Being Stinky

The plaintiff hired the defendant to install a water filtration system in his house, and it guarantees odor-free water. However, the plaintiff says three weeks after the installation, there was a strong sulfur smell, so the plaintiff is suing for a refund. The defendant claims the plaintiff’s water heater needs repair, not the water filtration system.

[@cbro2807]

Imaging going through all this only to lose because the judge did a little Google search. Lol

[@augustmoon9973]

Lol, I know right! 😁

[@aydinsha]

Her family runs a successful construction company and she owns many investment properties, she's pretty much an expert on most home construction and maintaince topics.

[@garythomsen810]

She is wrong . A guarantee is a guarantee. It didn't work . Money should be refunded

[@robbbietheim2096]

Judge Milian really done her homework on this case, I was very impressed with her knowledge, during this episode❤💯

[@trekgirl65]

And her father and three brothers were in construction, and she rents out property, so she knows everything about construction and plumbing.

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

​@@trekgirl65 I doubt she knows "everything" but she does know a lot, especially construction in Florida

[@karlar534]

She knows alot, the only thing I see her struggle with is cases dealing with hair.

[@johnpeters9793]

Except for her constant calling it a hot water heater.....

[@harryschneider1760]

She has a house in Florida....

[@emilylane9492]

If he's smelling sulfur, then he needs to get ahold of Sam and Dean Winchester because clearly there are spirits present 😂😂😂

[@tessawhite7962]

Actually, demons leave behind sulfur…….but I appreciate the Supernatural reference. 😊😂

[@ajajohnson7984]

Why did I say this out loud!!! Haha

[@34stzoo]

12:55 Here's the problem, he did get odor-free water to his home. What he fails to understand once the water reaches his home and a piece of equipment in his home, cause the odor to return then that's his problem.

[@michelleharper2940]

This! 💯

[@cmuniz37]

“He’s accused of being a real stinker”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@MommyHadALittleOne]

I blame Ron DeSantis little white boots.

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

💯

[@Aceofwolves]

As someone who lives off well water for drinking water and a septic that smells of sulfur I pity him truly..... But if it's just the hot water... Then it's the heater that's it. I know. We just replaced out heater after 16 years.

[@stephaniehowe0973]

Now he knows why the original home owner had a different system

[@josephconsoli4128]

I agree with the verdict, but it would be good business to put an asterisk with the "eliminate" sulfur odor and add that in some cases additional solutions might be necessary. I see the plaintiffs point that the defendant's ad stated that there would be no sulfur odor and that's what he fairly paid for.

[@reginadavis7499]

Fellow Floridian here and my mom has this same issue and that smell is so pungent. Everytime she's been out of town for an extended amount of time, she has to run her hot water till the tank drains to get the smell out

[@mmmfun77]

I can’t imagine getting ready to take a bubble bath and the water smells like sulfur. Eeewwwww. I’m in Phoenix. We have really hard water so most of the houses have RO system plumbing for water softeners. I’ve seen a house without a water softener here in Phoenix. The mineral deposit is heavy and everywhere….washing machine, dishwasher, shower, etc. Water softeners are a must. Thank goodness we don’t have the Sulfer problem. Yuck

[@VampyAnji]

Thank goodness Milian will be on a new court show in the fall ❤

[@ashleyhernandez2583]

Omg really?!? Yay! Any details?

[@justabirdguy2241]

Whaaaat where

[@cassandramae85]

Really!!!??? Yes!!!!!

[@cassandramae85]

​@@ashleyhernandez2583 okay I looked it up and there aren't many details yet but it's true!! She has a new show coming out in the fall!!! 🥰

[@kimberlycoltrainrsrccr2626]

Yay!! But I still wouldn't mind getting a semi-honorary law degree... Or maybe just a t-shirt😂 I've been watching since Wapner!

[@jessicawatkins4995]

Since this episode talks about sulfur I might as well share. For those dealing with acne sulfur is a great treatment. Just make sure you're using the kind made for acne treatments, not the stuff in this guy's water.

[@chuck9380]

All these experts involved and it took the Judge and Google to solve the case. Damn shame

[@dfa3366]

Imagine drinking water and smelling farts at the same time.

