Lately, I have been noticing a foul odor coming from the floor drain in my basement. I initially thought that it was due to a dry trap. So I bought an auger(About 20 ft.) from Walmart, cleaned the drain (pulled out dental floss of a tennis ball size) and hosed it water too. I thought that was it. But about 10 days later, the same odor again. This time, I projected a flashlight into the drain and found some "foreign objects" in the drain. We have a 3 floor house (incl. the basement) with a bathroom on each floor. After observing the foreign objects in the drain, I tossed three pieces of dental floss in the three toilets, flushed each one at a time, and checked the drain after each flushing. Nothing was noticed after flushing the basement and the first floor toilets. However, the piece of floss from the top floor toilet was found in the drain after flushing the "top" floor toilet. I have been keeping an eye on this and most of the times, "not always" and not all but "remnants" of stuff from the top toilet ends up in the floor drain. That, I believe, causes the odor, over time. I have also kept an eye over the level of the water in the trap and found that it has basically remained at the same level, thus eliminating siphoning being the cause. I think. If I flush the drain with a gallon or so of water every few days, no odor problem. When I flush the drain with a gallon of water, the water goes freely on its way, no obstruction noticed and the drain water is refreshed. I have tried that too for a week. I have lived in this house for 5 years without such a nuisance. My questions: i 1. Is stuff from the toilet supposed to end up in the floor drain? 2. What could be the cause and what else could I try to free myself of this pain? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

My faucet extends through a brick veneer wall. My home is on a concrete slab. The only cutoff I'm aware of is the main cutoff in my front yard between the front sidewalk & the curb/gutter/concrete street. I think I stripped the faucet handle trying to tighten it to keep it from leaking. Now the water is more of a slow, light flow rather than a drip. I'm afraid if I mess with it anymore, the faucet will come apart. How can I either repair it or replace it w/o having very much talent with my plumbing skills? :confused: