Problem With Plumbing - Advice needed!

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Get youself this PIB and replace that air valve that should sort it..

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I'd say it's the air admittance valve that's letting the smell out. You said earlier on that you dont use the bathroom that often, how long will it go between uses? I'm asking because if it goes long enough then the water in the trap will eventually evaporate and will let smells pass through it.
 
bammy blue said:
I'd say it's the air admittance valve that's letting the smell out. You said earlier on that you dont use the bathroom that often, how long will it go between uses? I'm asking because if it goes long enough then the water in the trap will eventually evaporate and will let smells pass through it.
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Toilet probably gets used once a day max, shower/ bath couple of times a week? Going to get that AAV removed, hopefully that'll fix the problem!
 
Pride_In_Battle said:
Would all bathroom plumbing be 40mm as standard? I just noticed that there's also a 32mm one on there, and want to make sure I'm getting the right thing.
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1-1/2" 40mm on bath waste mate..I see a nut on your waste near the AIV ready for it..
 
So I removed the air admittance valve, the smell improved a bit, but still lingered. Got another plumber out who had a look at the soil pipe and determined that the durgo valve on there was stuck open. Swapped it over, smell's now gone, he charged me £65 all in. Much better than the 4 grand I was otherwise quoted!
 
I loved this thread, better than sos diy,I learnt a lot and even had my bath panel off.
Looking forward to part 2 check your roof.
 
Have you checked the durgo valve? It could be stuck open - I'm in South Wales this afternoon and can call round and do it for nothing if you like ? I know a way of doing it without making holes in your wall which many plumbers do to save a few minutes of their time - the way they do it leaves you with another job to get sorted.
 
Pelly Greeny said:
Have you checked the durgo valve? It could be stuck open - I'm in South Wales this afternoon and can call round and do it for nothing if you like ? I know a way of doing it without making holes in your wall which many plumbers do to save a few minutes of their time - the way they do it leaves you with another job to get sorted.
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Already done mate, but thanks for the offer :)

There was literally no way of getting to it without going through the plasterboard wall. The soil pipe for the bathroom on the middle floor doesn't go up any further, couldn't go down from above either. The durgo was knackered by the looks of it, so he replaced the thing. For the amount he charged I don't mind, just going to stick an access hatch in where the hole is (it's quite high, and in a corner). That way it's easy enough to get in there in future if necessary
 
So it was your
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Glad you got it sorted in the end..Bet your buzzing you didn't pay that daft price John Wayne quoted..
 
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blueincy said:
So it was your
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Glad you got it sorted in the end..Bet your buzzing you didn't pay that daft price John Wayne quoted..
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Indeed I am! I asked the plumber that we got the 2nd opinion from, and he said the only way that they could possibly justify the quote was if they ripped out the entire soil stack and replaced it! Needless to say, I left them a particularly shitty review on Yelp and any other online ratings site I could find them on!
 
We need to replace our shower cubicle it is a quadrant shower.
Question is will we need a new tray or are they standard.
 
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