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Why Does My Toilet Smell? And Other Important Questions

Empty roll of toilet paper with “Don’t Panic” written on it

Empty roll of toilet paper with “Don’t Panic” written on it
If you smell a strange, pungent odor in your bathroom despite scrubbing your toilet extra hard and using green cleaning products to avoid harsh chemicals, it’s a definite cause for concern. These smells are incredibly unpleasant, especially since no air freshener can make them disappear. However, you don’t need to give up. There are many known causes of sewer smells and a straightforward solution to all your problems.
Let’s resolve the mystery of secret sewer smells coming from your bathroom.

Air freshener with the cap open

The pipes are clogged.

Clogged pipes, toilets, and drains are the number one cause of the bathroom’s robust and sewer-like smell. The build-up of hair, dirt, oils, chemical residue from harsh cleaners, and soap scum can block the pipes. Eventually, the organic matter will start to rot, leading to the telltale smell.

It can also prevent waste from flushing down the toilets, leading to overflowing if you don’t get it checked out. To eliminate this problem, grab a plunger and get to work or call a plumber.

The P-trap is empty

This plumbing section under the sink and toilet makes a “U” shape. It needs some water to obstruct any smells. A dry P-trap is common in toilets that haven’t been used for a long time. You can usually eliminate the scent by pouring water down the drain or flushing to fill the P-trap.

Harmful bacteria in excessive numbers

Accumulating harmful bacteria in the sewer system can lead to them infiltrating the toilet bowl and multiplying. Hot and humid climates accelerate this process. You can use cleaning agents to get rid of harmful bacteria, but that risks eliminating good bacteria as well, which are instrumental in breaking down waste efficiently.

What can I do to keep my toilet clean and odor-free?

Use Trackless Flush Sheets while on the road, at work, or even in your home to cut down the odor in your toilets and keep them extra clean. These trackless flush sheets are soluble and rapid-dissolving commode sheets designed to fold around the waste. At the same time, the bacteria-eating enzymes work to break down the waste and paper products efficiently. This is the perfect solution for RV travelers, offices, and even residential use and keeps septic tank systems clean.

To learn more about these eco-flush toilet flush sheets, contact us at info@tracklessflushsheets.com.

 

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Digging Deeper – The Fundamental Issues with the Modern Toilet

Clean toilet bowl

The modern toilet is the ceramic throne that has been around for around 250 years. In the time it has been around, the modern toilet has become an integral part of almost every home, office, and recreational vehicle in the world. It is certainly the only type of toilet that we use here in the U.S. due to its near perfect design – or is it?

Over time, we have made very few changes to the modern toilet in how it functions. Since the first time the modern toilet came around, the basic premise of how it operates is essentially the same. The modern toilet was a fantastic solution to our sanitation problems. For centuries, we would dump our waste into brick-lined cesspits that people would eventually empty and sell off the waste as fertilizer or dump it into lakes and rivers.

The invention of the modern toilet, which relies on using water to carry out the task of disposing our waste, was revolutionary. It allows us to get rid of our waste in a manner much cleaner and safer for our wellbeing.

In the situation 250 years ago, we thought nothing could get better than this. However, there are multiple issues that have presented themselves over the years with the use of modern toilets. In fact, the problems with this bathroom fixture and how we use it are quite distressing.

Fundamental Issues with the Modern Toilet

There are several issues we can relate to the use of modern toilets that correlate with each other. The reason why the design of the modern toilet is almost the same as it was since its invention is that the modern toilet itself is not the problem.

The design of the modern toilet is straightforward. We go into the bathroom to answer the call of nature. We do our business and let the waste go into the water in the bowl. Once we finish, we clean ourselves up, flush the toilet, and we let the water take our waste away to a wastewater treatment plant.

Now, let’s highlight the issues we commonly face with the modern toilets, why we face them, and the best possible solution for them.

Flushed Paper Products Blocking Sewage Lines and Septic Tanks

The most significant problem we face is that we are all guilty of flushing foreign objects like flushable wipes down the toilet once we use it to clean ourselves up. It is not something many people will be proud to admit, but most people do it.

Did you know that flushing those products down the toilet is the single most problematic reason for clogged sewage lines and septic tanks?

