I have a terrible odor coming from my sink. I have poured ammonia down the drain and have also tried vinegar. The odor still comes back. any suggests?

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ellie,
you either need to get a plumber to come and look at your sink, or you need to pump it. there is probally rotting food down there. you really need to have it checked cuz the smell will probally only get worse in time. you can probally find sonething at walmart. hope this helps.

Pour A Handful Of Baking Soda Down The Drain About Once A Week,Then Run Very Hot Water
Through It. Or Pour 1 Cup Vinegar Or Lemon Juice In And Let It Stand For 30 Minutes.
Then Run Very Hot Water Through To Eliminate Odors And Keep Grease From Building Up.


Also You Can Pour 1/2 Cup Of Baking Soda Down The Drain, Follow This With 1/2 Cup White Vinegar.
The Baking Soda Is Basic And The Vinegar Is Acidic, So They Will React With A Churning Action
That Will Help Keep The Drain Clean Without Having To Use Dangerous Chemicals.

You Can Also Use A Strong Rock Salt. Pour It Down The Drain Regularly To Eliminate Odors And To
Keep Grease From Building Up.

Have A Blessed Day.

I agree with miss curly, pour baking soda, and vinager wait for 1/2 hour and pour boiling water.

Like the PP said.

But DON'T USE AMMONIA. It's toxic and can be dangerous for your pipes.
You can even use the baking soda that you may have stored in your frige for the past 3 months rather than throwing it out. You can get a gallon of vinegar for less than $2 at your local grocery store. It's key that you follow with hot, boiling water 1/2 hr after the vinegar/baking soda combo.

The reaction will loosen whatever may be stuck in your pipes causing the odor in additon to deodorizing. The hot water will flush out whatever is there.

Have you tried running a lemon through your sink. I don't know if it can go through the garbage disposal. Check with a local Home Hardware store first before putting it through the garbage disposal

you can throw a bit of lemon peel through the garbage disposal - that should help.
Best wishes!

You can pour clorox in your sink and also use lemon juice or peels in the disposal

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Originally posted by Ellie:
I have a terrible odor coming from my sink. I have poured ammonia down the drain and have also tried vinegar. The odor still comes back. any suggests?

Hello Ellie, You just made avery toxic order now flush water in the sink and wait a while befor you pput anything eks down it, Pleas, and then just put baking soda in the sink it will go away affter a while now you have fumes from the amonia and whatt you put into it, so wait ok like a day the smell will go wa after awhuke, shirley

I've always found pouring half a box of baking soda into the sink and letting it sit overnight. Then just rinse away the next morning.

I also use baking soda, but I also add lemon, and or orange peels. I leave them in the sink, and pour a little boiling water over them just to get the smell going.

My plumber fusses at me for putting nay fruit in my disposal, no matter what I've heard about citrus 'cleaning' it...he says that is what has caused the odors...vinegar and baking soda together begin to foam and 'eat' away all the yuck in the pipes...AFTER you have flushed away your toxins from the ammonia and vinegar first, of course! Never mix anything with ammonia or risk going to the ER...Do this everyday if you want...no harm to the pipes and it makes all the smells go bye bye...

I regularly use the baking soda/vinegar/hot water trick. However, I recently had the same problem as you. I finally opened up the pipe under the sink to find that the elbow had a build up of yuk. I cleaned that out, screwed it back on and did the soda/vinegar/water routine. I am now odor free.