fishy smell in bathroom?

we'll take a look at the ceiling light fixture in the bathroom - would be great if that was the answer to the problem - it's driving us crazy - thanks

bob
November 2009

This often happened in my daughters bedroom and after moving house the fishy smell seemed to follow us!!
After smelling everything from furniture etc, we discovered it came from the ceiling lamp holders as they become worn and overheated.
Replacing the old style plastic light fitting solved the problem.

rednick
November 2009

Sniff closely any electrical fittings - with the passage of time the plastic begins to age - a chemical change - and breaks down - often in old lamp holders - anywhere where there's heat...

From a previous Fishy Smell problem...

"Aliphatic amines have a fishy smell and are liberated when plastic electrical fittings get over-warm and particularly as they age.

Typically, 13-amp plugs are in fact unable properly to handle 13 amp loads (i.e.3Kw) and will always get warm if handling such loads. Sooner or later they will start to smell as will plastic lamp holders fitted with high-wattage bulbs.

Alan Sutton (C.Chem., FRSC)"

http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=4106

Peccavi
November 2009