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UWStudent123 (WA)
We just installed a waterless urinal in my fraternity house and everyone seems to work fine except there is a persistent rotting fish smell coming from the urinal. It is so pervasive that it fills the whole bathroom with it, and sometimes you can even smell it walking up the stairs into the bathroom. We have replaced the odor blocking oil already and the smell is continuing to be a problem.
Does anyone have any experience with this problem, or have any idea what may be causing it? Could it be the pipes themselves that are being corroded or something? Is this something that we could even call a plumber about, since it's a problem with the smell of the bathroom and not necessarily the pipes? Let me know if any more information is necessary, and thank you!
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bernabeu (SC)
how is the bathroom ventilated?
window? - leave it cracked open a bit
exhaust fan? - set it on an automatic timer with the light swx as an 'on trip point'
best practice (as the structure is a multiple dwelling) = leave exhaust on 24/7/365
(there should be no supply air register in said bathroom, or close same if existing)
ps. the door should be louvered to allow INFLOW of air to feed exhaust OUTFLOW
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Paul48 (CT)
Maybe it's all the urine that doesn't make it to the oil?
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m & m (MD)
Exactly. Splashback.
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Wheelchair (IL)
Let us start from the beginning. What brand of waterless urinals do you have. Waterless? Falcon Industries? How often are you changing the cartridges and are you rinsing the urinals when cleaning. Odors can develop when the "waterless" are not maintained properly. All companies have a training video on proper cleaning of their brands of waterless. If I know the brand, I can direct you to the videos.
Best Wishes
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