American barns and smelly drains

[dieseldog]

Is it normal for drains to smell a bit when you have them in an internal stables/american barn going down the central corridor?

Or is it just because they aren't cleaned out enough?

 

[Maizy]

Mine are a bit stinky too, I cleaned one out last weekend, but I can't quite bring myself to do the other...they are so old I'm scared I'll damage the pipework. I took the grids off and had a good sweep out and then let them dry out for a few days (horses still living out). Rinsing feed buckets doesn't help, I try to empty mine over a skip of muck.

 

[dieseldog]

Thanks. Do you think you would be better off without them? I can only imagine what a horrible job it would be.

 

[PennyJ]

A cat food tin is the perfect size to scoop out the crud... Disgusting foul job, but worth it once its done.

 

[Lanky Loll]

We don't have drains in our barn and the stables seem to work fine - just soak up any excess liquid with shavings and sweep out (although we do hang water buckets up to try and stop spillages from happening) - and of course the big bonus is no stinky drains

 

[Dubsie]

Don't know if Jeyes Fluid is still available /permitted, but I seem to remember that works well on drains.