch outside whose wiring had seen better days. I'm very glad I googled it now, as it was a serious fire risk if nothing else. And the drains underneath are super-clean now :)
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emvee cruor deo cruoris, Tue 21 Jan 2014, 8:15,
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