InstaHot Water Smells Sulfurous - Yuk

[Roger W Webb]

One potential source of the smell is Hydrogen Sulfide which is often found in well water. The smell is exacerbated by heat. Hydrogen Sulfide (rotten egg smell) comes from ancient decaying plant material deep within the layers of earth.It will 'gas off' and is not harmful, but it stinks.

Therefore, if you hooked to a new water source, or filled your water tank from a water source that originates from a well, that could be your problem. One way of determining if it is the water is to take a sample from another point (i.e., not the InstaHot) and immediately smell the container of water. To confirm if the heat is drawing it out, put it in a covered pan before it 'gasses off' and heat it up, open the lid and take a whiff.

Roger Webb

91 WL

Cedar Rapids, IA

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From: Ernie Ekberg

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Sent: Mon, Jul 26, 2010 6:39 am

Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] InstaHot Water Smells Sulfurous - Yuk

Liz, you are going to have to run a LOT of water thru that unit. I know whenever Brenda wants to use ours, I really have to run lots of water thru it. Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Wanderlodge Weatherford, Tx 817-475-3991 www.ernieekbergflooring.net --- On Sun, 7/25/10, txfulltimers gmail.com> wrote: From: txfulltimers gmail.com> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] InstaHot Water Smells Sulfurous - Yuk To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 25, 2010, 8:01 PM Howdy. The hot water from the InstaHot water heater smells nasty, like sulfur aka rotten eggs. Any ideas as to how to remedy this? TIA, Jack Pearce Regards, Jack and Liz Pearce Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40 D'Hanis, TX Winter Buena Vista, CO Summer