Water from hot water heater smells

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luken7

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Aug 21, 2010
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Beneteau Oceanis 361 Oriental
For some reason, lately the hot water smells like rotten eggs. How do you clean or flush a hot water heater/tank?
 
Sep 25, 2008
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Alden 50 Sarasota, Florida
I recall some discussion on this subject which you should be able to search for in the archives. Basically, if you have disinfected all the lines, the most likely source of that smell is a bad anode in the tank and the only way to eliminate the smell is replace the anode. This presumes you are not just dealing with "stale" water in the tank(s).
 
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