Hot water odor only, cold is ok
Son borrowed class c motor home, called and said odor coming from hot water only, cold is OK. Any ideas? Stepheng1
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Mine starts to stink too after a lot of use.
There is a buildup of a jelly like schmoo inside the tank. This is normal and does happen.
The tanks do require periodic cleaning.
I fabricated a long nozzle from a piece of about 3/8" copper pipe, soldered an end onto it to thread onto a garden hose and I bent the end of the pipe on about a 60 degree curve and flattened the end to form a narrow nozzle.
I take the anode rod out once in a while and stick this homemade device in the hole and turn the water on. The curve on the end shoots out a high pressure stream and cleans the goo off the inside of the tank. It flows out the hole onto the ground. I run it until no more stuff comes out.
Then the smell goes away.
There is a buildup of a jelly like schmoo inside the tank. This is normal and does happen.
The tanks do require periodic cleaning.
I fabricated a long nozzle from a piece of about 3/8" copper pipe, soldered an end onto it to thread onto a garden hose and I bent the end of the pipe on about a 60 degree curve and flattened the end to form a narrow nozzle.
I take the anode rod out once in a while and stick this homemade device in the hole and turn the water on. The curve on the end shoots out a high pressure stream and cleans the goo off the inside of the tank. It flows out the hole onto the ground. I run it until no more stuff comes out.
Then the smell goes away.
