Make sure that the anode rod is not extremely depleted.
Tankless water heater smelly water.
One for a carbon filter taste and chlorine removal and one antiscalant for.
Most odors reported on city water are from water heater smells.
You can t smell it at the heater and it takes a while to pass through the pipes to the fixture sink shower depending on the length of the pipe run.
This smell is the discharge side of the softener it is waste water.
This red reset button may have gas leak because the seal has been damaged 3.
If your rotten egg smell is caused by stagnant water within the tank in most cases you probably need to.
Problem is the hot water from my tankless water heater system smells burnt almost like a charcoal or burnt wood.
These metal rods sacrifice themselves to rust and corrode first preventing the water heater tank from rusting.
Just recently had a brand new condensing tankless water heater installed.
Just turn on your cold water only if you don t smell anything then it is likely your water heater that is causing the odor.
If your water heater smells like rotten eggs or sulfur you most likely need to replace your sacrificial anode rod.
If you stopped using the water for a long period the smell would concentrate and get really bad.
Replacing an anode rod will most likely require a trained plumber.
If your hot water has a sulfur or rotten egg odor to it the odor is being produced right in the water heater.
Almost all water heaters have anode rods which in a cathode anode reaction produce excess ions that wear off the anode rod and adhere to the inside glass lining of the water.
In most cases the smell of sulfur will be caused by high magnesium content water that comes into contact with the original anode already present within the water heater.
Showering atomizes some of the bath water making the odor that much more noticeable.
Routine maintenance on the tankless water heater is as follows a every three months clean the inlet water filter b once a year flush the heat exchanger with food grade citric acid or vinegar c every three years pull out and clean the burners and fins of the heat exchanger.
After the heater has been idle for a while the water that has been sitting in it gets a strong chemical smell.
Tlc offers water treatment systems that can resolve this issue.
If your water still smells when you turn on the cold water you probably have sulfate bacteria coming from your water source and need to treat the water coming into your home to address these issues.
If it is recommendation is to replace the anode not only because of the rotten egg.
At the same time had two 20 inch blue whole house water filter housing installed.
To remove smell from water tank or when hot water heater smells like sulfur consider sanitizing the tank using hydrogen peroxide.
If the odor issue comes from the reaction between the magnesium anode and your water several options are available to you.
If the leak is from your temperature control this will require a full replacement 2.
