Missing Waste Water Trap?

[Teakettle]

Hi all,

I'm new here and would really appreciate some help, please.

I have just discovered that my wet room drain should have a waste water trap. It doesn't, it's essentially a hole in the floor. The drain has always given off unpleasant odours, especially on hot Summer evenings.

My question is.. how dangerous is this likely to be? Is the nasty odour it's emitting (it's an eggy/dirty/mouldy sort of smell!) actually a health risk? There's no window in the bathroom so it's particularly difficult to ventilate.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

 

[Aquarius]

Hello,

I would think there’ll be a trap of some sort, rather than just a hole. Could you post a photo of said hole?

 

[Ben-gee]

I imagine that the dip tube is missing.

In answer to your question, if this is connected directly to the drains and not into a gully/hopper, then the foul smell is from sewer gas and yes it is potentially dangerous/unhealthy.

 

[Teakettle]

Thank you both for your replies. Attached is a photo.
To elaborate, when you flush the toilet you can hear the waste water draining away to the sewer from the wet room drain itself.

 

[Ben-gee]

Do you have any other components?

There should be a screw down cover with a dip tube attached and possibly a separate cup/tube to catch sediment...

 

[JCplumb]

Do you have any other components?

There should be a screw down cover with a dip tube attached and possibly a separate cup/tube to catch sediment...

Agreed, there's definitely bits missing there.

 

[Teakettle]

This is the only other part of it. Its a rubber cover that sits in the top, presumably to catch hair. We were told to remove this while showering. There's no other parts at all, and this certainly doesn't screw down. Thanks again everyone for replying.

 

[Aquarius]

You could always try sending these ( McAlpine Plumbing Products - https://mcalpineplumbing.com/ ) a photo to ask them if it’s one of theirs and if you can obtain any spares?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

It’s a 50mm Water Seal Gully with Horizontal Outlet for Sheet Flooring - https://mcalpineplumbing.com/wet-room-products/sheet-floor-gullies/tsg50whc-50mm-water-seal-gully-horizontal-outlet-sheet-flooring

around 100mm from top to bottom eg from Vinyl to bottom of trap

Not the best as you normally find they haven’t been installed the best eg coving on the vinyl etc but that’s your model

 

[Teakettle]

Very belated but thank you so much to ShaunCorbs and Aquarius for all your help, the advice was invaluable and yes it was the Mcalpine seal ShaunCorbs shared. All sorted.

Much appreciated guys.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

thank you for the update