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October 10, 2009
Brown Water Everywhere
I have brown water coming out from every shower and faucet in the house. What can be the cause? what can be done?
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forgot to mention that only the cold water is brown...so its not the water heater.
Posted by: landlord at October 10, 2009 9:49 AM
Someone is doing/did work on the water main in your vicinity and some dirt got into the line/some sediment was stirred up. Wait/run your cold water until it clears up. Unfortunately, the sediment will get into your hot water heater when it pulls "fresh" water in, so you might consider turning it off. Also, I think that the sediment can damage it but am not sure, so you might want to drain it.
Posted by: SJ at October 10, 2009 9:56 AM
thanks sj
Posted by: landlord at October 10, 2009 9:58 AM
That is either rust or dirt.
If you have a tank, clean it.
Happened to me before, its smelly and terrible to look at.
What I did was open all my faucets at the same time, to let everything out.
It was dirt. Using a water filter can temporarily stop it. If it continues, you will have to call a professional plumber.
http://www.hardwaretoolsonsale.com/
Posted by: 1wiseshopper at October 14, 2009 8:11 AM
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