replying to clare, The Right Answer Always wrote:
Remember: you will always smell the rotten egg smell with the igniter is first
trying to kick on. That's the gas being deployed so the spark can cause a
flame to heat your water. Only when you are not trying to heat your water
should you never smell the rotten egg smell. When it's idling it should not
smell. When it's active you will definitely smell it.

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