drain smell

 We have a penthouse apartment in Phase 2. bought from new. We have never had any 'odour' problems before. Last Easter we had a disgusting smell coming from the WC in our en-suite bathroom. There was also a smell coming from the hole through which the washing pipe goes and from 1 of the chimney-shaped vents on the roof terrace. We were told we needed a new seal for the WC which we had done. This seemed to sort the problem.

We were in the apartment a week ago- smell from WC is not nearly so bad, but is there. The smell is back in the kitchen and coming from the vent on the roof terrace. Have reported this to Resortalia .

Has anyone else had similar problem? if so, was it fixed, and how?

Is your washer waste pipe just shoved into the large outlet hole behind your drawer pack?

If so you need to find some way to seal it off to stop the smell backing into the kitchen as there is no U bend on this and just goes straight to the sewer. Hence the smell

We have 2 plastic bags "stuffed" round ours to seal it and it works well.

If you don't use your apartment very often then this is a common problem.The U bends on Spanish sinks and loos are not that good and dry out if not used for a few weeks. The loo, shower, bath and sinks need water running through them at least once a month to stop the water evaporating and allowing the smell to come back up round the trap.This is not just at Roda - it is on all Spanish property. Our old Spanish house has an old granite wash sink in the garage with no U bend and the smell out of that can get pretty mean! :(

Do you have a property manager? If so make sure they are doing this. If you don't have a manager then you need to get a friend to do it for you.