Stupid Guest Tricks

hobie16 wrote:Sewer gas will come out of drains if not blocked by water in a P Trap. That's the pipe under the sink that has a dip in it before it goes into the wall. The water in the toilet does the same thing.

Not knowing how your dishwasher drain hose is connected I gonna take a SWAG on the root mean cause of the odor. The drain hose should be connected to a inlet on the side of the garbage disposal. That means it'll be on the upstream side of the P Trap. If it's on the down stream side side of the P Trap and the dishwasher isn't used, the water in the hose will evaporate and allow gas to come out of the dishwasher vent on the back of the sink. A simple hose reroute job may be in order.

If the odor is coming out of the sink drain, all you need to do is run the faucet for a couple of seconds to fill the P Trap.

Hope that helps.

susislicker wrote:Wow...who knew there was a plumber here on SGT? Were you at Watergate too? :D: (obscure reference for the young ones who don't remember that incident!) Thanks Hobie! Running water does not help. It is still stinkin' up the joint. The plumber who was here last said we HAVE to run the dishwasher in order to stop it from smelling, so I guess the problem is around the hookup with the dishwasher. W'll get him out here again and I will pay attenmtion to what he is doing this time, instead of letting Ralph get the info. Gurls can be good plumbers too!!!!!!! :p:
susi-Q

hobie16 wrote:It appears the DW drain hose is hooked up downstream of the P Trap. Look at the garbage disposal under the sink. Is there a plastic tube sticking out from the side towards the top? If there is, move the DW drain hose to it. Before hooking up the hose, you'll need to take a screwdriver and punch out a plastic plug inside the tube so the DW will drain into the disposal.

You'll also need to cap off wherever the DW drain hose was attached to prevent gas and water from leaking.

Good luck!

susislicker wrote:Okay, I am going to go look and see what I can do. But if I don't feel comfortable moving hoses around, I call the plumber!
Thanks guys! You all know so much about mechanical thingies, computers, electronics, plumbing, etc...Wow! :D:
Susi

susislicker wrote:PLEASE! Prayers are needed RIGHT NOW!!!!! Ralphie just got taken to the hospital in an ambulance. We think he is having an allergic reaction to some antibiotics he is on. He has a bad infection on his kee and they put him on cepalexin yesterday and today his whole body is itching right now, he is light headed and dixzzuy and he feels *out of his body*. The ambulance just left 5 minutes ago and there is not much Ican do except wait to hear what is happening once he gets to Emergency.
Please pray!
Thanks
Susi

susislicker wrote:PLEASE! Prayers are needed RIGHT NOW!!!!! Ralphie just got taken to the hospital in an ambulance. We think he is having an allergic reaction to some antibiotics he is on. He has a bad infection on his kee and they put him on cepalexin yesterday and today his whole body is itching right now, he is light headed and dixzzuy and he feels *out of his body*. The ambulance just left 5 minutes ago and there is not much Ican do except wait to hear what is happening once he gets to Emergency.
Please pray!
Thanks
Susi