bob smith Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 anyone else ever experience this? Sometimes when I go to wash my hands or brush my teeth I get this god awful stench coming out of my taps like someone has just farted within an inch of my face.. Is it just me or is this a common occurrence in Thailand? bob. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Could be a dead body in the tank ....never happened to me . regards worgeordie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk Langeweg Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, bob smith said: anyone else ever experience this? Sometimes when I go to wash my hands or brush my teeth I get this god awful stench coming out of my taps like someone has just farted within an inch of my face.. Is it just me or is this a common occurrence in Thailand? bob. I noticed the same in every location i lived. Not sure it's coming from the tap, could be coming from the drain hole. Good Question. Edited December 8, 2023 by Henk Langeweg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 What's your water source and do you have a tank (check it for bodies)? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Drains, water heaters, wells, and the inside of pipes can harbor bacteria. Usually, your water heater is the culprit when water smells of rotten eggs. The heater contains an element that protects it against corrosion, but this element can give off a rotten egg smell as it breaks down over time. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob smith Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 9 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said: Drains, water heaters, wells, and the inside of pipes can harbor bacteria. Usually, your water heater is the culprit when water smells of rotten eggs. The heater contains an element that protects it against corrosion, but this element can give off a rotten egg smell as it breaks down over time. I don't have a water heater.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post liddelljohn Posted December 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2023 its the drains and sewer or septic tank very common problem in Thai systems due to badly designed plumbing or non existent U Bends and water traps 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, bob smith said: I don't have a water heater.. Okay then, have you got a shower with a heater in it? If not Disinfecting, cleaning and flushing the drain should eliminate the odor. The reservoir/pressure tank may also be the source of such an odor. Cleaning and maintaining the reservoir/ pressure tank periodically can prevent bacteria from growing to levels that cause odor in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSam Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Happened to me once, turned out to be a dead bird in the water tank.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 its the smell of last night bob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novacova Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, bob smith said: Sometimes when I go to wash my hands or brush my teeth I get this god awful stench coming out of my taps like someone has just farted within an inch of my face.. It’s the remnants of your bowl movements. Dump a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and hydrogen peroxide in the drains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Install a u bend, actually putting water in the floor drains stops it sometimes, kinda get used to the wif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Stop farting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 20 hours ago, bob smith said: anyone else ever experience this? Sometimes when I go to wash my hands or brush my teeth I get this god awful stench coming out of my taps like someone has just farted within an inch of my face.. Is it just me or is this a common occurrence in Thailand? bob. Foul water... I get the same sometimes, even brown water first thing in the mornings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 19 hours ago, stoner said: its the smell of last night bob. Windaloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 rotten egg smell is caused by hydrogen sulfide. I get it in my outdoor hose reels. It goes away after a couple of minutes when the water is flushed from the hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Give your teeth to the GF to brush! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siamic Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Mine was a dead lizard in the well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjarnMartin Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 21 hours ago, liddelljohn said: its the drains and sewer or septic tank very common problem in Thai systems due to badly designed plumbing or non existent U Bends and water traps For sure... I'm having to check all the draining pipes and overflow pipes from the sink in my en-suite bathroom of my newly-built house, as I believe there may be no u-bend included and what I can smell is directly from the septic tank. As the smell disappears after running the taps for a while, I also think there may be a damaged u-bend which doesn't effectively block the smell permanently?? TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyExpat57 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 I lived in a place where the water was from a well with very high sulphur content. The water always smelled like dookie and I felt more soiled AFTER the shower than when I went in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liddelljohn Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Ajarn Martin a lot of Thai U bends or water traps are not deep enough or evaporate in the heat and so no longer form a barrier .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteD Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Possibly H2S, sulfur bacteria. Is the source a well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placnx Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 We have this problem only at one tap in the kitchen. It happens after sunlight hits the spigot for a while in the morning, and goes away after the water runs for around 15 seconds, so I think that there is bacteria in the water which multiplies in the heat. Before we put a skylight in the ktchen, we didn't have this problem. I want to get the water tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morch Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) What is that rotten stench coming out of the Taps? Beer Singh? Edited December 9, 2023 by Morch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, Morch said: What is that rotten stench coming out of the Taps? Beer Singh? Yes, that Indian beer leaves a lot to be desired. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjarnMartin Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 On 12/9/2023 at 11:17 AM, liddelljohn said: Ajarn Martin a lot of Thai U bends or water traps are not deep enough or evaporate in the heat and so no longer form a barrier .... Liddelljohn, thanks for this. I hadn’t even considered this phenomenon as a possible cause, but can see the logic. Now it is the ‘cool’ season here in Phetchabun and it’s a ‘balmy’ 40 degrees C so bring on the rainy season… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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