Toilets are meant to dispose of our waste. It is not a replacement for a trash can. Treating your toilet as a trash can to dispose of the toilet paper we use can pose major problems for the sewage system. Even those “flushable” paper products are not actually flushable.

Any foreign objects like flushable products, or any non-biodegradable items can clog up the sewage system and the septic tanks. Significant blockages in the sewage lines and septic tanks can cause damage to the pipelines and to wastewater treatment plants. These problems are expensive to repair and can cost you thousands of dollars.

No Efficient Way to Clean Toilets

Another core problem with modern toilets is that there is no efficient way to keep them clean. We use several methods to try and clean our toilets. The most efficient way we have to clean toilets is by using harsh chemicals and scrubbing the toilets using hand-held brushes.

Here are some of the commonly used chemical products to clean toilets:

  • Hydrochloric acid
  • Chlorine bleach

Using harsh chemicals like these is detrimental to the environment. Hydrochloric acid is an extremely toxic and corrosive chemical that can put your health at risk due to the fumes. Chlorine bleach is another common active ingredient in cleaning products. It is a highly caustic product. Both these chemicals are effective in killing germs. They also pose serious health risks for you unless you take the necessary precautions.

Risk of Disease due to Residue

Most of the time, people use hand-held brushes to scrub their toilets to clean off all the embarrassing “tracks” that they might leave behind in the toilet. While scrubbing can help you get rid of the marks, it also exposes you to potentially harmful germs. The brush can become a germ carrier that can make you and others around you sick.

Even if we do not clean the embarrassing track marks, leaving that residue in your toilet can make the bathroom fixture a festering pool for the worst germs.

Excessive Use of Water

Another substantial problem with modern toilets and how we use them is that we use way too much water. In any household, the toilet is responsible for the highest amount of water consumption. In fact, 31% of the overall water consumption in the average American household is through the toilets in our bathrooms.

A single flush of the toilet can use up to 6 gallons of water. A person uses the toilet approximately 5 times per day. If you do the math, a single person can use up to 30 gallons of water a day just by flushing once every time they use the toilet. Most people end up using multiple flushes to get rid of the waste and paper products they unwittingly dump in the toilet bowl.

Trackless Flush Sheets – The Most Viable Solution to These Problems

Trackless Flush Sheets are a specialized paper product designed to tackle all these problems in a simple and affordable manner. We use paper engineered to dissolve in water within 20 minutes. There is also a patch of an eco-friendly and biodegradable enzyme in the center of the sheet that speeds up the process of biodegradation.

Using flush sheets is simple. Before you start using the toilet, you place a Trackless Flush Sheet in the toilet bowl. The flush sheet is 10-inches in diameter and it has pleated ridge edges that allow it to stay firmly in place. It acts as a barrier between the toilet bowl and your waste and paper products you might use to clean up after yourself.

Once you are done using the toilet, you flush the bowl and the flush sheet completely envelops the waste and paper products. The enzyme patch starts to break down the waste and paper products at a molecular level so it disintegrates properly as you flush it all down.

Each TFS has the perfect amount of enzyme to ensure proper breakdown of the waste. Using the sheets regularly improves the efficiency of the entire sewer system and the septic tanks by introducing an adequate level of enzymes that treats the septic system each time they are used.

There are several benefits of using TFS regularly in the toilet:

  • Reduced water bill since you need only a single flush to dispose the waste
  • Avoid costly repairs due to a more efficient system
  • Reduce the use of harmful chemicals due to the barrier TFS creates between your waste and the toilet bowl
  • Prevent clogging in the sewage lines and treating the septic tanks.

If you want to learn more details about how our revolutionary Trackless Flush Sheets work, you can check out our Whitepaper. To witness the wonderful efficiency of the TFS firsthand, you can always preorder yours right here.

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To Flush or Not to Flush – Discussing Flushable Paper Products

Close up of toilet paper roll

Close up of toilet paper roll

We are all guilty of using “flushable” toilet paper products. Most people do not dispose of toilet paper products properly.

It also seems so enticing being able to get rid of the used toilet paper as we flush away the rest of our worries down the drain. After all, the products do come with the “flushable” label on them. The fact that the manufacturer branded the merchandise to be flushable means you can trust them, right? No.

