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    Default Rotten egg smell in water after changing hot water heater

    What is the fix to remove the rotten egg small? Upstairs doesnt have same smell but downstairs with new hot water heater stinks.

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    You on a well? I had to have my well and water heater flushed twice with bleach. The smell is from what I am told is a harmless bacteria in the water that the heating element in certain hot water heaters causes to smell. Usually if you use the hot water heater regularly it shouldn’t be a problem. My problem was when the hot water heater wasn’t used for a couple months. Good luck

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    flush the tank and Replace the magnesium anode rod with an aluminum-zinc rod

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    What cburns said.
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    Heard that rod thingy could be culprit, thanks for confirmation

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    something w the magnesium causes certain bacteria and sulfur to create hydrogen sulfide gas.

    are you running off a well?
    Last edited by cburns; 08-06-2018 at 10:39 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cburns View Post
    something w the magnesium causes certain bacteria and sulfer to create hydrogen sulfide gas.

    are you running off a well?
    Yes, running a deep well. I have a separate hot water heater upstairs and it doesnt have the smell. Also smell is only evident with hot water not cold

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    Use it. It will go away

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    Listen to skip. Grin and bear it for a month or two and see what happens. Mine did the same thing and went away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cole2011 View Post
    What cburns said.
    I had the same problem when I had my hw tank replaced. Changing the anode rod is the quickest but you can also turn the temperature up to 145 degrees and it will clear it up too but be careful, the water will be HOT.

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    Must be in the lower part of the state I would think?
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    Quote Originally Posted by DRDUCK View Post
    Must be in the lower part of the state I would think?
    Yes sir

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    Quote Originally Posted by bbhntr48 View Post
    Yes sir
    I live in York county. Upper part of state

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    Quote Originally Posted by cburns View Post
    flush the tank and Replace the magnesium anode rod with an aluminum-zinc rod
    Both a pure aluminum or pure magnesium rod can cause the odor. He's right about changing to an aluminum-zinc rod.

    Quote Originally Posted by deerslayerjohn View Post
    I had the same problem when I had my hw tank replaced. Changing the anode rod is the quickest but you can also turn the temperature up to 145 degrees and it will clear it up too but be careful, the water will be HOT.
    Taking the temperature up above 135 degrees is an excellent way to scald someone in a matter of seconds! If you have any kids or older people either staying in the house, or visiting, you'd be inviting serious injuries setting the temp above 135 degrees unless you have a temperature mixing valve on the outlet side of the water heater (which I don't believe is mandated in SC so most houses don't have them).
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    Might be your well tank if it has a bladder.
    If so, you'll have to change to a galvanised tank to fix it...
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