Comments on: Mold smell coming from kitchen drain, any ideas?

By: Dwayne Leadbitter

Dwayne Leadbitter — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:46:44 +0000

does it have disposers and dishwasher? if so first run dishwasher full cycle with dish detergent(dishwasher), make sure water is flowing into disposer when cycle drains. then while it drains run garbage disposer… after wards take rubber drain covers/gaskets out from drain and scrub the undersides( food waste always gets caught there) put it back together and cut up a lemon and grind it in the disposer with plenty of running water.

By: Bruce Prentice

Bruce Prentice — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:00:08 +0000

DO YOU HAVE A GARB.DISP.? POUR A LITTLE BLEACH DOWN THE DRAIN BOTH SIDES,THIS WILL HELP.YOU MAY HAVE A VENTING PROBLEM IN THE SEWER MAIN,IF IT PERSIST YOU MAY HAVE TO GET A PLUMBER TO TAKE ALOOK AT IT.

By: Destinee Howe

Destinee Howe — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:13:42 +0000

Slowly wash a box of baking soda down both drains. l have had to do ours that was a few times over the years. lts safe , wont clog the drain and cheap. start with that.

By: Aliyah Winter

Aliyah Winter — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:36:28 +0000

Could be a blocked drain air vent. Look on the roof above the kitchen sink for the vent pipe. Can be blocked by insect nests, leaves or debris and often get bent over and crimped shut from snow sliding off the roof if you live in cooler climate.

By: Kason Tate

Kason Tate — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:43:34 +0000

Valve the water off underneath the sink and remove and clean the p-trap.
This will most likely resolve the smell if the orange peel method doesn’t work.Good luck.

By: Zavier 53

Zavier 53 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:41:52 +0000

i would say your best bet is to go to a home hardware or something and ask them about your problem. they have whole sections in the store dedicated to sinks….so they would def. be able to help you!
good luck
p.s. if it is mold get ride of it quick….that stuff isnt good for you

By: Elliana Grey

Elliana Grey — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:03:06 +0000

do you have a disposal? if so, throw a couple orange skins down in there. run disposal along with hot water from sink.
if you dont have a disposal, use some draino (directions on bottle) then rinse WELL! a few days later, pour some hot bleachy water down the drain as well.

By: Kaden Hartshorn

Kaden Hartshorn — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:15:57 +0000

The smell of your sewage is probably coming back up the drain! There’s water that is suppost to sit in the curved part of your drain that will block this smell. Run water to make sure this is happening. But your best bet if this doesn’t work is PLUMBER! Good Luck!

By: Lilah175

Lilah175 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:26:39 +0000

Try cleaning your coffee maker with vinegar and then pour the hot vinegar down the drain.

By: Yesenia Sumner

Yesenia Sumner — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:02:11 +0000

I pour baking soda down the drain, then pour white vinegar right on top, it bubble up and deodorizes the sink, see if that helps, it helped me!!