Gasey smell in bathroom

Apr 12, 2005 4 Replies
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A unused bathroom has recently developed a chemical/gasey smell ( we dont have gas).



It is diffuse and cant be tracked down to one area or item of equipment



Have flushed and cleaned all wastes etc, but smell still comes and goes.



Checked light fittings and in roof space.



It is worst after getting the bathroom hot and humid.



Have now decided the smell is coming from the walls which were re- emulsioned about a month ago probably with standard emulsion over previous coating of "emulsion for bathrooms".



Is this possible, likely ? If so how do we get rid of it ?



Any other suggestions of sources of smell



Thanks



Robert



royall (at) which net royall at which net


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S

snipped-for-privacy@end.of.message popped their head over the parapet saw what was going on and said

Only thing I can think off is (a) dead rodent(s) in the wall. Never heard of emulsion off gassing for over a month.

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I'd check for a dead bird in the water tank - speaking from experience.

We probably used manky water for about a month before we worked it out ("what's that funny smell? oh must be the shower gel")

This would explain why its worse when

Thats because the hot water in the bath in infused with dead animal flesh.

p.s. don't go up in the loft alone.......

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No water tank. Other showers okay. No smell in loft space. Solid walls. Cant smell anything coming from where the pipes go under the floor boards.

Thanks for the thoughts though. royall at which net

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R

In message , soup writes

Sounds likely

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