Hot water Stinks--Help--Reliance Elec501

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Cass

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Please be more specific.

Do you mean it has an odor?

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Do you mean not enough hot water?

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Do you mean you don't like the tank color.

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Do you mean you don't like hot water. :)
 
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The hot water smells like rotten eggs first thing in the morning. We are on a public water , Looped system --others are not having this problem .Useing a Reliance Elec.501 ,50 gal hot water heater . Cold water is fine ~~
 

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Turn up the Temperature

Turn up the temperature to 150 F. It will kill the bacteria that like warm but not hot water.
 
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