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OK well I've found the cause. Fortunately no need for major repair work as far as I can tell. Amazing how such a horrible smell can come from such a small area.

OK well after some further investigation it seems the traps aren't pulling. The sink in the bathroom where the smell appears has an anti-syphon trap anyway. What I have discovered, by removing a section of the ceiling below the soil pipe (which is partly internal to the house) is that a floor...

The vent pipe going through the roof is open at the top as it should be. There is a boxed in section of pipe in the downstairs loo which could well contain a durgo valve at a lower level than the cistern. Flushing this loo doesn't cause any smell, however this waste pipe connects to the main...

Thanks Nige F. Whereabouts would a Durgo valve be likely to be fitted?

Hi everyone. I'm looking for inspiration to try to track down a disgusting eggy smell which appears in my house from time to time. Our house was built around 1965-1970. We moved in about 5 months ago. Straight away we noticed occasional foul eggy whiffs which came out of nowhere and...