No, honestly, I'm not making this up...

My girlfriend lives in a townhouse, and the mid-level toilet (WC and hand
basin) has started to smell. It's difficult to locate, but it smells
slightly fishy - not the sort of smell I would expect from a leaking pipe,
etc. I've tried blocking off the extractor, plugged the sink and a plumber
has removed the toilet and capped the waste pipe - but the smell remains,
and we can't seem to get rid of it.

Any ideas on what might be causing this, please.......?

Thanks

Martin

something dead in an air vent or under the floor boards

Hi,

One thing worth checking is (believe it or not) the light fitting. Old
ones can emit a horrid fishy smell when they get hot. We had that in a
house we moved into: it drove us nuts trying to work out what it was,
because it only seemed to be a problem at night. Of course, with
hindsight that was when the light was turned on. Duhh !!

Cheers, Simon

Martin wrote:
No, honestly, I'm not making this up...

My girlfriend lives in a townhouse, and the mid-level toilet (WC and hand
basin) has started to smell. It's difficult to locate, but it smells
slightly fishy - not the sort of smell I would expect from a leaking pipe,
etc. I've tried blocking off the extractor, plugged the sink and a plumber
has removed the toilet and capped the waste pipe - but the smell remains,
and we can't seem to get rid of it.

Any ideas on what might be causing this, please.......?

Thanks

Martin

Another vote for the light fitting - have you recently changed the bulb and
perhaps put a higher wattage one in ?
Or possibly a loose wire heating a bakelite fitting (switch or light
fitting)

Nick

try removing the girlfriend from the bathroom?

Martin wrote:
No, honestly, I'm not making this up...

My girlfriend lives in a townhouse, and the mid-level toilet (WC and hand
basin) has started to smell. It's difficult to locate, but it smells
slightly fishy - not the sort of smell I would expect from a leaking pipe,
etc. I've tried blocking off the extractor, plugged the sink and a plumber
has removed the toilet and capped the waste pipe - but the smell remains,
and we can't seem to get rid of it.

Any ideas on what might be causing this, please.......?

Thanks

Martin


Your grirlfriend? ;-)

Owain wrote:

Fishy smell used to be overheating bakelite - how old is your wiring? An
old junction box under the floorboards perhaps?

You can also get a urine type of smell from overheating the modern urea
formaldehyde stuff as well...


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Nick wrote:
Another vote for the light fitting - have you recently changed the
bulb and perhaps put a higher wattage one in ?
Or possibly a loose wire heating a bakelite fitting (switch or light
fitting)

Nick

Vote 3 - recently chnaged the light fitting in our bedroom due to this very
problem....

" cupra" wrote in message
...
Nick wrote:
Another vote for the light fitting - have you recently changed the
bulb and perhaps put a higher wattage one in ?
Or possibly a loose wire heating a bakelite fitting (switch or light
fitting)

Nick

Vote 3 - recently chnaged the light fitting in our bedroom due to this
very problem....

Vote 4 - I'd forgotten about this but it's true!

Mary

Mary Fisher wrote:

Vote 4 - I'd forgotten about this but it's true!

Mary


.... And Vote 5. I had exactly this problem in a rented house & we
spend ages trying to suss out what it was. We thought it was something
to do with the bath as it only happened after someone had happened a
bath ... the real reason was that the light was only normally left on
for long enough when someone bathed.

My Dad suggested the light fitting - we changed it & never had the
problem again.

M

wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:

Vote 4 - I'd forgotten about this but it's true!

Mary


... And Vote 5. I had exactly this problem in a rented house & we
spend ages trying to suss out what it was. We thought it was something
to do with the bath as it only happened after someone had happened a
bath ... the real reason was that the light was only normally left on
for long enough when someone bathed.

My Dad suggested the light fitting - we changed it & never had the
problem again.


Vote 6 - although just changing the flex seemed to cure it...

"PM" wrote in message
...

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Mary Fisher wrote:

Vote 4 - I'd forgotten about this but it's true!

Mary


... And Vote 5. I had exactly this problem in a rented house & we
spend ages trying to suss out what it was. We thought it was something
to do with the bath as it only happened after someone had happened a
bath ... the real reason was that the light was only normally left on
for long enough when someone bathed.

My Dad suggested the light fitting - we changed it & never had the
problem again.


Vote 6 - although just changing the flex seemed to cure it...



Vote 7. If only I had found uk.diy before we ripped out the carpet and the
curtains and the roller blind.

