Do you get the sulphur smell out of a cold water only spickets too? Or do you only get it out of the Hot water side? If you have not checked then do so by checking at faucets that have a seperate valve for each one (i.e. try to avoid using a single handle faucet when checking as they sometimes do not totally seal the other choice off and this could affect your test with cross contamination).
I had this same issue but my odor was coming out of the hot water side only. I removed the anode rod from the water heater and it totally cured my smell issue - no more smell at all now. I do realize that my water heater will not last as long with the anode rod removed, but it has lasted 10 years now and the no water smell smell is definitely worth it to me. The anode rod is a soft metal rod that has lots of magnesium in it ( FYI magnesuim smells like rotten egss when it breaks down chemically or is burnt in a fire or if someone tries to weld it). The purpose of the rod is that acids in the water will attack the anode rod instead of you water heater tank as it is a softer metal thus prolonging water heater tank life in theory.
If you isolate that your smell is indeed limited to the hot water (or significantly stronger smelling in the hot water as compared to the cold water and want to try removing the anode rod: After you turn off you water and drain off the pressure, unscrew the the input side fitting of the cold water supply to the heater (it should have a check valve in it). Then use a hacksaw to cut off the soft rod below the check valve and then re-install the check valve fitting. note: Some soldering may be required depending on how you water heater is plumbed into your lines. Also remembber you will have 30-80 gallons of stinky water stored in the tank to either drain out or simply run a faucet to drain the tank before you see any results.
This post was edited by rankrank1 at 20:26:26 07/28/09 3 times.
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