N80
Super Member
I've got several problems with the electric water heater down at my cabin. The first is that it makes the water stink like rotten eggs when water stands in the tank. We go down there about three times a month. I've tried all the remedies. Some work, like the special rod you put it, but not for long. Some don't work at all. The bigger problem is that our well water (hard?, soft?, I have no idea) leaves giant calcium looking clumps of crystalized stuff in the bottom of the tank and all over the heating elements. Sometimes its so bad I have to cut the element off at the base with a bolt cutter to get it out to replace it. The current heater is fairly new.
Recently we replaced a cheap electric stove (not so cheap really) that was an absolute piece of junk with a modestly priced gas stove using propane from the local LP service. (Cooking is a hobby so the gas is nice.) Their smallest tank is quite large and plenty large enough to run a water heater according to them.
So I have a few questions: 1) Will an LP gas heater solve the rotten egg smell? I'm assuming that is an electric heater problem. 2) Will this solve the buildup of deposits in the bottom of the tank as well? 3) Is is safe to leave a pilot light running under an LP water heater for weeks and occasionally months at a time? 4) Are there downsides to an LP water heater?
Thanks for any insight into this.
Recently we replaced a cheap electric stove (not so cheap really) that was an absolute piece of junk with a modestly priced gas stove using propane from the local LP service. (Cooking is a hobby so the gas is nice.) Their smallest tank is quite large and plenty large enough to run a water heater according to them.
So I have a few questions: 1) Will an LP gas heater solve the rotten egg smell? I'm assuming that is an electric heater problem. 2) Will this solve the buildup of deposits in the bottom of the tank as well? 3) Is is safe to leave a pilot light running under an LP water heater for weeks and occasionally months at a time? 4) Are there downsides to an LP water heater?
Thanks for any insight into this.