Newbie

[Robinpalmer]

Good morning, newbie here. I am working on learning more about maintaining my old house.
I‘m currently puzzled by the stagnant smell coming from my bathroom sink faucet when I first turn the water on. My thought is the water is sitting in the line between use, but this doesn’t happen in my other sinks…

 

[havasu]

Is there a difference in the piping material to this faucet?

 

[TomFOhio]

Is it the cold or hot or both???

 

[Robinpalmer]

Is there a difference in the piping material to this faucet?

Very likely, I didn’t think about that but I’ll check. Thank you.

 

[Robinpalmer]

Is it the cold or hot or both???

It’s both.

 

[TomFOhio]

Can you take the aerator off the end of the faucet and see if that makes any difference

 

[wpns]

Yeah, I'm also guessing the aerator, remove it, flush out the tap, clean (soak in bleach) or replace it, and see if that solves the problem.

If that doesn't do it, maybe something else in the faucet assembly, though getting at and fixing is going to be more difficult. Shut off the water under the sink, remove and drain the feed lines, pull the handles and remove the valve assemblies, clean, replace washers and other soft parts, soak in bleach, etc.

Well or municipal water?

 

[sawguy]

More than likely the odor is coming from the drain or overflow.

 

[JeffreyWisc]

Well water or municipal water?

Well, I just saw this was asked!