floor drain in bacement smells

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      Avatar photoMasterPlumbers
      Keymaster

      I walked into my laundry room yeasterday and thought I smelled a urine oder that seemed to be comming from that drain in the floor. I looked down it and there is somthing ( water)about 12″ from the top. does this mean we have a problem and should get the rooter rooter guy? or is it allways that way. Mabey my nose
      has gone south….

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      Avatar photoRetired plbg1
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      It depends on how deep the trap is, if it is about 12″ from top then your P-Trap must be next to the joist. It could be some water backed up and you did not flush it out, sometimes the pipe gets
      growth on inside and smells, Try Bio Clean, Pine oil are San Teens and dump one in the pipe and see if it does anything, you can get these at Plumbing Supplyhouse are maybe box stores have them are something like it, let me know.



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