If you have been using flushable paper products for a while, your home’s plumbing has likely seen the brunt of what it can do, and you must have suffered the consequences of it. Even if the packaging says that the product is “flushable,” it does not mean it really is.

Debunking the Lies of Flushable Paper Products

So many companies market their products as flushable without adequately researching the effects they can have on our septic systems. Flushable paper products are a significant problem in our wastewater treatment. The pipes, pumps, and equipment that process flushable waste in water treatment systems cannot handle the material.

These products do not break down and cause the systems to back up. Most of the time, the flushable paper products start creating problems right at home, let alone the wastewater treatment plants.

Technically, these flushable paper products are flushable. Once you use them, you can pull the lever and watch it go down the drain with everything else. The problem is that they can cause problems down the line. They can clog up the sewers and cause everything to back up through your toilet.

Flushable Paper Products and Blocked Drains

Many people who use nothing more than toilet paper and flush it down the toilet can also face the problem of clogging. As delicate as toilet papers are, they are supposedly a flushable product that should technically disintegrate as it goes down the drain. Toilet paper can, in fact, block a drain. The paper gets trapped and that prevents the water from flushing properly through the pipes.

The thickness, quality, and dissolvability of toilet paper can make a significant difference. Three-ply toilet paper, for instance, is quite thick. It certainly gives you a more stable cleaning tool to use after you are done handling your business. The thick toilet paper also increases the chances of clogging.

Poor quality toilet paper can also begin to clog the drains. It does not have a substantial solubility, and it can retain its structure despite going into the water. It can begin to form clumps in the drain that can end up creating a substantial blockage.

It can be challenging to find toilet paper products that can easily disintegrate as they go down the drain. There is a substantial variety of toilet paper products in the market. Manufacturers claim that their products are flushable, but they have been a source of problems in sewage systems. Many brands have even experienced class-action lawsuits due to their inaccurate claims.

There is a need for a solution that helps you dispose of the flushable paper products in a manner that they do not end up clogging the pipes and damaging the drainage system. That is where a product like Trackless Flush Sheets comes in to help homeowners flush their toilets with a guaranteed peace of mind.

Trackless Flush Sheets – A Truly Flushable Solution

Trackless Flush Sheets are a specialized flushable paper product specifically engineered to dissolve within 20 minutes of being in a bowl of water. No stirring, no mixing – simply placing them in the toilet bowl will start the reaction, which will dissolve them after 20 minutes into nothing.

Trackless Flush Sheets are a unique paper product that spans 10 inches in diameter with a safe bacteria-eating enzyme in the center of each sheet. The sheets are designed to envelop and coat human waste and paper products that you flush down the toilet.

The enzymes in our flush sheets tackle the flushable aspect by using organic processes to break down organic waste and paper products effectively. The natural and eco-friendly enzyme starts a chemical reaction that breaks down flushed toilet paper and waste materials at a molecular level.

The 10-inch diameter allows Trackless Flush Sheets to encompass any excrement and paper products adequately. The design also allows these eco-friendly enzymes to disperse properly. The pleated ridge design expands in water to completely cover the waste and paper products. The enzymes begin the process of breaking down the waste and paper products before you even flush them down.

How Trackless Flush Sheets Work

When you place a Trackless Flush Sheet in the toilet bowl, it sinks to the bottom. It expands to create a barrier between any waste that ends up in the toilet and the bowl. Once you’re done handling your business, and you flush the flush sheets will fold around the waste.

After completely enveloping the waste, the enzymes in the flush sheets start the breakdown process. Each TFS has the ideal amount of enzymes to ensure proper breakdown of waste.

Using the sheets regularly enhances the efficiency of the entire sewer system, mitigating the need for expensive plumbing repairs. Since you no longer need to use multiple flushes to remove the water, the TFS also helps you save water.

The combination of our bathroom flush sheet and specially designed enzymes working in tandem help you save water and contribute to the fight against climate change. If you want to learn more about how the TFS works, you are more than welcome to read about it in detail in our Whitepaper. To experience the benefits of our Trackless Flush Sheets have to offer, place an order online for them here.