[C320-list] Water Heater Sacrificial Anode

[Chris Burti]

In this region, shoreside, sacrificial anodes are blamed for sulphuric smells and removed. 

Best Regards,
Chris Burti


> On Aug 8, 2016, at 12:13 PM, Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> The hot water on our C320 smells bad.  I'm not sure I would call it a sulfur
> smell, but that wouldn't be too far off.  I have flushed the water tanks,
> cleaned with a bleach solution, flushed again, etc.  I do think that having
> put the pink antifreeze in for the winter has added to the problem.  The
> water at the lake where we keep our boat is undoubtedly well water, rich
> with minerals.  I do use a filter cartridge when I fill the tanks, but don't
> think I'd really want to drink the water anyway.
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> I have been reading a bit online, and saw references to a sacrificial anode
> for the water heater that sounds like it is what I need.
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> Do any of you have experience with this?  It looks like it just replaces the
> spigot on the water heater with a metal rod.
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> Any advice is appreciated.
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> Thanks,
> 
> Dean Vermeire
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