Rotten Egg Smell - Faucet

[Nupe2]

The water from our kitchen faucet smells like rotten eggs. It's the only water source in the house with this problem. Has anyone here experienced that problem? I think it might be a hydrogen sulfide problem (we have a well) but I would think All of our water would have that problem.

Any suggestions? I'm hoping this doesn't require replacement of the water line to that faucet. I haven't tried a filter yet and think that might be an option.

Thanks!

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

The water from our kitchen faucet smells like rotten eggs. It's the only water source in the house with this problem. Has anyone here experienced that problem? I think it might be a hydrogen sulfide problem (we have a well) but I would think All of our water would have that problem.

Any suggestions? I'm hoping this doesn't require replacement of the water line to that faucet. I haven't tried a filter yet and think that might be an option.
Thanks!

If your kitchen faucet is the first one on the line from your cold water tank, that's why you only smell it at its strongest there.

That's what needs to be installed/replaced; the filter. I'm almost certain you can pick one up at Lowe's. When you install it, pour 1 cup of bleach in the canister and let the water run until the bleach smell dissipates(sp?)

I don't know how obvious this is; but, the best way to install a filter is between the line coming into the house and your cold water tank.

Also, if you have an electric water heater, you might want to check the heating elements and either clean or replace them if they have any kind of build-up on them.

 

[bcp]

You have a conditioner?
The conditioner takes the iron out of the water by creating an opposing electrical charge. The Iron in the water is actually Iron Sulfide, the iron molecule and the sulfer (sulfide) molecule are bound together by opposite charges also. When the Iron is attracted to the stronger charge on the screen in the conditioner, the sulphide particle is released and floats free.

When you smell the sulpher smell, most likely its strongest with the hot water. The sulfide particle releases from the water as a gas and thats why you smell it.

To get rid of this, the best way is to install a chemical feed tank in line right after the conditioner and inject a small amount of chlorine into the water. It will bond with the sulfide making it heavy enough to not become the gas when the water is run.

If you want to go one step further you can add an ultraviolet filter that will get rid of any left over bacteria that might be in the water after the rest of the treatment.

 

[Purplefox]

The water from our kitchen faucet smells like rotten eggs. It's the only water source in the house with this problem. Has anyone here experienced that problem? I think it might be a hydrogen sulfide problem (we have a well) but I would think All of our water would have that problem.

Any suggestions? I'm hoping this doesn't require replacement of the water line to that faucet. I haven't tried a filter yet and think that might be an option.

Thanks!

Are you on a well? If so, what type? Just curious.

 

[Homer J]

Try this.

Rotten Egg Odor

 

[StadEMS3]

Try this.

Rotten Egg Odor

Thanx for the linky, I've tried several times to kill the smell in my basement water heater. I was just dumping bleach in and leaving it. Now I'll flush, bleach, cook and dump again.