Darryl

Thanks for your replies. It looks like I need replace items in the following
order.

1. Light fitting
2. Light wiring
3. Air vent, extractor wiring
4. Girlfriend :-)

Martin
"Darryl Bailie" wrote in message
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"PM" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:

Vote 4 - I'd forgotten about this but it's true!

Mary


... And Vote 5. I had exactly this problem in a rented house & we
spend ages trying to suss out what it was. We thought it was something
to do with the bath as it only happened after someone had happened a
bath ... the real reason was that the light was only normally left on
for long enough when someone bathed.

My Dad suggested the light fitting - we changed it & never had the
problem again.


Vote 6 - although just changing the flex seemed to cure it...



Vote 7. If only I had found uk.diy before we ripped out the carpet and the
curtains and the roller blind.

Darryl

The message
from "Martin" contains these words:

Any ideas on what might be causing this, please.......?

A curious fish?

I'd concur with the common suggestion of dying electrics. I've had a
couple of fittings go fishy.

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Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

"Martin" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your replies. It looks like I need replace items in the
following order.

1. Light fitting
2. Light wiring
3. Air vent, extractor wiring
4. Girlfriend :-)

Keep the girlfriend. It's her house.

Mary

Owain wrote:

Fishy smell used to be overheating bakelite - how old is your wiring? An
old junction box under the floorboards perhaps?

Antique immersion heater frying itself?

Mary Fisher wrote:
"Martin" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your replies. It looks like I need replace items in the
following order.

1. Light fitting
2. Light wiring
3. Air vent, extractor wiring
4. Girlfriend :-)

Keep the girlfriend. It's her house.

It may not be, but it will end up that way.

There are two sorts of women. Those that end up owning the house, and
those that end up owning the house after they have manufactured an
excuse to get you out of it.


Mary

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

There are two sorts of women. Those that end up owning the house, and
those that end up owning the house after they have manufactured an
excuse to get you out of it.

Research suggests that only 35% of men kiss their wife goodbye as they
leave the house... however 95% of them kiss their house goodbye when
they leave their wife!

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John Rumm wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

There are two sorts of women. Those that end up owning the house, and
those that end up owning the house after they have manufactured an
excuse to get you out of it.

Research suggests that only 35% of men kiss their wife goodbye as they
leave the house... however 95% of them kiss their house goodbye when
they leave their wife!

My mate Mike says he won't ever get married again. He is just going to find
a woman he can't stand & buy her a house :-)



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The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

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My mate Mike says he won't ever get married again.

Perhaps no-one will have him.

replying to Martin, Ellen Kenny wrote:
You need to use bleach not only in the toilet but put some down the sink also


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On 21/03/2018 13:14, Ellen Kenny wrote:
replying to Martin, Ellen KennyÂ* wrote:
You need to use bleach not only in the toilet but put some down the sink
also



12 years later, the stench must be really overpowering now.

Maybe you should use some bleach to clean your glasses or
contact lenses and read the DATE before posting a naff reply.

On 21/03/18 13:14, Ellen Kenny wrote:
replying to Martin, Ellen KennyÂ* wrote:
You need to use bleach not only in the toilet but put some down the sink
also


Are you in London? some idiots have been throwing fish in the river. It
might be that.

On 21/03/2018 13:45, TimW wrote:
On 21/03/18 13:14, Ellen Kenny wrote:
replying to Martin, Ellen KennyÂ* wrote:
You need to use bleach not only in the toilet but put some down the
sink also


Are you in London? some idiots have been throwing fish in the river. It
might be that.

Even bigger idiots allowed French industrial trawlers to fish almost
right up to our shores while our own local south coast small
fishermen cannot venture into French waters.

On 21/03/18 14:27, Andrew wrote:
On 21/03/2018 13:45, TimW wrote:
On 21/03/18 13:14, Ellen Kenny wrote:
replying to Martin, Ellen KennyÂ* wrote:
You need to use bleach not only in the toilet but put some down the
sink also


Are you in London? some idiots have been throwing fish in the river.
It might be that.

Even bigger idiots allowed French industrial trawlers to fish almost
right up to our shores while our own local south coast small
fishermen cannot venture into French waters.

