Another common problem with drinking water is a rotten egg smell. The most common cause of this smelly water is anaerobic bacteria that exist in some water and react with the magnesium and aluminum sacrificial anodes that come with most water heaters to produce hydrogen sulfide gas, making the classic rotten egg odor. The problem is most common in well systems, either private or municipal.

Softening can make smelly water much worse.This is dissolved hydrogen sulfide, it’s more common name is “sulfur”. Hydrogen sulfides can enter into the water system through wells or cisterns from decaying and decomposing plant material. Below are a few of the problems common to high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide:

• Rotten egg smell
• Bitter/ foul taste
• Rotten egg smell on the hot side only.
• High concentrations of sulfides can cause similar problems to that of high iron concentrations.
• Black stain on plumbing fixtures
• Slime or residue in pipes, fouling appliances and fixtures.
• High hydrogen sulfides can be corrosive to metals. If you have copper water piping or cast iron waste piping in your house this is bad.
• Hydrogen sulfide can foul the resin bed in a common ionic exchange water softener.

What can I do to treat my water?

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