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Jim4929
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Jun 06, 2013

Sulphur Smell .....Epilogue

We have a sulfer smell when we open the door during the days ride.
Here are the facts. Noticed the smell about the 4th day out. Only occurs after we have been moving. Spent the last two night in Edmonton and noticed it when we got there as well as at stops durning the day. Smelled nothing while unhooked for two days. Smell is in the kitchen area where the sink, stove, fridge, and hot water heater are located. I thought it might be a gas leak so I disconnected gas at tanks....no joy still smells. Plus the propane dector in that same area has not gone off so I don't think it is gas. The fridge is the only thing that runs on gas during travel and I doubt it runs very much. We did go through a few frog choker storms and there is a exhaust vent right above this area. I've tried everything and every place to look and now I turn to my fellow travelers to "find the smell"

36 Replies

  • When was the last time you drained your water heater?

    That was the source of our sulphur smell.
  • Look under the sink for a vacum valve on the drain pipe. Mine failed Very bad smell. Found a replacement at Home Depot. Very cheap.
  • The battery are located in the storage compartment under the king pin and there is no smell in that compartment. There is also a vent cap over the box that exits to the outside.
  • I have experienced the same thing and I concluded it was coming from my black tank.

    Not entirely sure how it filled the inside with the odor, but I figure when traveling perhaps the air turbulence caused the vapors from the black tank vent to enter the rear roof vent I leave open while traveling.

    The smell would dissipate after a short time stopped.