cloudy water

[arallmon]

I am experiencing lots of small air bubles at our faucets, both on the hot and cold side. The bubbles disapate after sitting for about 30 seconds. I have tried pulling the areators and it works on some sinks but not others.
What is causing the air bubbles and how can they be eliminated? One sink, farthest from the incoming water and the water heater we pulled the areator and let the water run for 5 minutes and still get bubbles. Has me totally baffled!

 

[SlowDrip]

Cloudy water, also known as white water, is actually caused by air bubbles coming out of solution in the water. Because cold water holds more air than warm water, small bubbles will appear in water with a high dissolved oxygen content that is heated or depressurized, because this reduces how much dissolved gas the water can hold. This condition is completely harmless, and the cloudiness of the water disappears quickly as the gas is released from the water.


I may have just stolen that from wikipedia because whoever wrote it is much more eloquent than I.

 

[havasu]

Damn, and I was about to commend you again for your knowledge!

 

[Chris]

He just has fast hands and a quick PC.

 

[SlowDrip]

Caught me

 

[speedbump]

Yeah, but what's causing the air in his water? I would wonder if he's on a well? If not, it could be a real mystery.

 

[SlowDrip]

Meh, air in the water can be caused by literally dozens of things, and is almost impossible to diagnose without ripping all the piping out bit by bit. I think that just knowing it is harmless air instead of some sort of crappy chemical is good.

 

[arallmon]

The system is connected to the municipal water system. We are located in a northern tier state and the incoming water temp has probably dropped 5 degrees with the onset of colder weather. This has made the situation more noticable. Thanks for the input!

 

[Plbgbear]

I was thinking the same thing there for a minute about slowdrips answer. This guy knows his stuff. That wikipedia is a pretty good tool huh....

 

[havasu]

We all need to be careful with Slowdrip. Many more comments and his head will not fit through the front door of his house, where his computer is directly linked to Wikipedia!

 

[SlowDrip]

An announcement from my founder:

Slowdrip is run on a volunteer basis and answers hundreds of plumbing questions a week. We need 47 million dollars to keep my computer link to wikipidea active. If everyone reading this post would donate just 1 million I would already be at my goal.