WATER HEATER MYSTERY SMELL
I just read your Waypoints blog post “Hot Water Heater Installation Tips,” and wanted to share my experience. I recently installed a 6-gallon Kuuma 120VAC/engine heat-exchanger type water heater. I typically fill my water tanks in the spring and once or twice again throughout the summer as needed. I use well water to fill my water tanks but filter all the water through a Culligan 5-micron filter as I fill the tanks. I then treat the tank with bleach and hit it with a Camco TastePure water purifier, even though we don’t drink the water. I make sure to open the taps briefly each time I’m on the boat just to keep things stirred up a bit.
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