Expert Q
Question:
We have a very clean house. A bungalow in the country with a septic system. Built in 1984. Septic tank cleaned out in 1994. Since then, two people in the house. I use the yeast monthly in the toilet over the last 2-3 years. We are gone most weekends. We went away on this past weekend and closed up everything as usual. We have two bathrooms. On return, there is a strong urine smell in the large bathroom. But, nowhere else in the house. It was not there when we left. I have opened the window, it is not enough. The smell is not from the toilet or the washer which is in the same room, and I cannot figure it out. Any ideas, other than to burn down the house? A prompt response would be appreciated.
Answer:
The odour is not urine. It is a form of mildew and if you ventilate and dry out the bathroom it will go away until the next time you leave things all closed up for extended periods.
Answered By: Ren Molnar
More Questions & Answers ...
1.
Should the plastic ducting be under or on top of the insulation in the attic? Does it have to extend right out ...
2.
I have a 12x20 basement workshop without windows but outside wall on two sides. I create a lot of sawdust and ...
3.
I replaced my old range hood with a new one that moves air at a rate of 250 CFM. The problem is it doesn't wor ...
4.
Where should a bathroom vent fan go? Over the bathtub shower unit, over the commode (water closet) or near the ...
5.
You often stress the importance of adequate ventilation in a house. I am considering purchasing a new house a ...
6.
Our bathroom has a window that appears to be insufficient venting for we suffer from mold/mildew growing on th ...
7.
There has been a moldy, mildewy smell coming from underneath the bathroom sink on the second floor. I am read ...
8.
I own a 2-year old home and started noticing a brown stain accumulating at the bottom of a frequently used sho ...
9.
I am putting in a new bigger bathroom fan. The tubing for the old fan followed a very curved path which seems ...
10.
I notice small grey spots on the ceiling over the tub. I suspect that that this is mould. The ceiling is "st ...
11.
How can I get rid of the mold growing around the bathtub area, on the silicone caulking between the tub and ti ...
12.
I'm putting in a bathroom in the basement and want to install a fan. To connect it to the dryer vent doesn ...
13.
I recently had a bath fan installed by an electrician and was planning on venting to the soffit area. I was t ...
14.
I have a 95 year old 2 storey wood frame home with a four sided roof. I'm renovating the bathroom upstair ...
15.
Could you give me some advise on installing a ceiling bathroom exhaust fan. It will be located in our main bat ...
16.
I have black marks around the bottom of my windows due to the humidity in the home from the hot tub in the bas ...
17.
I want to put a ceiling fan in my ensuite bathroom.
18.
We have a shower stall in the en-suite bathroom. We have a lot of black mold build-up under the baseboard at t ...
19.
20.
i am getting some brown seepage at the base of my toilet. i think i need to change the wax ring. if this is it ...
21.
I live in Orleans, Ontario and I have just purchased a home that was built in 1988. This week when the tempera ...
22.
My wife and I have purchased a home to be built by March 2001 and we have some ?'s concerning standard feature ...
23.
I plan to install a bathroom fan (110 cfm). My bathroom is 5 ft x 8 ft with the tub/shower against the 5 ft wa ...
24.
We have a very clean house. A bungalow in the country with a septic system. Built in 1984. Septic tank cleaned ...
25.
I faithfully listen to your show on Saturday mornings on CHUM in Toronto, Ontario. We have just installed a 30 ...
26.
I have a 2nd floor bathroom with no external ventilation. The house is a back split, however, without great ex ...
27.
You mentioned introducing more ventilation to a room that has so much mildew. How might I put this into practi ...
28.
With five people showering in our house, there is a tremendous amount of humidity in our bathroom, even with t ...
29.
I installed a fan in my washroom with a 4" goose neck on the roof. Should there be a loop in my insulated hose ...
30.
Is it worth installing a 130 cfm fan for our bathroom (approx. 10X7). I know that you recommend a 110 cfm fan. ...
31.
The old bathroom fan was a simple, low capacity unit, and I replaced it with a new squirrel cage model. The or ...
32.
We live in a 17-year-old, two story just north of Bolton, Ontario. We are the original owners. I would like ...
33.
I'm going to have to scrub down the ceiling and skylight shaft surfaces. I am aware that it is condensation. ...
34.
How does one prevent the caulking around the bathtub and windows from going black and having to be replaced re ...
35.
The fan in the bathroom quit working and I want to install a bigger one, 110 cfm as you recommend. The problem ...
