Smelly water well water and Anode rods Plumbing Zone ...
Discussion Starter 1 Jun 12, 2010. Ok, so, we have quite a problem around here with Magnesium anode rods, and well water causing a smell on the hot water. This is pretty common, take the rod out void warranty and the smell goes away. Bradford White has a solution to this, for certain zipcodes they send water heaters with an Aluminum rod.