So I just moved into my new apartment, it’s older but I can’t really complain. Only thing bothering me rn is the shower drain. At least I hope it’s the drain.
Is it supposed to look like this? There’s water inside and it’s dirty, what can I use to clean it? I’m not sure if it clogged or what. Also it looks like there’s supposed to be a cover. This is all new to me so I’m just not sure.
[https://imgur.com/a/Dbp1TLE](https://imgur.com/a/Dbp1TLE)
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There’s definitely supposed to be a cover/drain. There are even some notches for it, it seems. Try and ask your landlord? As for the rest (water inside etc.): that’s probably correct; Japanese drainage is a bit strange; to me that is. I just use a good bathroom cleaner AND GLOVES. It gets clean 🙂
It’s looks like the trap, in which case, there should be water – it stops the sewer gasses from coming into the house. I think there should be a cover to catch hair, and make it look nicer, that is missing.
Clean it with some bleach and a cheap handled brush from a 100 yen store.
Look for this bath cleaner at any drugstore
https://preview.redd.it/wgiboqz2hfhb1.jpeg?width=1473&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71bb6744029c8fc02856e491b15338d35be8d372
The water is normal, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. You can do some amount of cleaning, but as long as it all works (water drains quickly when you do use the shower, there’s no obvious smells or mold problems), then it’s probably fine.
Bathrooms in japan are generally prefab units (ユニットバス), so if you can find a label/sticker anywhere in the bathroom unit, that’ll basically be enough info to find any part for the whole thing, including the drain cover.
You should have a cover there. I believe the term ‘排水目皿’ is usually used for them.
Your landlord might buy/replace it themselves if you ask. If they refuse to, you should figure out the model of the prefab unit, and buy a replacement drain cover yourself.
No tap cover?
make sure you mention this to your agency. They will most likely deduct it from your deposit when you move out.
There’s supposed to be a grate or block that covers that.
itrs exactly like mine.
But mine has a cover on top.
As others have said, the cover is missing. You can keep it clean using any bathroom cleaner sprayed liberally in there and brushed to agitate the soap using a toilet brush.
One other thing I’ll point out, in case you’re new to Japanese bathrooms in general, to help avoid learning the hard way like me: there are filters everywhere that need to be cleaned out frequently. Mine has one in the bath under the drain, before it drains into this style of trap, and that gets clogged with hair very easily. My sink has one too, which traps my beard trimmings and needs to be cleaned fairly often too.
Yeah it’s fine. But it should have a cover. It’s gonna be more disgusting after few showers and hair washing. Ask fudosan to install it back.