Sulfur Smell from Water Heater - Please Help!
So, we are getting our 2006 Winnebago Outlook 326A ready for an extended journey, and are encountering the sulfur smell coming out of the water heater (apparently caused by bacteria proliferating in w...
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IF the bleach treatment didn't get rid of the sulfur smell then you will need to do a vinegar soak.
FLUSHING YOUR WATER HEATER TO REMOVE
THE ROTTEN EGG ODOR
1. Turn off your main water supply. Drain you water heater tank. Reinstall drain plug. Remove the pressure-temperature relief valve. With a funnel use 4 parts white vinegar to two parts water. (In a 6 gallon tank that would be 4 gallons vinegar to 2 gallons water).
2. Cycle the water heater, letting it run under normal operation 4-5 times. At no time do you remove the vinegar from the tank or open any faucets.
This will take time cause WH has to cool down then refire repeat for 4-5 times.
3. Once this has been completed, remove the drain plug and drain the
water heater.
4. Flush/rinse water heater thoroughly with a wand thru drain hole stirring up any sediment. Then turn on water supply and force flush out drain hole.
5. Turn off water, install drain plug, then turn water back on and open PRV letting water flush out thru it.
6. Let PRV snap close, open faucets hot side one at a time to flush lines
No more stink of old rotten eggs.
FLUSHING YOUR WATER HEATER TO REMOVE
THE ROTTEN EGG ODOR
1. Turn off your main water supply. Drain you water heater tank. Reinstall drain plug. Remove the pressure-temperature relief valve. With a funnel use 4 parts white vinegar to two parts water. (In a 6 gallon tank that would be 4 gallons vinegar to 2 gallons water).
2. Cycle the water heater, letting it run under normal operation 4-5 times. At no time do you remove the vinegar from the tank or open any faucets.
This will take time cause WH has to cool down then refire repeat for 4-5 times.
3. Once this has been completed, remove the drain plug and drain the
water heater.
4. Flush/rinse water heater thoroughly with a wand thru drain hole stirring up any sediment. Then turn on water supply and force flush out drain hole.
5. Turn off water, install drain plug, then turn water back on and open PRV letting water flush out thru it.
6. Let PRV snap close, open faucets hot side one at a time to flush lines
No more stink of old rotten eggs.
