The Stink

So for weeks now our master bath has smelled like poop. Literally- poop, sewage, whatever. Multiple times I've searched the closet the chair behind things and under the bed for cat poop. There's none to be found. Brooks told me he thought it was the drains so I stuck my nose down there and thought- maybe, but I dunno. Well- If you haven't ever looked in there, you should. 

I found. Tutorial on how to clean these so I dug in. No tools required. I do recommend taking a pic beforehand so you can get it back together right hahah. 

I mean, I have no words. The stink was from there. No freaking doubt. 

Brooks drain was nearly closed off completely in one spot and I got this nice lovely goo out of another. I've seen some gross things in my day people, but this takes the cake. 

My method- shut of water to sink (although this isn't really a big deal). Put a bucket under the pipes and Take apart the pvc pieces. I was able do do this with just elbow grease. I didn't need any wrenches. Cover your nose here. Be prepared ok? Put all your handy pieces in your bucket and go down to the kitchen. Rinse them as best you can and then clean them. Put a huge pot of water on to boil. I soaked the parts in Castile soap and bleach and went back up. Take out the sink stopper. With dry paper towels and a long handled spoon push paper towel down into the sink drain until it comes out the bottom. Again, be prepared do this several times. Keep the stopper out. Go back down and then clean your pipes that you have soaking. I used a toothbrush. Rinse well and dry. Go back up and put everything back together. Turn the water back on and run some so you know you don't have leaks. Go back up and get your pot of water. Pour it down the drains. At this point I knew my pvc was clean but if those were so dirty what about what's in the wall? Then I put some more water on to boil. I poured 4 cups of hot vinegar together with 4 cups of water. I then got about a cup of baking soda and added 10 drops essential oil. Pour about 1/2 a cup of baking soda down the drain and then pour the vinegar mixture down. It should bubble all up nicely. Then pour more boiling water down. SO CLEAN. Win.