Heloise Hints

Heloise was not available for comment, but Sherry is.  Longtime reader Sherry made a useful Comment regarding sewer like smell in your drains...

"From a great builder at Weatherby Lake in years gone by and rest in peace Bob Mason who passed about 10 days ago, his advice to me about 20 years ago as follows: water in an open floor drain will eventually evaporate in the P Trap and what you are smelling are sewer gases. So pour water in the offending drain to almost full then add a teaspoon of cooking oil. Problem solved. The oil sits on top of the water and will never evaporate. If the oil is flushed down the pipe you will need a little more cooking oil."

So, pass along this helpful hint from Sherry to your distressed neighbors who are complaining about au de poop in their homes.  My thanks to Sherry the happy homemaker.