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03-12-2007, 08:37 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Moultonborough
Posts: 449
M.O.C. #3268
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FOUL SMELL from Hot Water
We are getting a real foul smell when we run hot water in sink or talking a shower.
I emptied the hot water tank last week and flused it out and got alot of particals out of the drain hole.
I change to Rod once a year and it is OK condition.
What have others done to the hot water tank to rid the water smell
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks
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03-13-2007, 01:18 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Troy
Posts: 1,980
M.O.C. #808
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carlson, I know you flushed out the water heater, but you may have to do it again and maybe again. I don't know if you leave water in it between trips, but always empty the water before you let the 5er set for very long. To flush out the smell, try using a half cup of bleach in a full tank of your fresh water. Run this thru till all lines smell of bleach, empty out that tank and fill with only fresh water. Run this thru till no more bleach smell and this should rid you of the nasty odor. By the way, this is how I flush the tanks out to dewinterize every year.
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03-13-2007, 01:23 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Malta
Posts: 3,075
M.O.C. #607
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it could be the water, depending on where you filled it up.
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03-13-2007, 01:44 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Belvidere
Posts: 1,834
M.O.C. #185
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Carlson, You may be aware of this already but there is a special flushing apparatus they make for attaching to the hose to clean the hot water heater. It's long and bends upward to get the water up into the hot water tank.
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03-13-2007, 03:08 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location:
Posts: 38
M.O.C. #6545
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It maybe your anode rod, for some reason some of them will emit a foul smell, have removed or replaced serval over the years in mobile homes.
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03-13-2007, 05:29 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Kingsville
Posts: 473
M.O.C. #6588
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Had the same thing in a TT several years ago. Got a bad lot of water with sulfur in it. Took many flushings with the bleach solution mentioned above to correct it. It can be done but just takes some time.
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03-13-2007, 06:59 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fort Langley
Posts: 316
M.O.C. #1057
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We are in Yuma and had to switch to an Aluminum Annode (sp?)--- that solved the problem for us. Julie
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03-13-2007, 07:01 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fort Langley
Posts: 316
M.O.C. #1057
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Sven - sorry - did not recognize your name at first --- you definitely need to use the Aluminun annode here in Cocopah -- tried others but the aluminun is the only one that works. Julie
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03-13-2007, 08:20 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Moultonborough
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M.O.C. #3268
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Julie and Les,
Julie, your name is first cause I know you are the one on the site!!!
I just should of asked you the question when we were talking after Saturday's morning breakfast or at the Piddle Patch.
Thanks
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03-13-2007, 02:55 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Olahoma City
Posts: 1,219
M.O.C. #6054
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I got some bogus smelling water last year and it took most of the season to get the smell out. Bleach is your friend! I drained my hot water tank 4 times and it still smelled funky for about a month.
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03-13-2007, 05:02 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Down the Road
Posts: 5,627
M.O.C. #889
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My seasonal site is on a well and the smell can get pretty bad if the water sits for awhile. Besides using bleach to clean the system out every few months, I added a whole coach water filter. That also helped with the smell and taste of the water.
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