On Nov 19, 3:55*pm, "charlie"
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"lloyd" wrote in message

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On Nov 19, 12:28 pm, "charlie"
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"lloyd" wrote in message

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On Nov 19, 12:12 pm, Pat wrote:

On Nov 19, 2:52 pm, lloyd wrote:

I have two sinks in my kitchen. One main sink, which gets the majority
of the use and one sink in the island, which gets little use. The
island sink drain emits this moldy smell all the time. I've tried
putting bleach down there, nothing, the smell comes right back. Is
there any way to get rid of that smell permanently?

thanks.

Open the cabinet doors and crawl underneath and look around for mold.
It might not be the sink. It might be something that gets wet from
the sink.

Nope, it's definitely coming from the drain.
thanks.

does the island have a disposal or large sized drain? there could be all
sorts of crud built-up inside a disposal, or the top of the downtube.
pouring bleach wouldn't get to those parts. try using a bottlebrush to
clean
it out with something foaming (i use drain cleaner).

regards,
charlie
cave creek, az

Charlie,
thanks for the response. I'll try the bottle brush, but honestly this
sink and disposal gets very little use, so I don't think there is much
crude in there.
Will using a foaming drain cleaner hurt the pipes?
Also, as I have just posted, this is a newly renovated kitchen. It's
been less then a year and the sink started smelling about 6 months
ago.
Thanks again,
lloyd

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a little used disposal gets this problem. anything collecting on the roof of
the disposal or under the rubber flap will stay there and rot. the trap
could also be drying out. i have a little used shower, which has a floor
drain, that has this problem. i pour a little liquid drain cleaner and scrub
around with a bottle brush to cure. i have to do this about once/year.

use your sink more.

the cleaner won't affect your pipes. it might affect a septic if you go
overboard on it.

What is the definition of "little". A rarely used sink/shower could
have the trap dry out and then you can smell sewer gas. Just filling
with water cures the problem but the smell might stick around for a
while.