Nobody wants bad smells in the kitchen or in the bathroom.
If the drain stinks, there are simple home remedies that can help you get rid of the stink quickly.
It is not unusual for the drain in the bathroom or kitchen to suddenly stink
What can you do about it?
Simple
home remedies
help
to combat unpleasant
odors
.
Consumers should know that.
Offenbach - The stink from the
drain
is really unpleasant.
It doesn't always have to be clogged to cause problems.
There are several reasons why a drain smells bad.
The bad
smells
can still
be easily eliminated
with simple
home remedies
.
With these tips you will
get rid of
even stubborn
smells
.
It is important to first know what caused the
odors
in the
drain
.
This is the only way to properly address the problem.
Often the
smells
come from
drains
that are rarely used.
water
remains in the odor trap, the so-called siphon, and causes a bad
smell over time
.
Unpleasant odors from the drain can have various causes
In the
kitchen
, grease and leftover food can be to blame for the
smell
from the
drain
.
These not only ensure that the
drain
clogs, but also that it smells unpleasant over time.
Rotten food often leaves a persistent odor, including in the drain.
Places in the household with high levels of bacteria |
How many objects of investigation did bacteria have? |
|---|---|
Cloths or sponges |
75 percent |
Kitchen drain |
45 percent |
Kitchen shelf |
32 percent |
Toothbrush holder |
27 percent |
Cutting boards |
18 percent |
Faucet on the sink in the bathroom |
9 percent |
Source: NSF International Household Germ Study (2011) |
Drain stinks: you can do that against the disgusting smell in the kitchen and bathroom
In the
bathroom,
hair usually creates a bad
odor
.
When washing and
showering
, individual hairs repeatedly get into the
drain
, where they get stuck and mix with soap residue.
This combination creates digestion gases that
can cause
unpleasant
smells
.
Baking soda and vinegar
are popular
home remedies
for combating smelly
smells
in
drains
.
Put three to four tablespoons of baking soda down the
drain
.
Then rinse with half a cup of vinegar.
The vinegar causes the baking powder to bubble and to develop its cleaning effect.
Only when the baking powder foams up, let the
home remedies work for
around 15 minutes.
Finally, rinse with warm water.
These simple home remedies help fight the odors in the drain
Even
salt
is an effective way to bad
odors
in the
runoff
to neutralize.
To do this, put two tablespoons of salt down the
drain
.
The salt should then take effect for around 30 minutes.
Then rinse with cold water.
Another
home remedy
that
helps
relieve
stubborn
odors
in the
drain
is
soda
.
Similar to salt, add two tablespoons of soda down the
drain
and let it sit for half an hour.
Then run cold water.
Soda is available in drugstores or pharmacies.
Odors in the drain: this way you don't even let it get into it
So that there are no bad
smells
in the
drain in the first place
, there are simple means that can save you a lot of work.
In the bathroom and in the kitchen,
sieve inserts
are particularly important
for a
drain
that
smells as pleasant as possible
.
The close-meshed metal inserts prevent leftovers or hair from getting stuck in the
drain
.
When washing the dishes, you should make sure that no food remains in the
drain
.
These can
cause
bad
smells
when rotting
.
Instead, leftover food should be disposed of in organic waste or compost.
Especially after showering, you should make sure that you free hair from the sieve insert and dispose of it in the trash.
This will prevent soap residue from getting caught in the hair and unpleasant
smells from
forming
in the
drain
.
(
By Jennifer Richter
)