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Why a dry shower drain smells and how water fixes it

July 29, 2026 by Dorothy Baker
We all keep scrubbing the shower drain after the holidays, when this one-minute gesture clears the sewer smell without a s...

That rotten egg smell greeting you after time away isn’t dirt—it’s your shower drain’s water seal evaporating. A Victorian-era plumbing design called the P-trap normally blocks sewer gases, but when unused, it dries out in minutes. The fix? Just pour water down the drain.

Categories DIY Tags bathroom cleaning, drain care, natural solutions, plumbing hacks

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