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ANDREA
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Posted: Mon Dec 13th, 2004 01:39 am |
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| WE JUST GOT A NEW 50 GALLON TANK INSTALLED. THE WATER SMELLS LIKE PAINT !! HE WARNED US IT MIGHT BU THAT IT WOULD GO AWAY. IS THIS NORMAL AND HOW LONG TIL IT GOES AWAY??
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eleent
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Posted: Mon Dec 13th, 2004 05:52 am |
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Hello: Glass-lined tanks should not add any odor to the water. Often new fuel burning equipment smells as paint is heated for the first time, but that isn't in the water. Epoxy lined heaters can smell like you've described if the epoxy wasn't cured properly. If you have a normal glass lined tank that smells like paint, it may be too much pipe dope was used during assembly and it's adding odor as things heat up, but that's only a guess. One more thought; actually a question. Was any glued pipe used in installing the heater? PVC solvents could smell like paint. Otherwise, I'd contact the manufacturer and see if they can help. It may be a warranty situation.
Yours, Larry
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Posted: Fri Nov 21st, 2008 07:37 am |
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Hello, re water heaters whose water smells like paint.
Could the stuff in the water be carcinogenic?
I'm having the same problem with a new water heater that the landlord installed for my apartment (just moved in), and showering in the stuff makes me wonder if I'm getting a toxic bath, the smell is so strong.
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elenano
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Posted: Fri Nov 21st, 2008 02:46 pm |
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Probably not, but you'd have to have the water tested to be certain one way or the other.
Randy Schuyler
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