Hi,
We are in the process of moving into a new home. The house has sat empty since late last year. There were no smells evident prior to purchase.
However, there is some sort of drain/sewer smell, localised to the kitchen. It's not the sort of smell that can be masked, so I'm pretty sure it wasn't present before.
I can't quite work out where it is coming from. Sticking my nose over the sink, waste pipe etc reveals nothing. We've cleaned out all the cupboards, checked for prawns ;) but nothing...
Now, as the house has been empty, the heating and hot water systems will have had pretty much zero use since late last year. We've fired them up, and have run a few baths, and poured copious amounts of bleach down the waste pipe. This was only an hour or so ago so too soon to know if it has made any difference.
We haven't moved in "proper" yet, so the heating and water systems are not getting realistic use.
No washing machine is connected yet. No "stop" has been put on the waste pipe there, but no smell is coming from it. I've stuck a cloth in it for now to prevent water spurting out when the sink is used in anger.
Any thoughts appreciated!
Anything else we can try?