mmail2you Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I get a slight smell from when I turn on my shower water but it does subside after a couple of minutes, I was wondering if I can add something to the water tank to add a better smell and something that will not harm my skin ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I don't know if silver helps. It helps against some microorganism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 water stagnates in the shower pipe, the solution is not to hang up, but letting it hang down until next shower. With this heat, it smells like sewer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmail2you Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Thanks Sirocco we have a overhead raindrop shower so maybe there is stagnate water in the pipe but I can not hang it down so I was looking for something like vanilla essence or some drops I can put in the water tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Moving this to the DIY housing forum as I think you'll get better response there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeeko Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Does it smell like rotten eggs or eggy farts? That's what I get, but goes away after about 10 seconds of running the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorri Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 water stagnates in the shower pipe, the solution is not to hang up, but letting it hang down until next shower. With this heat, it smells like sewer. What... never heard such rot. Granted, water stagnates, but not that quickly, otherwise my hose water would smell along with and taps in the house and the flushing toilet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJack Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 sometimes theres some plastic bits in either the shower head, hose or water heater sometimes it rots then the smell starts change them over and see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankruatsteve Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 If it's the rotten egg smell, that could be hydrogen sulfide and which can appear to go away after a while but actually deadens the senses. If you have a tank, try putting in a cap full of bleach every day and should take care of the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Are you on Government water or well water I would be surprised if the water left in your rain shower stagnated if used on a regular basis I suggest a little bleach or even chlorine into your holding tank should solve the problem . If the water is from a well then you should treat the water in the well in the same way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmcc6 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Tray getting the dead pidgeon out of the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmcc6 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 ok.... where is that spell check??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 We have the same thing in the hot season and only for the shower. The first 15 seconds or so smell well, phenolic. After that it is fine. I just ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Recycled douche water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sehervomstein Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Get yourself a small ozone machine and you will get the best water you can get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Something is dead and rotting along the source of the water supply to your house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picoranton Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 There might be a dead geko in your tank, had this myself sometime ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer666 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Been in Hua Hin, 3 years now (Same home) and our water has always had a slight smell and leaves a brown stain which i clean ( Scrub),monthly. One of the guys (who services the street, water machines), gave me a filter, which i retro-fitted to the shower. ( Couple of fittings and a tube of Araldite). It does help somewhat. But the smell is still there occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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