Water Heater Odor Killer

Use water heater odor killer kit 6.

Water heater odor killer. Turn on water supply and draw water at each hot water faucet in the residence until a chlorine odor is noticed. Pouring some hydrogen peroxide may help dissipate the odor. There is a link between your water heater and the odor. You indicated in a recent column that it was possible to kill bacteria in a hot water system by pouring chlorine bleach into the water heater.

Once the chlorine odor is. For best results and to preserve the life of your water heater inspect the anode rod. If corroded replace with a new aluminum zinc anode rod which will create fewer odors. If the odor hot side only goes away the odor was due to srb s.

A relatively easy test to determine if the water heater tank contains srb s is to raise the temperature to 140f or higher for 48 hours which will kill the bacteria. Keep in mind this will temporarily remove the odor until the water heater sits for a long period of time then the odor will return. The most common odor problem from water heaters is a rotten egg smell that comes out of your faucets and fixtures when running water. Re connect the hot water supply line to the hot water outlet on the water heater.

All you have to do to kill the odors is to unscrew the filter housing pour in hydrogen peroxide and turn water back on. Lastly occasionally bacteria can build up in the basin overflow. The metal rod in the heater tank. Pour a to 1 gallon of bleach into the water heater through the hot water outlet opening.

A heater producing smelly water is an everyday problem we have all encountered. It results from the reaction of anaerobic bacteria which lives in the water inside the heater and the magnesium or aluminum of its sacrificial anode i e. The water heater odor killer is a special type of chemically resistant rusco filter housing. If not it is due to the anode rod reaction.

This issue usually happens when warm water is left too long in the tank and bacteria builds up in the water. You are most likely on well water and there is a bacteria known as srb sulfate reducing bacteria that gets into water heaters and. The tank holds too much water for the odor to flush out quickly. Install the a420 anode rod.

Figure 3 typical gas water heater cut away showing anode rod and cold water dip tube. I need to know how much chlorine i ll need to add.