Atwood Water Heater Rotten Egg Smell
I completely drained and flushed our Atwood water heater recently because I noticed that rotten egg smell. We are now on the road and the smell is back. Never happened before. Did I not flush it well ...
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May need to sanitize using bleach....1/4 cup per 15 gallons.
And it is fine for the RV plumbing.
IF stagnant water was left for long period of time then you may need to do a vinegar soak with 4 heat cycles to clean inside of tank.
4 gallons vinegar/2 gallons water for 6 gallon water heater. Remove Relief Valve, use funnel to pour mixture in, install Relief Valve. Heat vinegar solution thru 4 heat cycles. DON'T use any hot water thru faucets....drain then flush rinse afterwards.
Sulfur smell will be gone
Atwood does NOT use any anode rods so that is NOT the issue......unless someone misguidedly installed one which could be reacting with water especially if magnesium.
Atwood -NO anode rods
And it is fine for the RV plumbing.
IF stagnant water was left for long period of time then you may need to do a vinegar soak with 4 heat cycles to clean inside of tank.
4 gallons vinegar/2 gallons water for 6 gallon water heater. Remove Relief Valve, use funnel to pour mixture in, install Relief Valve. Heat vinegar solution thru 4 heat cycles. DON'T use any hot water thru faucets....drain then flush rinse afterwards.
Sulfur smell will be gone
Atwood does NOT use any anode rods so that is NOT the issue......unless someone misguidedly installed one which could be reacting with water especially if magnesium.
Atwood -NO anode rods
