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Sediment(?) in Gas Water Heater Tank
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:30 pm
I'm doing some work on a house in Covington that has been vacant for over a year. When I run the water, warm or hot in particular, it is kind of foul smelling. Sort of like "egg water", but much stronger.
I just started to fill a 5g pail w/ hot water and it's beyond the "a little bit brown" water you get from some water systems. To be honest, this place may possibly be on a well, but I think it's city water. The water heater (gas, if that makes a difference) looks pretty new, but I haven't checked the model number and/or manufacture date.
Any suggestions, aside from the obvious "Call a plumber, a-hole."?
I just started to fill a 5g pail w/ hot water and it's beyond the "a little bit brown" water you get from some water systems. To be honest, this place may possibly be on a well, but I think it's city water. The water heater (gas, if that makes a difference) looks pretty new, but I haven't checked the model number and/or manufacture date.
Any suggestions, aside from the obvious "Call a plumber, a-hole."?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:31 pm to White Roach
Keep the water on for like an hour
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:32 pm to White Roach
Try flushing water heater from valve on bottom of heater. I am doing mine tomorrow. You should do it periodically.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:34 pm to Broke
Thanks. I've got it running now. It may be getting clearer and/or not smelling as bad. Or, I might be getting used to it!
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:38 pm to White Roach
I emptied a water heater a few weeks back in a house that was vacant for two years and on a well not a meter. No lie it looked like cum pouring out and smelled horrible. Nastiest mess I have ever seen.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:41 pm to stout
What's the best way to empty a water heater? Run a house from the tank outside?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:43 pm to ForeverLSU02
Yea and if it won't drain it is probably air locked. Move the pressure release valve to the center to let air in. If it still won't drain you can hook a compressor up to the utility connections and turn it on to get it going that way.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:48 pm to White Roach
Must be fracking in the area. You probably will get cancer from being in there. Thank goodness for Obamacare.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:52 pm to stout
It's in the garage and elevated ~20". Hooking up a hose and running it outside won't be a problem. Should I shut off the water supply and just open the PVR, or also open a couple of faucets in the house?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:53 pm to White Roach
Depends on what you are trying to do. Are you trying to get the water out of the lines to Winterize it since it's vacant or are you just trying to get rid of the smell?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:56 pm to Bmath
They're trying to frack about 6 or 8 miles from here, but "fortunately" the uninformed retards in St Tammany have been whining.
Aquifer contamination will probably be a much smaller threat than the 18 wheelers loaded with drill pipe or sand barreling up and down Hwy 1088.
Aquifer contamination will probably be a much smaller threat than the 18 wheelers loaded with drill pipe or sand barreling up and down Hwy 1088.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 4:59 pm to stout
In trying to get water that doesn't stink and isn't brown. (I'll probably also drain the system tonight or tomorrow, because some forecasts are calling for mid/low 20s Wed night.)
Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:03 pm to White Roach
I would shut the valve off at the meter or pump and drain the whole thing then. Open a valve or two to get the pressure off of the copper and PVS as well.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:08 pm to White Roach
I had the smell from going on vacation and leaving the house vacant for a few weeks. From what I remember, it is a bacteria that is reacting with the anode rod; the bacteria had time to multiple since the water was not being regularly used. Quick fix was to nuke the bastards; turned the heat up to near 150 and used it for several days (talk about a hot shower!).
Had the problem again after a shorter vacation and decided to drain and flush the tank. Unplug heater (or turn off breaker), turn off cold water to the heater, attach hose, open hot water faucets in the house to prevent vacuum, open heater drain, and open pressure release valve. Once drained, run the cold some to flush stuff out and then reverse the process.
Had the problem again after a shorter vacation and decided to drain and flush the tank. Unplug heater (or turn off breaker), turn off cold water to the heater, attach hose, open hot water faucets in the house to prevent vacuum, open heater drain, and open pressure release valve. Once drained, run the cold some to flush stuff out and then reverse the process.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:18 pm to MiloTealeaf
Thanks to everyone for the help. First time in OT history that 90% of responses were helpful!
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