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Smelly Fixtures
Question
I have a weird problem. About a year ago I gutted and redid the bathroom,
and installed American Standard brushed chrome fixtures. About 6 months
ago, the fixtures started to smell musty, and like ammonia. The bath
also smells musty. The lever that moves the tub stopper is particularly
bad. I took it apart and treated it with bleach and water, without success.
The shower does not smell, but one of the drains smells. The wall, tile
and tub smell okay, but one handle shower control smells bad. Even stranger,
the fixtures do not smell when they are wet. A plumber suggested that
there might have been a reaction between a cleaner and the metal. We
did have a leak that spoiled one of the first-floor ceilings, but that
was fixed. I said it was weird, didn't I?
Answer
It certainly is! I thought I'd heard everything until now! But from
what you described, I think it is brushed chrome or whatever that metal
is. Call American Standard to see if the people there have any ideas.
Don't take a simple no for an answer. I don't think there is anything
else you can do, but pouring a cup of bleach into the drain trap and
leaving it over night wont hurt, and may do some good clearing out the
musty smell. Do not mix with anything else but water. Wear skin and
eye protection when working with bleach. If you used ammonia or an ammonia
product to clean the fixtures, do not pour the bleach into the traps;
Ammonia and bleach can cause a deadly chlorine gas.
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