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06-22-2015, 01:36 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: summerville
Posts: 40
M.O.C. #9347
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Water odor
The hot water at lavatory has a bad smell, all other faucets are ok. Anyone have a fix?
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06-22-2015, 01:44 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Redding
Posts: 1,421
M.O.C. #12339
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If not the water itself, it could be coming from gray tank. There is a check valve under sink that can get stuck. Common problem on all newer RV's.
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06-22-2015, 01:54 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winfield
Posts: 7,327
M.O.C. #6846
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If you have washer hookups and no washer, those lines need flushed to get rid of stagnant water in them.
Bingo
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06-22-2015, 02:07 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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Yep Bingo has something there .when I first bought my old 2012 Monty I got that smell as well and like Bingo said it was stagnant water in the washer lines so I took a hose and connected to each line and ran it for a few seconds outside and never smelled it again
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06-22-2015, 02:08 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,186
M.O.C. #6433
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Actually odor from the hot water is not uncommon. But normally from all hot water faucets. Google rv hot water odor brings lot of info including this one.
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2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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06-22-2015, 02:10 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: summerville
Posts: 40
M.O.C. #9347
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Thanks, I will try flushing the washer lines.
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06-22-2015, 05:40 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Daleville
Posts: 161
M.O.C. #13784
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Thanks for the "flushing" idea. I need to do that before we have an issue.
Thanks Bingo
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06-22-2015, 10:19 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: gresham
Posts: 489
M.O.C. #11202
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I don't need to remember to flush them anymore.
I disconnected the hot and cold lines that go the W&D behind the basement wall and capped them off with Flair-It RV PEX caps. Did it several years ago.
http://flairit.com/productByCat.php?pcid=6&p=0
Left all of the lines in place and easy to re-connect if needed.
No more stink, no more remembering to flush out the lines, no extra maintenance necessary.
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06-24-2015, 02:50 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: summerville
Posts: 40
M.O.C. #9347
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Flushed lines and odor gone!! Thanks for the tip.
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06-24-2015, 01:41 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Englewood
Posts: 3,095
M.O.C. #164
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I havd had this odor a few times definitely the Hot Water Tank we do not have a Washer
I have flushed Tank with Bleech one time with vinegar I understand Peroxide works well but have never tried it
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