The shower drain , especially in summer, is put to hard work, so to speak.
With the heat, in fact, the need to wash often increases, even just to cool off.
Dead cells, hair and dirt end up in the cabin and if they accumulate, they not only clog it but also release a bad odor.
Before it’s too late, to avoid spending a fortune calling a professional, let’s try to free it with grandmother’s remedies , always very useful since the beginning of time.
Let’s start, however, with a thorough cleaning of the entire internal and external surface of the box, to remove scale and limescale. Next, disassemble the sump and rinse it under running water, removing any obvious debris, hair, fur, and anything else that has settled over time. Let’s put it back together and continue with the extraordinary maintenance by preparing one of the following solutions, the most effective to erase odors permanently!
Let’s do it!
Does your shower drain smell? Here are the right remedies!
To eliminate bad odors from the shower drain, whether due to pipes or dirt accumulation, one of the oldest remedies is to use a mixture of vinegar and lemon . Pour 400 ml of white wine vinegar into a bowl, squeeze a lemon and add it to the bowl, filter it, then pour it into the well and leave it for at least one night. Repeat the next night if the stench has not completely disappeared.
BUT this is not the only solution. You can also use coarse or fine salt, depending on availability. Dissolve half a glass in a bucket of hot water, then slowly slide it down the drain; Dissolves dirt and clogs.
Baking soda also neutralizes odors and eliminates scale: dilute 200 g in a container with water and pour it into the shower manhole. Leave it on from dusk to dawn and the next day you will be free of unpleasant odors.
Finally, citric acid , also dissolved in hot water, has a non-negligible draining and deodorizing effect. You only need 150g in a basin to find a fragrant and cozy bathroom. Be careful though, don’t use it on marble surfaces because it could corrode and ruin it.
In short, we have more than one solution available to eliminate the stench that comes from the shower or pipes, we just have to put them into practice before it is too late!