drunknpirate
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I have a bath tub that I installed last year and took baths for months while I was working on my shower. Since I finished my shower I haven't used my tub at all until a few weeks ago. While filling the tub I noticed that the water was yellowish but has no odor. I hadn't noticed the color in the shower since the water doesn't pool up. I read that the discoloring could be iron in the hot water heater. The hot water heater is a little over a year old.
I drained the hot water heater, flushed it... Still yellow water and some sediment came out when the water first started out of the bath tub hot water tap. I called the hot water heater manufacturer. They suggested apple cider vinegar. I poured 2 gallons in and let it sit for 8 hours then flushed the tank twice. Still yellow water.
Heres where it gets fishy. I decided to install a sediment filter in the cold water line to the hot water tank. The filter has a plexiglass bowl. As soon as I turn the water line back on I saw the yellowish water and a little bit of sediment fill the bowl. I purged the filter and the next day (after running the hot water which was still yellow) the bowl obviously showed a yellow tint and some sediment. Now the part that is truly puzzling to me. The cold water line that goes to the hot water heater also feeds a sink and the hot water boiler. The sink is the first off shoot, then the hot water heater feed and then the feed to the boiler. The water coming from the sink is crystal clear, in fact I have been drinking the water from that faucet for two years now. The water from the boiler drain is also clear. Every cold water line in the entire building has clear water coming from it.
Where the hell is the yellow water and sediment coming from?!! I have all copper lines. The building is from 1892 so things aren't always what they seem due to years of hack jobs. ANY IDEAS!
I drained the hot water heater, flushed it... Still yellow water and some sediment came out when the water first started out of the bath tub hot water tap. I called the hot water heater manufacturer. They suggested apple cider vinegar. I poured 2 gallons in and let it sit for 8 hours then flushed the tank twice. Still yellow water.
Heres where it gets fishy. I decided to install a sediment filter in the cold water line to the hot water tank. The filter has a plexiglass bowl. As soon as I turn the water line back on I saw the yellowish water and a little bit of sediment fill the bowl. I purged the filter and the next day (after running the hot water which was still yellow) the bowl obviously showed a yellow tint and some sediment. Now the part that is truly puzzling to me. The cold water line that goes to the hot water heater also feeds a sink and the hot water boiler. The sink is the first off shoot, then the hot water heater feed and then the feed to the boiler. The water coming from the sink is crystal clear, in fact I have been drinking the water from that faucet for two years now. The water from the boiler drain is also clear. Every cold water line in the entire building has clear water coming from it.
Where the hell is the yellow water and sediment coming from?!! I have all copper lines. The building is from 1892 so things aren't always what they seem due to years of hack jobs. ANY IDEAS!
