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Water Heater Repair – Why Do You Get Discolored Water from Your Faucet?

Ignoring basic water heater issues could lead to serious complications in no time. <br>

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Water Heater Repair – Why Do You Get Discolored Water from Your Faucet?

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  1. WaterHeaterRepair–WhyDoYouGetDiscoloredWaterfromYourFaucet?WaterHeaterRepair–WhyDoYouGetDiscoloredWaterfromYourFaucet? • Ignoringbasicwaterheaterissuescouldleadtoseriouscomplicationsinnotime.Somethingthatlooksquiteinnocentnowmayturnintosomethingbig,requiringexpensivewaterheaterrepair.Gettingdiscoloredwaterornoticingbadodorisonesuchissuethatrequiresyourimmediateattention.Youmaybewonderingwhyyoualwaysgetdiscoloredorsmellywaterwheneveryouturnonyourfaucet.Youhavetoconsideranumberofthingsfirsttocorrectlyidentifytheunderlyingproblem.Forinstance: • Youneedtoconsideriftheproblemyouareexperiencingisnewandhavedevelopedsuddenlyorithasbeenpersistingforquiteawhile. • Youneedtocheckwhethertheproblemisisolatedtoasinglefaucetonlyorotherfaucetsareexperiencingthesameissue. • Youneedtocheckiftheproblemappearsonlyinthemorningwhenyouturnonthefaucetfortheveryfirsttime. • Youneedtoseeiftheproblempersistsevenwhenyouletthewaterrunforafewminutes. • Answeringthesequestionswillcertainlyhelpyouidentifytheproblemandfindabettersolutiontoo.Inmostcases,yellow,brown,orevenredwateristheindicationthatthereisrustinthewater.Therustmaybecomingfromthepipescomingintoyourhouseorthepipesinstalledinsideyourhouse.Itmaybedifficulttoidentifytherootcauseoftheproblem,whichiswhyitmakesmoresensetohireaprofessionalforwaterheaterrepair.However,youcancertainlytrytoresolveitbyyourself,andonesimplewaytodoitistoinstallsomesortofwaterfiltrationorwatersoftenersysteminyourhome.Notusinganyfiltrationsystemwouldmeanthatyouareusingtheironinthewater,whichmaynotposeserioushealthissuesbutmaymakeitdifficulttodrinkyourwaterbecauseofastrongmetallictaste.Usingthesamediscoloredwatertowashyourdishesisnotagreatideabecauseitcanleavethemstained. • Incaseyounoticegreenwatercomingoutofthefaucet,youneedtoconsiderwhattypesofpipesyouhaveinstalledinyourplumbingsystem.Greenwaterisusuallytheresultofhavingcopperpipesinyourhome.Copperpipescancorrodeandproducebluish-greentint.Youhavetotakeitseriouslybecausecopperpipecorrosioncanstainyourtuborsinkandevenposeahealthriskaswell.Youmaywanttotalktoyourplumberherebecausegreenwatercouldalsobetheresultofleadinthewater,whichcanbedangerous. • Mostofthetimes,youcanresolvetheissuebyusingastandardfiltrationsystem,butiftheproblemstays,youmayhavetotalktoaprofessionalofferingwaterheaterrepairservicesandhaveyourcopperormetalplumbingreplacedwithplasticplumbing. • ArticleSource:http://www.rooftilebrick.com/water-heater-repair-why-do-you-get-discolored-water-from-your-faucet/

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