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Subject: [Shop-talk] metallic smelling water
From: tputland at charter.net (Tim)
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:30:26 -0400 (EDT)
I have "city" water in the village I live it. It has always been great 
water for over ten years in the last two places we have lived. (It had 
better be for the $80 a month average I pay for water, fire and (mostly) 
sewer service.)

In this house we bought five years ago, the PO plumbed the whole house 
through the softener; not a big deal since there is also a plumbed water 
filtration system for drinking.

Last month, when I wasn't home,  my daughter let someone in from public 
works to replace the water meter (pissed me off no end since I wanted to 
get a bypass meter for outside water usage). Ever since, the water 
coming out of the taps has smelled metallic to me.

I have, for now, a Richmond electric water heater that was there when we 
bought the place. It has a mfg date listed as 2004 so not crazy old. I 
have a new anode rod to install but did not see an easy way to install 
it as I cannot see a nut to put a wrench on. I need to look online to 
figure out how to replace the rod.

Any thoughts as to why I am now getting this smell? Is it as simple as 
finally needing to replace the rod?

Thanks!

Tim

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