Kelly Newell
: : : Im buying a house but the water (hot and cold) smells like sulfur. The water supply in the area is good. What could cause this and what can I do to remedy this?: is the house on a well or city water?Im not sure Im doing this right, but you should probably have the water tested since chemically contaminated water can smell like sulfur water, but if it is definitely sulfur, investigate neighboring areas before digging another well. we live in an area where everyone has sulfur water around us, so we got a filtration system from rainsoft. I dont really recommend them but we didnt have time to check around. The system works, but they installed ours wrong so we had problems. After a lot of hastle they fixed it, but we havent even used it 9 months and it doesnt work again. It cost a fortune in bleach, and I still have to buy water for cooking and drinking even though they falsely claimed that the carbon filter took out the bleach. We have had two of those but could never drink the water, and most of our clothes were ruined in the wash. There are systems out there but dont jump in until you investigate, and dont get pushed into a purchase. None of us like this house when it stinks. If I wash my face in the bathroom, the whole upstairs stinks. Definitely get something set up before you buy, or youll regret it later. Good Luck, diane