[@kellismith4329]

Not imagination, is reality

[@isaiahbaggett5014]

Damn - this turned into a Bill Nye episode towards the end - chemistry and all :)

[@RuralCoast2024]

I had this problem! Turned out I had hot cold shower outside for dog baths.. it had nozzle so I left it on all the time. The hot water and cold water kept back flushing the cold water into my hot water tank.. turned those h/c valves out back & yay! Problem solved!

[@mzmelindapeacelove3447]

I worked in Florida for a year and there were a lot of terrible and impatient drivers! I remember thinking how is this the sunshine state but everyone is so angry…now I’m thinking, maybe they all leave homes where they start their day with stinky water 😅

[@michellehawkins1027]

It's all the transplants, they are crazy drivers.

[@Oncearanger88]

I live in Georgia and have well water. Before anybody says why can’t they just get city water, I’m here to tell you from first-hand that water companies won’t come out to certain areas. I live in an area where there are 10 houses in the middle of nowhere and we all have to have our own well because the water places refuse to bring me city water because they have to re-pipe the streets and everything for city water and they don’t see it financially fit to do hundreds of thousands of dollars of construction for 10 houses.

[@Claybo]

You really typed a paragraph to say "I have well water"? Not every thought needs to be shared with an audience.

[@Oncearanger88]

@@Claybo you comment (like your birth) was something I could do without.

[@Claybo]

@@Oncearanger88 Damn, that would hurt, if you didn't mess the delivery up. Can we expect an edit to fix your error?

[@Oncearanger88]

@@Claybo nope. I welcome my mistakes apparently like your parents did you. Unlike your mother, I can swallow…. My pride.

[@perraru]

I'm very disappointed at the plaintiff's parents for not naming him Richard.

[@cdickerson8759]

As someone with the same last name, I have always been thankful to my parents for that 😂

[@danilutka]

I lived in Florida for a little bit. And it wasnt just that the water smelled bad, but it tasted bad too. Even through flavorings. We had to use bottled drinks because the water was so gross where my family stayed.

[@EA...]

He chose the defendant based on a guarantee MADE BY THE DEFENDANT. Plaintiff should get back every single penny and then some

[@TeeTee-nl6sh]

You have to change the anode rod in the hot water heater. Or get a new water heater

[@back-corner-turnings]

He needs a tankless on demand water heater.

[@wayneallen9387]

Letters from a supposed expert? That would be inadmissible to Judge Judy

[@MikeLawlorBarefoot]

PLEASE HARVEY get a new pun. The hardly knew her line is old and you seem to use it at every opportunity. I cringe every time you say it now. Let this one go the way of other great classics like "that's what she said" . It's time, Harvey, put it to bed, I beg you

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

I agree, but seeing as the show has been cancelled it's now a moot point

[@MikeLawlorBarefoot]

@@lukerinderknecht2982 huh, I had no idea! I new that over use of that pun would be the demise of the show! Thanks for the confirmation! Lol

[@ellewright6991]

Hes basically letting his water go stagnant because he's not emptying fast enough! It's very evident that It's a plaintiff issue. His "plumbers" opinion was so silly!

[@JeffCoHale99]

It’s a “water heater”. Not a “hot water heater”. Hot water doesn’t need to be heated. Lol

[@miriamkivlehan3498]

He should have retained his old system as aeration and ventilation is the best solution. Softening water is bad for your health as limescale acts as a toxic filter which blocks many elements that leach into the water. The plaintiff's problem is that companies are allowed to sell imperfect modern solutions that are generally inadequate for all circumstances.

[@sisteryaya24]

He wanted something that looked better than the old system.

[@tommyjones6866]

She really just sat up there and read some stuff off of Google.

[@TheIggypop1]

Judge Wapner needs to hear this

[@susiesolangesimpson2828]

I love the People’s Court but when are y’all going to start showing the “new episodes” from this year? It’s recorded on my tv but I rather watch it on KZbin with the viewers lol

[@SRFAA]

Considering the show has been cancelled I'd assume they'll try to use the newer episodes sparingly. The focus will always remain on the older episodes with some new ones until they run out of content.

[@glennschemitsch8341]

Florida ground water is full of sulphur and iron. He should just eliminate the tank and go to an on demand hot water system.

[@dankjankings7339]

He needs to put a gas water heater. The water heater is 100% the problem.

[@tchevrier]

what does the type of water heater have to do with anything?

[@ecaryn.]

Seems the most practical solution for this man would be to get an on-demand, tankless water heater. Then there will be no stored water to 'regenerate' a sulphur smell.

[@tchevrier]

excellent point

[@latanyalinton374]

Phew....i wouldn't be able to take the smell of SULPHUR in my water

[@trekgirl65]

Never can filter out the city water when they do the yearly testing and do their own infiltration of the city water system.

[@iamthomasgreenman]

Classic case of IF IT AIN’T BROKE DON’T FIX IT.

[@carriegarcia4173]

We have well water, Mississippi, and it has no smell or weird taste. I moved to Louisiana have city water and it's awful on my skin. It smells sometimes chlorine, rotten eggs, chemicals. We refuse to drink it, we have a filter on fridge for ice and water but it still tastes weird.. I ended up buying an ice maker and buy gallon spring water for ice, drinking, and watering dogs. I wish I could get well water at our house now. My family home in MS when we visit our skin is soft and clear no redness or drying, hair is softer. I hate city water. It also doesn't meet the standard rules half the time for water regulation .

[@tchevrier]

I don't know anything about Florida's water or having sulfur in the water, but I have a couple of questions. 1. If he didn't have sulfur in the water prior to the new system and the only thing he changed was the new system and then he had a smell, then wouldn't that mean that the new system is actually the problem.? After all, its the only thing that changed. It seems as if the new system doesn't remove as much of the sulfur as the old system removed, and there's something about the water sitting in the hot water tank that allows the surfer to accumulate. 2. If he has a sulfur smell in the hot water but not the cold water that would appear to imply that the problem is the hot water tank. However the hot water tank does not add sulfur to the water, so how can it be the source of the sulfur?. It seems as if the hot water tank, when unused for a period of time, simply allows sulfur that's already in the water to accumulate. 3. changing to a zinc/aluminum anode might solve the problem, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the tank is the problem. If this system is known to not remove as much sulfur from the water as older systems, and the hot water tank anode might need to be replaced with a zinc/aluminum anode, why is this not something that is communicated to customers up front.? 4. So what do you do if you have a water softener.?

[@heidicrimmings9615]

Smelling like a struck match...lol. I'm stealing that!!!

[@michellehawkins1027]

I get it was the plaintiff's system, but if the defendant's ad states a guarantee that they can provide odorless water and for whatever reason they do not, shouldn't they say "Sorry we can not live up to our guarantee with your system" and give the money back? I think the judge was missing that the plaintiff was not saying it was the def.'s fault but that he could not provide what he guaranteed in writing.

[@benjie128]

Yes, the guy had a statement guaranteeing odor free, and it works. There is a mitigating factor based on his specific geography that means his hot water heater is re‐adding the sulfur smell back in. Evidenced by the cold water is fine.

[@sisteryaya24]

I don't agree with the verdict in this case. He paid this guy $2000 to install this new tank and get rid of the smell. That was the agreement. The defendant was unable to get rid of the smell so it would be only right to return most of his money. The defendant could have done the same research that the judge did to solve the problem. That was his job to solve the smell problem. The plaintiff should have at least gotten most of his money back, special problem or not.

[@Speakingthetruth2024]

How can he be responsible when the cold water is fine. You need a special anode rod installed in water heater on well water. FACTS I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I AM A PLUMBER.

[@harryschneider1760]

There was no smell b4 this guy installed new equipment... hot n cold water was fine...but it was an eye sore ...2 tanks n pumps...that's why if it's not broke don't fix it

[@tchevrier]

@@Speakingthetruth2024 if this is a well known fact, why did the defendant not tell the customer that when they were installing the new system? Why is that not part of the new system?

[@micheleploeser7720]

As a Florida resident I know that all the water here smells of sulfur, welcome to Florida

[@doreenwatson-read]

aside being a great judge, I really love her earrings , I would like to know where she gets them.

[@familytv9585]

I have said before that she should start a line for her earrings and eyewear. 🌻 maybe wigs and lip colors. I know she doesn’t wear wigs but I mean for those who do and want her look. 😊

[@carriegarcia4173]

If he paid for a system that removes that smell and ir is NOT doing it then the company should fix it or remove defective equipment and refund. He paid for something and it's not doing what it says it does. He shouldn't have try or replace everything to see if that will fix the problem. How is that right?

[@Samsonstrength18]

Hearing Harvey interview makes me feel like an Einstein in today’s society

[@garythomsen810]

The judge is wrong. The company guaranteed no sulphur smell. It doesn't matter why it doesnt work, it does not work . End of case. The plaintiff should geg his money back

[@marcinadler389]

Perhaps he needs an on demand hot water heater?

[@harryschneider1760]

Yes....tankless

[@kellismith4329]

“Hot water please !” rrriiiiippppp !

[@arianefr78]

Even at the very end, the plaintiff is still convinced it is the defendant's fault...

[@michellehawkins1027]

Not so much that it is the defendant's fault, but that the defendant's paper guaranteed odorless water, which even if it was the plaintiff's system the defendant did not come through with the guarantee.

[@Jerrywilliams-sx4su]

Come on Judge, there is no such thing as a HOT WATER HEATER, You don't heat hot water. It's a water heater

[@thesoloalliance]

Imagine this smell anytime the water turns on. My grandparents use to run well or pump water (I forget how they explained it to us when we asked why it “stinks”) due to their location and could not tap into the city water. Believe it or not, you got use to the smell after a while but the beginning of the summer, school break trips were torture. Once you boiled it or cooked it didn’t have the smell but it was definitely hard showers and baths, however rice and grits came out perfect lol.

[@brianvalley5223]

The plaintiff should've googled that one

[@malahatrazi5246]

Your water smells like rotten eggs... Then what would your rotten eggs would smell like if you boil it in that smelly water? Rosery??????? Minus minus equals plus?????

[@kellismith4329]

Haha ya basic math, one cancels out the other lol

[@elzaaltmann]

RAIN WATER ! 😃

[@wcm5636]

Did anyone consider the plaintiff may have taken a dump in the water tank?

[@aeriefaerie1166]

If the storage tank is fouling the water, why not use an instantaneous hot water system? I’m nobody so I could be talking out my hat.

[@spacepanda9037]

My dad has well water he uses the water tank with salt rocks works great

[@hateisforlosers6116]

But if he has already replaced the water heater and still having the issues, it cant be the water heater.

[@debrastone2198]

What's worse: sulfur or farts? Yes! Sulfur is worse. While it (usually) only takes about a minute or 2 for the stench of a fart to pass, the STENCH of sulfur lingers on..... 😳

[@DC-lf8fj]

It is the hydrogen sulfide gas in a fart that causes the smell.

[@kellismith4329]

Depends on the farter

[@Geronimo2Fly]

I agree with the plaintiff that he hired an expert to solve the problem, paid the expert full asking price, and the problem wasn't solved. He shouldn't have to be an expert himself. The brochure shouldn't state that it will solve problems with sulfur smell if there are cases in which it won't. Defendant should immediately offer to do whatever is necessary to eliminate the sulfur smell from the plaintiff's water, since that is what he promised.

[@iancap2088]

The defendant did everything they could, the problem is the plaintiff's home water system. The defendant can't redo everything for the house. They sell a specific system, but if the plaintiff had left the original system, or gotten a new version of the same system, he wouldn't have the issue.

[@autumnleaf29]

we had to use a ultraviolet light and softner

[@calikat8654]

I can understand both sides in this case but I think the defendant needs to include a disclosure in his invoices about hot water heaters producing this issue.

[@missy67]

The plaintiff suing for the full amount of the new system (not just a discount) may not have been appropriate. I however think the defendant should have had extra info in his brochure - sounds like he touted non stinky water and the plaintiff relied on that info. Going forward, he should change his brochure to say not guaranteed. I think the plaintiff should have gotten a little money back based on him relying on the brochure's information.

[@DonziGT230]

If the old system didn't make the hot water stink and the new one does, clearly the system isn't as good. Gotta love that modern technology!

[@irenestrmnss4331]

Always do the packing of your stuff yourselves before the movers come.! I have moved alot. Always did the packing myself. Nothing broke. Used experienced movers. Old things can breake, nothing is guaranteed to last forever. Specially ceramics and porselen, but that young man has an attitude. Why talk unrespectfully to your customers? Use respectful language and keep your mouth in control. That s young generation for you. It s an epidemic pandemic nowdays. Faul language and disrespect

[@jinglejazz7537]

water doesn't have an odour. if it smells something is in it.

[@harryschneider1760]

How about a tank less hot water heater....just my opinion

[@sherrindabailey2799]

Yes

[@wynottgivemore9274]

My buddies inners are weird, his burbs smell exactly 💯 of what he just ate... And weirdest thing his farts do too🤯 so imagine driving past the burgers king and smelling the odor coming from their exhaust system. And getting that craving for one of their burgers,. Ok now imagine there not being any burger king in the area. Just your buddy with a smile on his face. It doesn't matter what it smelt like , knowing it came from his flatulence.🤪

[@larryduffell3823]

What about tankless hot water heater

[@NellieKAdaba]

Yikes

[@purrplebuttacup]

How the heck does he have a witness statement from a retired plumber in my city 😂

[@ericonca]

Heater!? He hardly knew her!

[@Runzararun]

Another reason not to live in Florida!

[@superduperkid3143]

The plantiff seems smart but when he speaks and keeps repeating the same thing about odor free water you have to question him. The problem isn't with what the defendant did dumb dumb. You have another issue that's causing it that has NOTHING to do with what service you had.

[@patrickchubey3127]

It's not a hot water heater, it's a cold water heater. You don't have to heat hot water ,,,, because it's already hot.

[@trekgirl65]

Guess Patrick Chubey has never had a hot water tank before. He must take a lot of cold showers. LMAO!

[@patrickchubey3127]

Ok, you're not familiar with the dynamics of hot and cold. As I said, you don't need to heat hot water because it's already hot. What part of that is hard to understand? A water heater takes COLD water and through the miracle of heat produced by either natural gas or electricity, heats the COLD water until it becomes HOT water. I've simplified it as much as I'm going to, the rest is on you. Unless you're just a troll and are only pretending ignorance of basic physics.

[@Speakingthetruth2024]

Patrick Chubey wait a minute your telling me when I purchase a water heater it’s not shipped hot in the box. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@patrickchubey3127]

That's about the size of it.

[@bernief9820]

Back to reuploading videos again huh? Thousands of episodes but keep reloading the same crap

[@bekabarry3159]

Can’t wait for Boomers to go

[@headstampballpythons3783]

Come on Marilyn, you speak of yourself as you are this very knowledgeable contractor, that knows everything about construction. I’d assume that you would know that it’s called a water heater, not a hot water heater. If the water is already hot, why would you need to heat it?

[@J3llyBean423]

AVP 👽⚔️🐍 I wrote to the "secret service/ in the real world 🌎/ it'd set off 🚨 alarm/ but... we'll see 🙈/ /it's you standing in front of the letter/ to the news 🗞️ studio/ mad 😡 ,that the world. Can't see 🙈 you / ...but cool /// but yeah/

[@adrianprince7266]

Showering is the most important thing in my life when it comes to personal care. Theres no way I could function living on well water, particularly if it has a foul untoward odor. Showering is an addiction for me sometimes as many as 10 a day so I know for sure I couldn't handle anything like this.

[@alyssahamlett]

My parents had well water growing up in it never had a smell and I honestly think it tasted better than any of the city water around us, I think it just depends on where you live and what's in the ground around you

[@supportvawa2213]

My cousin had to go to the doctor for a skin problem. When it was revealed that he showered three times a day, they determined that to be the cause of the condition. Perhaps soap had something to do with it as well, but it was the constant stripping of your body's natural oils that resulted in the rashes. Don't shower more than once or twice a day. You are doing more harm than good.

[@trekgirl65]

I would hate to see, Adiran Prince's monthly water bill.

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

Honestly, not here to judge but 10 showers a day seems outside what may be healthy. It might help to talk it through with a mental health professional.

[@sarahboothe4217]

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