HOT WATER

[Mike Tobin]

MY HOT WATER GETS RUSTY, I LIVE RIGHT BY A FIRE HYDRANT, AND IT SEEMS WORSE RIGHT AFTER THEY FLUSH IT. I GET RUST AND WHITE PARTICLES OUT OF THE BOTTOM EACH MONTH.

[MIKE RULONParticipant]

: MY HOT WATER GETS RUSTY, I LIVE RIGHT BY A FIRE HYDRANT, AND IT SEEMS WORSE RIGHT AFTER THEY FLUSH IT. I GET RUST AND WHITE PARTICLES OUT OF THE BOTTOM EACH MONTH.sounds like your water service company has bad pipes. if you can get to your main line easily you could install a filter-of course you would have to change filter cartridge occasionly.

[MIKE RULONParticipant]

: : MY HOT WATER GETS RUSTY, I LIVE RIGHT BY A FIRE HYDRANT, AND IT SEEMS WORSE RIGHT AFTER THEY FLUSH IT. I GET RUST AND WHITE PARTICLES OUT OF THE BOTTOM EACH MONTH.: sounds like your water service company has bad : pipes. if you can get to your main line easily : you could install a filter-of course you would : have to change filter cartridge occasionly. thanks m rulon

[MIKE RULONParticipant]

: : : MY HOT WATER GETS RUSTY, I LIVE RIGHT BY A FIRE HYDRANT, AND IT SEEMS WORSE RIGHT AFTER THEY FLUSH IT. I GET RUST AND WHITE PARTICLES OUT OF THE BOTTOM EACH MONTH.: : sounds like your water service company has bad : : pipes. if you can get to your main line easily : : you could install a filter-of course you would : : have to change filter cartridge occasionly. : thanks m rulonone quick addition if you have time. ao smith keeps telling me that this is a iron eating bacteria, i have chlorinated the tank 3 times. this is city water cheyenne wy, do you think we are more likely right that it is just sediment or could it still be bacteria? thanks for your time ,

[MIKE RULONParticipant]

: : : : MY HOT WATER GETS RUSTY, I LIVE RIGHT BY A FIRE HYDRANT, AND IT SEEMS WORSE RIGHT AFTER THEY FLUSH IT. I GET RUST AND WHITE PARTICLES OUT OF THE BOTTOM EACH MONTH.: : : sounds like your water service company has bad : : : pipes. if you can get to your main line easily : : : you could install a filter-of course you would : : : have to change filter cartridge occasionly. : : thanks m rulon: one quick addition if you have time. ao smith keeps telling me that this is a iron eating bacteria, i have chlorinated the tank 3 times. this is city water cheyenne wy, do you think we are more likely right that it is just sediment or could it still be bacteria? thanks for your time , A O Smith has a advised some of my customers to change their anode rod in tank. if there is a good dealer in your area they give you one. if you are not getting rusty out of cold then it may be the heater–have you let the cl. sit overnight.

[MIKE RULONParticipant]

: : : : : MY HOT WATER GETS RUSTY, I LIVE RIGHT BY A FIRE HYDRANT, AND IT SEEMS WORSE RIGHT AFTER THEY FLUSH IT. I GET RUST AND WHITE PARTICLES OUT OF THE BOTTOM EACH MONTH.: : : : sounds like your water service company has bad : : : : pipes. if you can get to your main line easily : : : : you could install a filter-of course you would : : : : have to change filter cartridge occasionly. : : : thanks m rulon: : one quick addition if you have time. ao smith keeps telling me that this is a iron eating bacteria, i have chlorinated the tank 3 times. this is city water cheyenne wy, do you think we are more likely right that it is just sediment or could it still be bacteria? thanks for your time , : A O Smith has a advised some of my customers to : change their anode rod in tank. if there is a good : dealer in your area they give you one. if you are : not getting rusty out of cold then it may be the : heater–have you let the cl. sit overnight.yes and i now keep the temp up to 140, i am not sure if the cold has rust, or if its just comming into the house in small enough amounts to not be noticable until enough builds up in the hot water heater, i have replaced the anod rod also.

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