About two months ago our water heater blew up, Im not kidding it seconds from blowing off the back of the house. We are renters and had assumed it was in good working condition as the landlord said it was new when we moved in. There is nothing like waking up to the fire dept in your back yard at 6 am yelling get out of the house..

After the new water heater was installed the water that came out of the bathroom faucet was black, not rusty but grayish black. I know the air needs to be pushed out of the lines after having the water turned off and what blew out of the sink was foul.
The kitchen nor the shower were like this when I turned them on.

Now when I turn on the bathroom faucet I smell what can only be described as a moldy, mildewy musty smell. The water is perfectly clear. I googled a lot about this and found many sites that said it most likely wasn't the water pipes, b/c the water moves at such a fast pace that it would push out any mold, and it also said it would be the water source that was contaminated and it would affect all the water faucets. Thats not the case in our house.

My other half thinks Im crazy and says he doesn't smell anything ( i have a sensitive sniffer).

I have no clue where the stink is coming from. Im planning tomorrow to do a hardcore cleaning of the drain pipes to see if maybe the smell I am experiencing is actually in the drain and Im smelling it only when the water hits that area...