Kitchen sink blockage (Ed.)

[doggyvonne]

Hello again -we moved to a relatively new house in very good condition and there were no problems but after a few weeks the kitchen plug hole in the half sink section started to emit an overpowering mouldy earth smell. It is most evident when hot water goes down there and I have to press the push plug and fill it with water to stop the smell. The u-bend is clean, we've used all kinds of drain cleaning products and now at a loss as to what is causing the smell. Strangely no smell comes up from the plughole on the adjoining kitchen sink. Can anyone save us a plumbers bill by suggesting what can be done? Thanks.

I will try to find out but i am not sure what a trap is-do you mean a u bend?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Is there definitely a trap on the half sink?

 

[JohnD]

Post some photos of the waste pipes, traps and overflows.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Check the overflow pipework/flexi!

Andy

 

[doggyvonne]

Is there definitely a trap on the half sink?

I will try to find out but i am not sure what a trap is-do you mean a u bend?

 

[doggyvonne]

I will try to find out but i am not sure what a trap is-do you mean a u bend?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Post some photos of the waste pipes, traps and overflows.

 

[doggyvonne]

The two sinks share the one u-bend trap. They each go into one side of a T-pipe which then feeds down into the trap.

Only the main sink has an overflow so I’m not clear how this would cause the smell coming from the half-sink.

 

[JohnD]

You've decided against posting photos, then.

 

[doggyvonne]

i will post some photos tomorrow when i get my camera out - Andy i dont use a mobile.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Camera? How old is your phone? They all have cameras on.

Andy

 

[doggyvonne]

I dont use a mobile

I have posted some photos. The copper pipe into the wall is roughly where the outside water tap is too and it works fine.

 

[doggyvonne]

 

[doggyvonne]

 

[JohnD]

Stand back and take a wider pic please

If you empty some of the stuff out if the way we will be able to follow the path of the pipes

Is the T- piece perfectly horizontal?