I have seen that happen with the tub in our guest bathroom. It wasn't used for a couple of months and I believe the water in the trap evaporated. Once I ran the water for a few seconds to fill the trap the smell went away.
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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer
It's not your faucets, it is sewer gas that for some reason is escaping back into the home. Could be a couple of reasons. A dry water trap under the basin, a plugged vent pipe, to name two. The smelly water in the toilet is very strange.
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