I don't know much about fish stocks or the CFP.But I have stopped
believing unreferenced claims from brexiters. there has been too much
fakery of facts.
TW

Yes its the home owners club web site rotting away again.
brian

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replying to Martin, Ellen Kenny wrote:
You need to use bleach not only in the toilet but put some down the sink
also


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Yes I know goes with the web site though. I still do not understand why the
year is ignored by their software and the same crap comes back every 12
months as if its new. many assume they just missed an episode in a long
running saga I think, at least I do not see how else the year is missed as
its on the website clear as day.
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On 21/03/2018 13:14, Ellen Kenny wrote:
replying to Martin, Ellen Kenny wrote:
You need to use bleach not only in the toilet but put some down the sink
also



12 years later, the stench must be really overpowering now.

Maybe you should use some bleach to clean your glasses or
contact lenses and read the DATE before posting a naff reply.

On 21/03/18 15:53, TimW wrote:
I don't know much about fish stocks or the CFP.But I have stopped
believing unreferenced claims from remoaners. there has been too much
fakery of facts.
TW
TFTFY

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TimW wrote:
On 21/03/18 13:14, Ellen Kenny wrote:
replying to Martin, Ellen KennyÂ* wrote:
You need to use bleach not only in the toilet but put some down the sink
also


Are you in London? some idiots have been throwing fish in the river. It
might be that.


Should be prosecuted for pollution ,that would take the smirk of Farages
face.

GH

On 21/03/18 16:27, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 21/03/18 15:53, TimW wrote:
I don't know much about fish stocks or the CFP.But I have stopped
believing unreferenced claims from remoaners. there has been too much
fakery of facts.
TW
TFTFY

Is this one fake?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEfMwruXoAAhOCJ.jpg
You tell me.
TW

In message , TimW
writes
On 21/03/18 14:27, Andrew wrote:
On 21/03/2018 13:45, TimW wrote:
Even bigger idiots allowed French industrial trawlers to fish almost
right up to our shores while our own local south coast small
fishermen cannot venture into French waters.

I don't know much about fish stocks or the CFP.But I have stopped
believing unreferenced claims from brexiters. there has been too much
fakery of facts.
TW
Facts, claims, pah. Forget databases and spreadsheets.

Just stand on the cliffs and look out to sea, listen to the marine band
radio and hear the small fishermen saying they are now reduced to just
swapping diesel for fish the stocks are so low, or go onto any port or
shore with smallish fishing boats and talk to the skippers. Industrial
trawlers should not be allowed inshore. I hope the two gunboats that I
understand are being built are ready in time and have enough ammunition.

It's not just the south coast, it's all around the British Isles,
wherever there was a decent small fishing industry.

To repeat what I said in another thread, the lady MP for Grimsby secured
a debate, or hearing, on wolf whistling in Westminster Hall. That will
have really impressed the ex-fishermen of Grimsby.
--
Bill

In article ,
Marland writes:
TimW wrote:
On 21/03/18 13:14, Ellen Kenny wrote:
replying to Martin, Ellen KennyÂ* wrote:
You need to use bleach not only in the toilet but put some down the sink
also


Are you in London? some idiots have been throwing fish in the river. It
might be that.


Should be prosecuted for pollution ,that would take the smirk of Farages
face.

Someone has filed a flytipping report with Westminster Council.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

On 21/03/18 22:04, TimW wrote:
On 21/03/18 16:27, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 21/03/18 15:53, TimW wrote:
I don't know much about fish stocks or the CFP.But I have stopped
believing unreferenced claims from remoaners. there has been too much
fakery of facts.
TW
TFTFY

Is this one fake?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEfMwruXoAAhOCJ.jpg
You tell me.
TW
Deliberatley misleading, when you look at what the EU means by
'Britain's territorial waters'



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guns, why should we let them have ideas?

Josef Stalin

On 22/03/2018 09:02, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
Marland writes:
TimW wrote:
On 21/03/18 13:14, Ellen Kenny wrote:
replying to Martin, Ellen KennyÂÂ* wrote:
You need to use bleach not only in the toilet but put some down the sink
also


Are you in London? some idiots have been throwing fish in the river. It
might be that.


Should be prosecuted for pollution ,that would take the smirk of Farages
face.

Someone has filed a flytipping report with Westminster Council.


Don't worry. Downstream a seal visits Billingsgate every day for a treat
so he will soon find them.

On 21/03/2018 15:53, TimW wrote:
Â*I don't know much about fish stocks or the CFP.But I have stopped
believing unreferenced claims from brexiters. there has been too much
fakery of facts.

Just as much FUD, if not more, from the other side.

Andy

On 23/03/18 21:56, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 21/03/2018 15:53, TimW wrote:
Â*Â*I don't know much about fish stocks or the CFP.But I have stopped
believing unreferenced claims from brexiters. there has been too much
fakery of facts.

Just as much FUD, if not more, from the other side.


I don't believe that either.
sometimes you see on facebook, twitter, even here in ukdiy jpegs or gifs
with a picture of Diane Abbott or Churchill, or Jean-Claude Juncker
along with some text in quotes that they are purported to have said. the
images are known as memes, manufactured by someone to be shared and
copied round the internet.

Often if you check the right wing and brexiteer memes are fake. I don't
mean misleading statistics but simply lies, things that were never said,
like Churchill saying something about antifa or Diane abbott saying
there are too many white people in the uk. Lies.

I have never seen a blatant remainer lie of that sort. Loads of
nationalist brexiteer, anti immigrant lies.

TW

ps I am not talking about exaggeration or wrong opinions or 'facts'
which are a little short of the whole picture. This is blatant untruths.

On Saturday, 24 March 2018 11:01:26 UTC, TimW wrote:
On 23/03/18 21:56, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 21/03/2018 15:53, TimW wrote:
Â*Â*I don't know much about fish stocks or the CFP.But I have stopped
believing unreferenced claims from brexiters. there has been too much
fakery of facts.

Just as much FUD, if not more, from the other side.


I don't believe that either.
sometimes you see on facebook, twitter, even here in ukdiy jpegs or gifs
with a picture of Diane Abbott or Churchill, or Jean-Claude Juncker
along with some text in quotes that they are purported to have said. the
images are known as memes, manufactured by someone to be shared and
copied round the internet.

Often if you check the right wing and brexiteer memes are fake. I don't
mean misleading statistics but simply lies, things that were never said,
like Churchill saying something about antifa or Diane abbott saying
there are too many white people in the uk. Lies.

I have never seen a blatant remainer lie of that sort. Loads of
nationalist brexiteer, anti immigrant lies.

TW

ps I am not talking about exaggeration or wrong opinions or 'facts'
which are a little short of the whole picture. This is blatant untruths.

Isn't it weird how people see such utterly different things.


NT

On 24/03/18 10:17, Huge wrote:
On 2018-03-23, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 21/03/2018 15:53, TimW wrote:
Â*I don't know much about fish stocks or the CFP.But I have stopped
believing unreferenced claims from brexiters. there has been too much
fakery of facts.

Just as much FUD, if not more, from the other side.

Twaddle.

That, too.


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who talks little,When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,They will say,
€œWe did this ourselves.€�

ۥ Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

On 24/03/18 12:45, wrote:
On Saturday, 24 March 2018 11:01:26 UTC, TimW wrote:
On 23/03/18 21:56, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 21/03/2018 15:53, TimW wrote:
Â*Â*I don't know much about fish stocks or the CFP.But I have stopped
believing unreferenced claims from brexiters. there has been too much
fakery of facts.

Just as much FUD, if not more, from the other side.


I don't believe that either.
sometimes you see on facebook, twitter, even here in ukdiy jpegs or gifs
with a picture of Diane Abbott or Churchill, or Jean-Claude Juncker
along with some text in quotes that they are purported to have said. the
images are known as memes, manufactured by someone to be shared and
copied round the internet.

Often if you check the right wing and brexiteer memes are fake. I don't
mean misleading statistics but simply lies, things that were never said,
like Churchill saying something about antifa or Diane abbott saying
there are too many white people in the uk. Lies.

I have never seen a blatant remainer lie of that sort. Loads of
nationalist brexiteer, anti immigrant lies.

TW

ps I am not talking about exaggeration or wrong opinions or 'facts'
which are a little short of the whole picture. This is blatant untruths.

Isn't it weird how people see such utterly different things.




No. If you spend your life with your head in the sand drinking skinny
lattes and listening to te BBC. of course its gonna look different to
what it does if you are out and about on council estates, and
industrials estates where the real world happens.

NT



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€œA leader is best When people barely know he exists. Of a good leader,
who talks little,When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,They will say,
€œWe did this ourselves.€�

ۥ Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

On 21/03/2018 13:14, Ellen Kenny wrote:
replying to Martin, Ellen KennyÂ* wrote:
You need to use bleach not only in the toilet but put some down the sink
also



Do **** off.

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Adam