How to Clean a Stinky Drain

You've just spent several hours cleaning every surface in your kitchen and bathroom to a sparkling clean shine. But as you look around at your handiwork, you catch a whiff of something smelly. Did you forget to clean the drains?

Even with all of the water and cleaners that pass through a kitchen or bathroom drain, they can still reek. There are several possible causes of stinky drains:

A dry P-trap: The P-trap is the curved portion of the pipes under a sink. It is designed to hold water to create a seal between the odors and gasses of sewage lines and the sink drain.

A clogged or blocked air vent: In bathrooms, the drains are vented to give backflowing gases a release outlet.

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