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.
Water heater odor killer.
Install the a420 anode rod.
A heater producing smelly water is an everyday problem we have all encountered.
I need to know how much chlorine i ll need to add.
The tank holds too much water for the odor to flush out quickly.
When completed correctly this process can also kill most bacteria.
There is hardly a person who has never come across the notorious rotten egg odor that heaters tend to produce sooner or later.
Pouring some hydrogen peroxide may help dissipate the odor.
The water heater odor killer is a special type of chemically resistant rusco filter housing.
This issue usually happens when warm water is left too long in the tank and bacteria builds up in the water.
Once the chlorine odor is.
This smell is typically caused by sulfate bacteria that can develop within the tank.
You are most likely on well water and there is a bacteria known as srb sulfate reducing bacteria that gets into water heaters and.
If not it is due to the anode rod reaction.
The metal rod in the heater tank.
Turn on water supply and draw water at each hot water faucet in the residence until a chlorine odor is noticed.
Re connect the hot water supply line to the hot water outlet on the water heater.
Figure 3 typical gas water heater cut away showing anode rod and cold water dip tube.
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.
There is a link between your water heater and the odor.
All you have to do to kill the odors is to unscrew the filter housing pour in hydrogen peroxide and turn water back on.
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.
If the odor hot side only goes away the odor was due to srb s.
Lastly occasionally bacteria can build up in the basin overflow.
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.
For best results and to preserve the life of your water heater inspect the anode rod.
