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10-06-2013, 05:25 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Greenport
Posts: 216
M.O.C. #8571
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Hot water heater
I just flushed out the hot water heater real good in prep for winter and I had slivers of blue, I would say porcelien, come out. Is the tank lined? If it is I think this would be the reason why I get a foul odor from the hot water. I am thinking the lining has chipped off exposing the water to raw metal.
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10-06-2013, 05:55 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Chilliwack
Posts: 1,520
M.O.C. #12935
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Here is a website that might help with your problem:
http://www.hot-water-heaters-reviews...er-repair.html
Scroll down to "How to remove rotten egg smell". This explains why it is there and how to deal with it. This is a good website on all things RV hot water heater related.
Hope that helps.
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10-06-2013, 06:53 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 3,335
M.O.C. #10496
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Thanks for the link! Bookmarked it.
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10-06-2013, 07:21 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
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M.O.C. #6433
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If it is a Suburban water heater it has a steel tank with blue porcelain lining. Slivers of blue in the tank would seem to indicate the lining has cracked. Probably not a good thing.
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10-06-2013, 11:09 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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Not good at all, I would think rust would follow in the near future, your observation is probably 'spot on' as the British say. The chemical mix of bare metal with the rest of the stuff in there causes the smell, I would change the tank out.
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10-06-2013, 11:30 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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If it's an Atwood it's not a lined tank, but the blue indicates a Suburban and a cracked liner.
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