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StephenH 
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 Topic: Furnace helpPosted: 03 Feb 2022 at 9:52am |
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1/4 cup bleach for every 15 gallons of tank capacity. Mix with water. Fill the tank part way, add the bleach solution, and fill the tank. Run the faucets until you smell bleach. Start with the closest faucet and then work your way to the most distant faucet. Then top off the tank and let sit overnight before draining and refilling with fresh water.
As for sanitizing the hot water tank, there are bacteria that can survive at boiling water temperatures. We saw this when we went to Yellowstone National Park and saw some of the pools of water covered in various algae. 130-140F water isn't that hot in comparison.
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jato
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Posted: 03 Feb 2022 at 7:39am |
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When we sanitize our system every spring I use 8oz. bleach in 15 gallons of water, then run it through the system at the outlets until I smell bleach and let it sit overnight. Next day run the bleach solution through all the outlets until the solution is used up and drain the residual left in the FW tank through the drain plug. I have never sanitized my HW tank for the 11 years of ownership, figure for as hot as it gets, plus I never use that side for drinking I should be ok but in your case running it through the HW tank and letting it sit overnight should not pose any issues.
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Maddoxjprice
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Posted: 03 Feb 2022 at 6:03am |
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I am running off city water. The cold water isn't stinky. If I were to clean it out with bleach, how much do I use? Like I said, this Pod was sitting for years before I got it. So I do need to sanitize it. I will get my hands on that stuff you sent the Amazon link to.
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Posted: 03 Feb 2022 at 3:29am |
Truma is trying to maintain strict distribution channel control but that is very difficult for manufacturers to do in the internet age. You used to be able to find their units on ebay but I didn't see anything right now. Not a big surprise with so many products from most all companies currently backordered or out of stock. If you were seriously interested I'd suggest checking the online sites on a regular basis and being patient. They were never cheap though, IIRC around $2k. |
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StephenH
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Posted: 02 Feb 2022 at 1:39pm |
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HMMM. There are a couple of things to check. What is the water quality when cold? Are you connected to the city water connection or are you using from the tank? If from the tank, did you sanitize it? Actually, the whole water system should be sanitized at least once a year using bleach. This product will not sanitize, but would probably improve the taste of the water. Note that you do need to flush the system twice after using this:
De-winterizing involves of course adding water to the fresh water tank along with chlorine bleach (straight bleach, no additives) or equivalent source of chlorine 1/4 cup for every 15 gallons of tank capacity mixed with water is needed. Fill the tank part-way, then add the bleach solution. Finish filling the tank. Pump this through the lines until you smell chlorine at each faucet, then top off the tank and let it sit overnight or for 8 hours. This sanitizes the tank and water lines. After allowing time for the chlorine to sanitize the lines, open the drain and/or pump the chlorinated water from the fresh water tank and refill it. If desired, add baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to the tank. Pump it through the lines and top off the tank. Let it sit for a while, then pump out the tank or open the drain and let it run out. Then refill the tank with fresh water. You should notice very little, if any, residual taste from the antifreeze if you used that for winterizing. You could use that water to flush the system and drain it and then refill with fresh water if you notice any residual taste. That is what I do in the spring when I think it is safe to dewinterize. One other thing. Make sure you have turned the water heater off. Let it cool. Open faucets to relieve any pressure on the system. Using a 1-1/16" socket, remove the anode rod and inspect it. Replace if it is down to the center rod or even if it has just a little of the material left. At the same time, flush any residue out of the water heater tank. Use Teflon tape when you reinstall the old anode rod or install a new anode rod to make it easier to remove the next time you need to do so. See this post for pictures that will be helpful: |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2022 at 12:39pm |
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The hot water heater seems to be working fine but the water that comes out smells like turkey grease. 🤣🤣
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Posted: 02 Feb 2022 at 12:36pm |
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Noted, thanks so much!
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Posted: 02 Feb 2022 at 12:31pm |
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Well, the furnace is not something you can open. However, you can take a flashlight and look in the air intake and the exhaust ports. The water heater is a different thing. You can open that cover and look inside. Once you take the cover off, you can shine a light in there as well to see at least part of the water heater flue.
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Posted: 02 Feb 2022 at 12:29pm |
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I will definitely go check the opening on the outside before it starts snowing. I bought this Pod from a friend and she used it for a few years then just let it sit unattended at her parents farm for 2 years. When I got it, it was filthy on the outside. And I had to get the a/c unit professionally cleaned. So who knows what it looks like in there. I've never opened it.
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Posted: 02 Feb 2022 at 12:23pm |
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It sounds okay then. Just keep an eye on the openings on the outside to make sure wasps or other insects are not getting in there and building nests/webs that would block the airflow. I added screens to the outside of mine to prevent that. I also put them on the water heater vents and the refrigerator vents.
These will work for the furnace and water heater: These will work for the refrigerator: Note: I had purchased the longer ones and just cut them to fit. I did not see the shorter ones. If you want, you can make your own and save money, but these are convenient.
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